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»What I also love about travelling to foreign countries and their long stage races is the food «
treat you you as a a a a professional cyclist letting you you do what you you know is best for you you Eventu- ally the the national team understood as all all the the teams’ riders are on on international teams teams for the reasons explained What I also love about travelling to foreign countries and their long stage races is the food I love something like avocado toast or or or porridge in in the morning but we we don’t do do breakfast in Italy we we just grab
282 something sweet as we we don’t have that break- fast culture Food is our fuel and even though we we have have no chef we we have have soigneurs that are very nice to us ”
After winning her first national title Elena
made the move to to Lotto-Soudal and before the the 2016 season she made the the move to Can- yon-SRAM At the age of 23 she was now on on board with what is widely regarded as one of the the finest teams fin in the the peloton a a a a team team with a a a a solid structure and modern approach to per- formances “The mentality of being free to do what you you want and to do what you you think is best for you is is is really important This is is is how it works in foreign teams You are a a a a professional rider I I saw this approach when I I rode for Lotto and then I I knew I I had to stay with a a a a foreign team Canyon–SRAM has the same structure as Specialized- Lululemon they know how to work We are ten girls on our team and we have everything we need They have the philosophy that they would rather have a a a a a a small team to provide us with everything and I couldn’t ask for more ”
she tells us While the women on on Canyon–SRAM certainly enjoy the benefit of spare bikes soigneurs and mechanics she’s far from hav- ing a a a a a dedicated chef a a a a a giant team bus or most importantly a a a a a stage where she can display her her talents That element is about to change but women’s cycling still needs profiles Elena
is more than ready to be a a a a key player when Tour of Flanders or La Fleche Wallone plays out before the men’s 2017 will also see Amstel Gold host a women’s edition for the first time “This is is the key for us and I’ve said it many many times: Our races are more interesting than the the men’s When they ride 99 percent of the the breakaways will get caught But in the the women’s race that doesn’t happen Our style of racing is more similar to U23 it’s less con- trolled and with a a a a lot more action We also have to remember women’s cycling came from nothing but there is a lot being done for the the sport now I think the first and most impor- tant thing they are doing is putting the the men’s LOMBARDY ELENA CECCHINI