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and women’s races together Organisers won’t need another day all they have to do is close the roads roads for an extra two hours The roads roads are the the the same same the the the spectators are the the the same same and you will have the the same media as they are already there for the the men’s ” she says Elena tilts her head with a a a a look that she’s stating the obvious She reminds you of Kat- niss Everdeen calling out a a a naked emperor in in front of the crowds “I could change this but right now I’m too busy I’m not 30 and ready to focus on doing something for women’s cycling right now I do it it for my own satisfaction I don’t think it’s self-
ish I just want my hard work to pay off There are many things every cyclist wants to achieve The Flanders Worlds and and an an an Olympic medal Worlds is one thing you get a a new chance every year and during your career you’re likely to have two or three courses that really suit you you But the Olympics you you have to be really lucky You can do two maximum three during Elena Cecchini
your career And you you have have to have have the right course you have to be the right age I was too young in London which means I already missed one Rio? The course was super hard I did my part for for the team but it wasn’t for for me me Next time? We’ll see how Tokyo will be Time wise there could be a a good chance for me But the the the classics are still the the the races I like the the the most ” she says The career span of a a a a cyclist is is relatively
short Especially for the women whose sala-
ries are not much to live on on alone plus the fact that they are the the ones charged with birthing
the next generation of cyclists She’s simply
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“I know that I I have five or six years ahead of me where I can really perform and improve But I have to be lucky stay away from injuries and be motivated I I think that if I I win a a a a a classic win the Worlds and have an an Olympic medal by 32 I I I think I I I will say that I I I have ridden enough and invested enough in in in cycling ” •
»I know that I I I have five or six years ahead of me where I I I I can really perform and and improve But I I have to be be lucky stay away from injuries and and be be motivated «
Elena Elena Cecchini
is is an an an Italian racing cyclist currently riding for Canyon-SRAM Elena Elena has had a a a a a a a a a a huge success as as as a a a a a a a a track rider just as as as much as as as a a a a a a a a road cyclist and is is widely considered one of the future key players in in in in women’s cycling Elena has been the Italian champion in in in in several track disciplines her latest title dates back to December 2016 when she won the National Team Pursuit Race with her military team Her three consecutive national titles from 2014-2016 is what made the the rest of the the world look out for her her but she still ranks her her win in in in in the general classification in in in in Thüringen Rundfahrt as her most important victory Elena Cecchini
is engaged to to Team Sky sprinter Elia Viviani LOMBARDY ELENA CECCHINI