5. Favourite dish
Grilled meat
6. Favourite colour
The colours of my crash helmet: light blue and white
7. My first bicycle
A Graziella
8. Three words to describe cycling
Tough sport for tough people
9. Three words to describe Bianchi
Two words are enough: endless passion
10. I regard myself as…
In life, I regard myself as a pacesetter. On the contrary, when I ride I’m a good gregario
11. The podium of the most important things
Women, two wheeled vehicles and food
12. The most beautiful bike of ever
It’s too difficult to choose only one
13. The most difficult climb
There is a climb in the nearby of my birth place getting to Bolano from Ceparana. Once I tried to ride on this climb. Finally, I preferred to reverse! That’s stuff for professionals
14. When you ride, your best mate is…
I usually ride with two friends. One of them is a woman. Well, it’s definitely better to ride with a beautiful mate! Moreover, if I’m late, I can always pretend I’m chivalrous
15. The most charming place you’ve ever seen
The most charming places I’ve ever seen while riding my bike, are the long of the route leading from San Candido to Lienz
16. The place where you haven’t been yet
I’d like to ride the long of the seaside, for example in the area of Cinque Terre, in Italy
17. Your greatest regret
I don’t have any regrets
18. Your lucky charm
My lucky charm is a star. Or rather, three stars. In 1981, when I won the World Championships, I saw three falling stars and I made three wishes that came true
19. The present you’d like to receive
I prefer to make a present rather than receiving one. Moreover, when I see something I like I’m not so patient to wait for someone making up his mind to give me that thing as a present
20. Your motto
The wind can’t be stopped