Cycling Pro Road & Mtb

Mauro Gianetti: “Very positive rendement”

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Parent Category: Cycling Pro Road & Mtb

Category: News 2010

Published on Monday, 26 July 2010 18:57

Written by Luca Salvatelli

While FOOTON-SERVETTO-FUJI's Sports Director in the Tour de France, Joxean Fernández Matxin, took public voice to show satisfaction towards the rendement by his riders in the recently finished Grande Boucle, it was today when Mauro Gianetti made a revision on the performance by the Gold Generation in this year's French stage. "The final result is to be really happy in general -started Gianetti-. It's true that the start was the worst we could ever think of. The rider called to be our leader on the course, maybe the best positioned for a win, Manuel Cardoso, was into the race just for three kilometers before the crashed into the prologue. That was certainly a bummer, but the guys got that down off their minds and showed they are great riders. That's been the only negative point in the race: crashes and illnesses. Cardoso, Eibegger and over all of them Maoz in the last week, with a very serious accident. Also Felline, but that case is a bit less important, since his withdrawal was already expected for that part of the race, because he's a big talent, but it's still too soon to take things serious on him."

The ex-Swiss rider also remarked the performance by the five survivors claiming in Paris their status as real top riders on Sunday: "The first half of the race done by two youngsters like Durán and Capecchi was very important, even though Arkaitz suffered a bit in the late stage; that was contraty to Pérez Arrieta's outing, who gave us many good moments with his escapes in the last week. Also, Benítez was up front in some breaks, and overall, Rafa Valls was the big sensation by the team, showing that, despite still needing some experience, he has the skill, and most importantly the winning spirit." For Gianetti, it was even more important the public image that the real sporting performance. "All our sponsors, with Footon. Servetto, Fuji, AMPO and Cantabria in the lead, showed very satisfied towards the image given by all team members. It was a huge risk, because the squad was so young and all of them were making their Tour début, but I think that was giving us a bigger merit and increased the appearances on the media and the presence towards the fans, and we became of the big revelations in the race. We felt the support from the crowd towards the lads and that's really important". The squad's general manager, a legendary rider with seventeen pro years and eight appearances at the French tour, appreaciated the bravery by the group: "I know myself what's a Tour début about, and also what's suffering there. All that makes me give a stronger value to the attitude they showed. They were valiant and didn't fade off despite the pressure always reigning there, the fear towards three long weeks of racing, the long transfers... the grandeur of a Tour de France. They showed they had a place into the race."