Cycling, Milan: "I'm aiming for Milan-Sanremo, Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix"

Rome, 24 December 2024 - Italian men's cycling is not going through its most flourishing phase, but some signs of rebirth are beginning to be seen. If for the Grand Tours hopes are mainly placed in Antonio Tiberi, the man designated to hunt down stages and one-day races is jonathan milan, spoke to the microphones of Eurosport.

Milan's statements

The Friulian first spoke about the internal competition with his older brother. "Initially he was faster than me. Then I found a way to beat him, refining the technique that I still use today for sprints. In any case, they were good years, because I was unaware of what I was doing and I only thought about having fun". At the time, and you wouldn't say it looking at him today, the physique was not the strong point of the runner of the Lidl Trek. "At the time I was average, but in the last three years I have had an impressive growth: I am 18 cm taller and almost every month I had to change shoes". In short, a prodigy who experienced an exploit last season, and this time not in the physical sense: 7 victories on 9 in total of Italians in the races World Tour they say a lot about the specific weight, in a metaphorical sense, of Milan in today's Italian cycling. "This wonderful year repays all the sacrifices made and the intense training done. Having fun makes working more lightly, even if to get to these levels I had to make some sacrifices compared to my peers". Unlike many of them, the Friulian instead of going to the disco preferred to watch on YouTube videos of the companies of Peter Sagan. "I used to do it when I was younger: I was inspired by him and then I found him in the group". Not only the road: Milan is one of the four musketeers of the blue track, a field in which he has achieved many laurels despite many obstacles. "Before the World Cup I got sick and struggled to recover in a week. My body asked me to stop, but I wanted to achieve important results and so it was: I beat my personal record and that of Filippo Gana, in addition to bringing home many medals". An overwhelming power that in the next few years, returning to the road, leaves us hoping for many interesting things in the Classics. "There are plans Milan-Sanremo, Ghent-Wevelgem e Paris-Roubaix. For a more distant future among my ideas there is also the Tour of Flanders, and before trying to win it I want to run it because it takes experience. In general in these races you also need a bit of luck". He ends by talking about the Olympics. "The emotions remain strong, even if the images and memories are a bit vague. We have prepared equally well both Tokyo is Paris, but in the last ones our opponents were simply stronger. What remains, however, are the beautiful moments spent with my teammates".

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