2025 European Track Cycling Championships, Italy's squad

Rome, 7 February 2025 - Its fate on the road is still shrouded in a big question mark that includes several options, among which the withdrawal, but Elia Viviani in the meantime he doesn't sit around doing nothing, preferring to concentrate on the track and the upcoming Europeans, Scheduled 12 al 16 February a Zolderin Belgium.  

Italy's squad

  The Veronese, fresh from the release from Ineos Grenadiers and from the beginning of the year without a team, he will be at the start in Limburg unlike oval axes like Filippo Gana e jonathan milan, already projected towards the road season and in any case, in general, rather inclined to move away from the track at this stage of their career. Talent will not be lacking in the Italian expedition, completed by Martina Alzini, Anita Baima, Beatrice Bertolini, Matthew White, Davide Boscaro, Matilda Cenci, Chiara Consonni, Renato Favero, Martina Fidanza, Niccolo Galli, Etienne Grimod, Vittoria Guazzini, Francis Lamon, Stephen Anthony Minuta Stefano Moro, Daniele Napolitano, Mattia Predomo, Juan David Sierra, David Star, Syria Trevisan e Miriam Vece.

Vollering's statements

  Meanwhile on their social channels Demi Vollering, fresh from passing through theFDJ-Suez, returns to talk about what happened to the Tour de France Femmes 2024 and above all the difficulties experienced in a very complicated period. "I would call it an untold story. It was complicated trying to recover from the fall a few days before, with all the pressure crushing me. Everyone asked me how I felt and I have to say that during the race I felt the breaking point. Anxiety took over and I entered a negative spiral. I couldn't concentrate and I felt like I was letting everyone down". The Dutchman is referring to a race lost by just 4" at the hands of Katarzyna Niewiadoma and, as if that were not enough, affected by strong internal feuds within the Team SD Worx–Protime, her team at the time that at various times had almost given the impression of rowing against its captain. "I tried to talk about my difficulties with my teammates and it helped me. I mention in particular Mischa Bredewold, who didn't do anything to fix the problem or make it less important, but simply by being with me helped me. Anxiety can be paralyzing and opening up about the issue, about the feelings you're experiencing, is a great help." Vollering also breaks a taboo that is sadly still in vogue in women's sports. "Hormones play their part in amplifying emotions and, in fact, on that very difficult day for me my menstrual cycle began. I want to say this because our body and our mind are connected and, sometimes, some things are out of our control. Thinking back to that day - concludes the Dutchwoman - I understood that I should be happy for having overcome one of the most difficult moments of my life".

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