5. Favourite dish
Fried fish
6. Favourite colour (except celeste)
Green
7. My first bicycle
When I was 14, a road race bicycle from Carraro
8. Three adjectives to describe cycling
Serious, exacting, lucky (that’s to say that a rider should also be lucky…)
9. Three adjectives to describe Bianchi
Reliable - creative, legendary
10. In my life I feel I am: a climber, a long-distance racer, a sprinter, a support rider
A long-distance racer
11. The podium of the most important things
Sincerity, respect and… stability
12. The most beautiful bike of all times
MTB Oetzi 9800: the Olympic Champion!
13. The most difficult climb I faced
Mortirolo
14.The best cycling-mate
Guido Bontempi
15. The most beautiful place I’ve seen
Monterey (USA)
16. A place I haven’t been yet
Lapland, I’d like to go there
17. The biggest regret (if any)
The 1994 on-road world championship in Agrigento - I was sprinting with Frenchman Le Blanc and few meters from the finish line I lost momentum
18. My talisman / a propitiatory gesture to ward off ill luck
Nothing special
19. The gift I wish to receive
The next one I’ll receive… doesn’t matter what
20. A sentence, a catch-phrase
At dinner-time: if you’re feeling low, your body doesn’t have to suffer for it