Follow the live press conference of today’s stage winner. His immediate impressions, the key moments of the race, and his answers to questions from professional cycling journalists.
Segui in diretta la conferenza stampa del vincitore della tappa odierna. Le sue sensazioni a caldo, i momenti chiave della tappa e le sue risposte alle domande dei giornalisti di settore.
Segui in diretta la conferenza stampa del vincitore della tappa odierna. Le sue sensazioni a caldo, i momenti chiave della tappa e le sue risposte alle domande dei giornalisti di settore.
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00:00We begin the press conference of Maglia Rosa and the stage winner, Mats Pedersen.
00:13We will start all the questions in English and we will translate everything at the end and we start from here.
00:20Mats, the speaker is in the shape of his life. Can you say something about that?
00:29I don't know, I think you guys say this every time we perform in a long period and then it's always talking about the shape of my life.
00:39But I'm in a really good shape and we managed to carry it on from the classics until now.
00:45So yeah, I can't complain.
00:49Yes, it's a similar question because you have been very consistent in the classics period and now it's your best start ever in a Grand Tour.
01:02So this is also my question. I mean, if we are seeing about your sensation, if we are seeing the best Mats Pedersen ever.
01:11I don't know if you are in this feeling or not.
01:13No, but I want to say also we have to take into account that these stages fit me really, really well and they are suited for me.
01:21And then of course it's not easier, but it's easier to show what I'm good at.
01:25If we started with one flat sprint and then today I would maybe finish fifth on the first sprint and then only, it's not only, but then one victory today.
01:35And then we might not talk about the same, you know, but now the first three days here in Albania just suits me really, really good.
01:42And then, you know, we trained really hard to be in like top shape to be able to do this now.
01:49So it would have looked completely different if the first day was a proper sprint day and so on.
01:54So, you know, we also have to take stuff like this in account before we, yeah.
02:00Chris?
02:03Vacek, he's really growing into a powerhouse, right?
02:08Vacek is absolutely amazing, man. This kid, he has such a big future ahead of him.
02:13And he shows again today what he's able to do, but you know, we also have to watch out.
02:19We're not putting a lock on this guy because he can win also a lot of bike races, but after this, man, he, I will, I tell you guys, I will do everything I can to make,
02:29make it possible for him to have a stage win in this race as well, because he deserves it so much.
02:34He was there in all the classics for me and now again here. He's, he's a machine and I'm so proud of being able to have this guy riding with me because he makes a big difference.
02:45Press room, sala stampa.
02:47Hi, Mats, congrats. On Thursday I spoke with Maximo Four about the Sunday stage.
02:57He said, I think it's too hard for Mats. What about you? Were you doubtful about your capacity to win this stage?
03:04Yeah, I was in doubt also, you know, when you look at the stage before we were like, okay, this is, it's going to be on the limit for sure.
03:18And also if other teams really wanted to race on this climb, I would have been out of the back door.
03:23And you also see it when UAE, they wanted to have the front for the downhill, they speed up 500 meters to the top.
03:30And then I start straight away to go backwards. So if teams would have raced early on on the climb, I would have been dropped.
03:39Hopefully I would have been able to come back on the downhill, but they would have dropped me on the climb.
03:43So this climb was definitely on the limit, but today it wasn't over and everything played in our favor as well.
03:53There were less than four weeks between Roubaix and Giraud. What did you do after Roubaix? Did you take a rest?
04:00The compression or just starting training to get in shape here because you are even better than Roubaix, it seems.
04:06I won't say I was, I'm better than in Roubaix, but I took a week off, seven days, I didn't touch the bike at all.
04:14And then I just started to ride a bit of endurance for a while. And then the last week I had two blocks, like two, three day blocks.
04:22So three days, one day rest and three days with, you know, some, my coach is calling it a spicy intervals.
04:29So he made it painful for six days total. And then we, we believed there was enough to be in a top shape here.
04:38Also the team, Little Trek, I mean, seeing the results, maybe the part, in the first part of this year, I mean, after UAE, maybe the best team, I mean.
04:51And in this year, the team has grown a lot. You are a witness of this. Which are the main factors for this growth in Europe, from your point of view?
05:03One thing is we have our team manager full back on the team. You know, we didn't see him for a few years because of sickness.
05:10So now we have one guy back in control and this we feel on the team. We feel it, you know, with the pressure and how he deals with everyone in, you know, staff and so on.
05:20We have more people on the team. We are more on training camps. Every, you know, small details with nutrition, bikes, aerodynamics, clothing, everything is more suited to each rider.
05:32And then just the fact that we have more people to look for the riders. So, you know, maybe a coach before had 10 riders.
05:42And now we have six or seven riders with one coach. It gives everyone less stress and more commitment to each rider.
05:50And I think that makes a big difference for us right now.
05:54Restrooms, la stampa.
05:56Restrooms, la stampa.
05:57Restrooms, la stampa.
05:58Restrooms, la stampa.
05:59Restrooms, la stampa.
06:00No? Final question from here, ultima domanda.
06:03Final question from here, ultima domanda.
06:05Since when you won the awards, also second Flanders, also you said you gave me also the impression that, personal question, that you are not, you don't care a lot about what other people writes, what people say.
06:22And you are very jealous maybe of your privacy or your own life when you are not on the bike.
06:30It's the correct impression? I mean, it's your character?
06:33Yeah, you know, I'm the one who decided to ride the bike. I'm the one who's in the media attention and so on.
06:41My wife never decided to do this. You know, she married me, but not my career.
06:45So if she don't want to be in the media, she's not in the media.
06:50And if I bring her to all the races, you guys will also hunt her for pictures and comments and so on.
06:56And this I just want to avoid.
06:58Because it was not her decision to be a part of this.
07:00She's part of, you know, my life and my journey to this.
07:05But, yeah, I really take care of my family and the privacy around this.
07:11And it means a lot to me to keep these things separate.
07:15As said, because it was not her attention ever to be in the media and take attention.
07:22Thank you, Mats. Congratulations.
07:26Continuiamo con la traduzione di Mats Pedersen.
07:30Non so se sono nella mia forma migliore, è una cosa che mi richiesta sempre.
07:34Però sto bene e sono contento del fatto che abbiamo ottenuto la stessa forma
07:38fin dalle classiche.
07:40Questa tappa si adattava a me, però non è mai facile dire che riusciremo a vincere
07:45o fare quello che abbiamo fatto.
07:47Tutto il tritico di tappe era adatto a me.
07:50Magari avessimo iniziato con una tappa da velocisti puri
07:54e avrei finito quinto, il primo sprint.
07:56E sarei arrivato oggi un po' più scarico.
07:59Invece questi tre giorni erano molto adatti
08:01e mi sono posto come l'obiettivo di prendere la maglia rosa e tenerla.
08:05Il mio compagno di squadra, Vace, che è veramente forte, è un grande futuro.
08:09Può vincere tanto e io farò di tutto affinché lui vinca
08:12perché se lo merita, è stato sempre al mio fianco,
08:15fin da tutte le classiche, è una vera e propria macchina da guerra.
08:18E sono convinto che abbia un grande futuro davanti.
08:21Sulla tappa di oggi, beh, in realtà qualche dubbio ce l'avevo
08:24perché era una tappa molto dura e una salita di questa lunghezza è così tanto dura
08:28era veramente il limite delle mie capacità.
08:30Sono sicuro che se altre squadre avessero voluto fare corsa dura
08:33sarebbe stato difficile per me rimanere in gruppo
08:36e l'ho visto anche nel finale quando la UE è andata in testa al gruppo
08:39perché voleva prendere forte la salita o perso delle posizioni.
08:43Forse se altre squadre avessero fatto il ritmo duro fin dall'inizio mi avrebbero staccato.
08:49Non voglio dire che sono più forte rispetto alla Roubaix,
08:52in molti me lo chiedono, però penso solo di essermi preparato bene.
08:56Non ho toccato la bici per una settimana dopo la Roubaix,
08:59poi ho fatto allenamenti di fondo e poi quelli che il mio allenatore
09:03chiama spicy intervals, cioè blocchi di tre giorni.
09:06Sapevo di arrivare bene e pronto per questo Giro d'Italia.
09:09La differenza nel mio team rispetto agli anni scorsi è stato il ritorno del nostro team manager,
09:13Luca Guercilena.
09:15È stato male però adesso è tornato al timone e questo si sente.
09:19Abbiamo anche una pressione ma positiva.
09:21Sia noi che i ragazzi dello staff ci sono più persone che lavorano,
09:25nutrizionisti, ritiri.
09:29Curiamo più i dettagli, c'è più gente che ci sta attorno.
09:34Tanti allenatori in più e meno stress sia per noi che per loro.
09:41La mia moglie non voglio sinceramente che venga esposta troppo.
09:47È la mia privacy e voglio che sia separata dalla mia carriera.
09:51Lei ha sposato me, non quello che facevo.
09:53Non voglio che lei venga alle corse e sia assalita dai giornalisti.
09:57Quindi è per questo che noi vogliamo che facciamo la nostra vita
10:01lontano dai riflettori e a me piace così anche a lei.
10:04Anche a voi.
10:05Anche a tutti.
10:07È lontano dai riflettori e a me eh ok.
10:105 anni allora sono i riflettori.
10:12Anche a voi, non hai riflettori.
10:13Lontano dai riflettori.
10:14E a me, non hai riflettori.
10:16Anche a voi, non hai riflettori.
10:17Ono dai riflettori?