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Buja De Marchi’s squad has a hero: “Damiano made a masterpiece”

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The Friulian, recovering from the crash, sat in front of the TV to cheer on his former teammate «Revenge of the wingmen? No, cycling which is also made up of the enterprises of us water carriers “

MILAN. He was one of the characters of this Giro d’Italia. Absolute protagonist, perhaps unexpected, certainly unfortunate. The Bujese of Israel, Alessandro De Marchi, still wounded after the fall in the Bagno di Romagna stage, nine days ago, which forced him to retire and a long process in hospitals, yesterday, despite everything, from his home in Artegna s ‘is still placed in front of the TV. «I had never done it before, I couldn’t see the Giro from which I left due to that crash, but …».

About Caruso?
“Sure. Damiano is a friend, we raced together, we did the Olympics, the World Cup, I sat in front of the TV and I was a fan for him on Saturday and also in the time trial. He deserves all this ».

Is it the revenge of the wingmen?
«I think it’s the revenge of cycling in general, which is also done by us wingmen. I think the fact that in this Giro 13 stage winners is also good for the movement, making them break increasingly repetitive patterns ».

Have you heard?
“Of course, Damiano sent me a voice message full of compliments the day I got the pink jersey, I did the same on Saturday after his feat.”

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Alessandro, how are you?
“Physically I’m still far from being okay. They are recovering, the bones need to settle. I’m an expert now, it’s a bit like what happened to me after the crash at the 2019 Tour. It will take another week to start moving my right shoulder, a difference compared to the other time is the ribs ».

The other is that before you fell you won the pink jersey.
“Exact. So I eliminated all the negative memories and from this Giro I want to keep only the pink jersey, the tide of compliments received and those wonderful days. I want to focus on what those days gave me. And then only the fact that I was transferred to the hospital in Udine, in the orthopedics ward, which I thank very much, made me change gear ».

The return home will have helped you, your baby will have been in seventh heaven …
“And he was very good, he knew he could hug me tightly, but only in the legs.”

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Did the pink jersey change you?
“No, it refreshed my memory by giving me the confirmations I was looking for after these two years of up and down. The pink jersey has lengthened my career and will certainly make me recover sooner because it will take me even more determination ».

Pink jersey, but no stage win due to a crash …
“Do not tell me. Also because there would have been so many opportunities ».
And the other Friulians?
«Cimolai, my teammate at Israel, made a great Giro, Fabbro may have been” stuck “by team play on Bora but he must be happy with what he did. Venchiarutti? Coriaceo, at 22 he finished the Giro, he also went on the run, bravo. It seemed with all these exes to see “my” Team Friuli race in the Giro ».

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And what do we say about Bernal?
“Polite, humble, respectful, a former Androni like me: it’s nice to see how he perfectly embodies the spirit of the Gianni Savio boys”.

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