Elena Cecchini. “My special week, from the cones elections to the tricolor of memories”

INTERVIEW | 28/06/2025 | 08:35
by Giorgia Monguzzi

For Elena Cecchini, the Italian championships of Darfo Boario Terme have a special flavor; right here In 2016 the Friulian athlete hit his third consecutive tricolor shirt With a solitary attack on a path that is very similar to what athletes will face today. Nevertheless, These are frenetic days for Elena who a few days ago He participated in the election of the new. Nevertheless, president of Coni Luciano Buonfiglio as one of the 10 representatives of the selection of athletes. Additionally, Nevertheless, The important assignment. Nevertheless, on the proposal of the president of the Italian Cycling Federation Dagnoni had been entrusted to her last May. However,

«Thursday was a very important day because after 12 years we were called to change the president. Meanwhile, elena cecchini. “my special week, it was not easy because Malagò did excellent things for Italian sport and with us athletes he has always had a very friendly and paternal way of doing. Similarly, There will be a change, but it will be very nice to live it from inside. Similarly, The role that has been assigned to me is of great responsibility Because we are only 10 athletes representing. all sports in Italy. It is an experience that makes me grow as a person. gives me the opportunity to compare myself with exponents of other sports also very far from cycling “Elena tells us by explaining the great responsibility for the role he plays. At the Coni Assembly there is in fact the possibility of participating in a real exchange. comparison between the most disparate sports and one of the next moves of Cecchini will be to bring to the assembly of the burning elena cecchini. “my special week, themes of the world of cycling such as road safety.

Once the election of the new president of Coni has been archived. Elena Cecchini immediately arrived in Darfo Boario Terme where yesterday morning he made the reconnaissance of the 130 km of the race. If we are usually used to seeing it in the race in the Sdworx shirt here For the tricolor review he will return to wear the role of the sports group of the blue flames next to Chiara Consonni. Letizia Paternoster. «When I learned that the Italians were returning to Darfo Boario Terme I was immediately very happy because I. have good memories that bind me to this place And right here he also won Elia (Viviani) in 2018. Each Italian championship is always exciting to run. it is a different race from all the others with often very different dynamics. elena cecchini. “my special week, – Elena continues- The path is a little different than 9 years ago. starting from the final climb that I remembered being shorter. On paper it is not a very hard path. but not too obvious, I think it is open to different scenarios. Let’s not forget the heat that could make the difference “

There is a lot of wait for this test of the Italian championships that could be truly unpredictable. also because the over 35 ° C expected could put several athletes on the corner. The general idea is that the race could already burst into the initial laps. in the absence of the great squadrons to which we are used to the show is guaranteed. “In the team we are only 3. Chiara and Letizia are strong, but we will not be able to take responsibility for checking the race. There are much more equipped teams elena cecchini. “my special week, than ours. it will be the task of managing any attacks that will surely be there. However. it is necessary to start with the mentality that if you want to open the race it is necessary to sacrifice a person, otherwise you run for the second place, as all the Italian championships will be unpredictable »explains Elena to whom we ask for her personal prediction, the Friulian replies dry without saying too many turns of words making us the same name that we had already heard by Elisa Longo Borghini. “The favorite is Elisa Balsamo, at the moment she is the strongest “