In the coming days, an interview with Luca Guercilena, team manager of one of the teams expected to be protagonists at the Tour de France after being so at the Giro d'Italia - Lidl Trek - will air on Sky Sport. Among the topics that have emerged from some previews published yesterday on the Sky website, Guercilena ranges from the genesis of Espargaro's signing to his own trajectory from sports director of Esordienti to head of a top world team.

Moreover, he doesn't miss an eye on the recent past, namely the Italian Championships dominated by Swatt Club: "Having to manage the race with only two riders (Mosca and Consonni serving Milan) was quite difficult, but great credit to Conca for his success and to the Swatt project for the philosophy they're pursuing and what they're achieving. In my opinion, however, too much importance is being given to how this victory came about, because the guy who won still comes from 4 years of professionalism and because pro cycling is something different. When you compete in a World Tour or Professional calendar, you arrive at certain events with truly many races in your legs, and in a race like this complex dynamics come into play that the general public may grasp less but we internally know well. That's why I'm annoyed by excessive criticisms about the supposed incapabilities of big teams!"

Finally, the immediate future. The Tour starting the day after tomorrow from Lille: "On the track Milan is a champion, on the road he's one of the best sprinters in the world. We're working hard both with him, to limit certain head movements in sprints, and with his train, which is becoming increasingly smooth. He's in France to try to win the first yellow jersey and then win as much as possible. If the green jersey also comes, it will be a welcome additional result. Meanwhile, we'll support Skjelmose for a top-5 in the general classification. We don't have one of the absolute phenomena of current cycling (although Pedersen comes very close) but we have many high-profile athletes, ready to compete for the best results for the colors and name we wear on our chest. Us like Atalanta? Nice comparison, we hope to be equally successful..."