There are many ways to celebrate a birthday: by counting the years or remembering them. Ernesto Colnago has always chosen to tell them, having things to say and recall, given that he has done so much, and even today he has that eternal ambition to design. "I would love to enjoy a beautiful victory at Sanremo for Tadej (Pogacar, ed.): it's the race that suits him least, but he can do it, because he - like Eddy (Merckx, ed.) - can do anything".

There are many ways to celebrate his first 94 years, perhaps with the usual morning walk of a couple of kilometers to go and say hello "alla Vicenzina" and then return home for a coffee that accompanies the usual ritual: reading the newspapers. "I have always liked reading, to learn. There is so much to learn and I absolutely needed it, like drinking a sip of water or eating a piece of bread".

There are many ways to celebrate a birthday that is neither round nor square, but at a certain point all are important, because they have their weight and meaning. "I celebrate with Anna and Vanni, Alessandro and Eleonora and my beloved great-granddaughters Carlotta and Ludovica: in the family, without excess. I never did any, let alone now".

There are many ways to celebrate an anniversary, a year that goes to compose an Italian story of a great Italian and goes to enrich an already precious treasure chest of experiences and recognitions. "I have a museum (LA Collezione, ed.) that tells a story and every day I have the fortune to meet enthusiasts who pass through Cambiago to listen to something that seems like a fairy tale to them and that is instead simply my life and that of many who over the years have contributed to creating something beautiful together with me. Here, meeting enthusiasts is today the most beautiful gift".

There are many ways to celebrate a birthday: by counting the years or remembering them. Ernesto Colnago has always chosen to tell them.