You can almost hear them, see them right before your eyes, but instead we have them in our hands since Giorgio Brambilla and Alan Marangoni, voices of GCN Italia, have decided to write what the road doesn't say, a book in which they tell their stories very well, with great sincerity and at times with passion, laying themselves bare and uncovering even those distant thoughts that often remain locked inside us.

"Maranga" and "Brambo" held nothing back in their storytelling, recounting their past as professional cyclists, spent pedaling and dreaming of winning that cursed and blessed race one day. Alan, a loyal domestique, a good man, serious and meticulous who dedicated body and soul to the profession of cycling; the "Brambo" more reserved and at times gruff, but that's not quite true either, just read the book and you'll discover what really lies behind his taciturn and moody nature. Well, "Brambo" the climber was only that through perseverance and consistency, the desire to never give up, even facing mountains of bad luck, he who dreamed of speed and a decisive sprint that never came. Alan dreamed of only one victory, and that one—the one he wanted most on his doorstep—he watched slip away just 300 meters from the finish line.

«What the Road Doesn't Say» (212 pages, Wudz editions, €20) is more than an enjoyable book, full of insights and reflections, but also emotionally important moments that make you smile and even move you. It's an honest book in which everyone who has ridden a bike with distant ambitions of becoming a professional cyclist can find themselves. Brambo, who today is a sports director and an appreciated coach, also explains what he got wrong and helps us understand why today's cycling is so different, why it has changed so much, why Covid had such a profound impact and why average speeds have increased significantly today. Alan is pure water flowing, like the narrative of a book that leaves us with the pleasure of having read it, but also leads us to think and understand that you can be a losing cyclist, but victory is always within reach. Because even after, after you've stopped racing and metabolized the "grief," there's another race—the race of life—that offers so many possibilities, so many good breakaways and some victories.

This book teaches that there's always a second and third chance, on one condition: that you choose the right path and that you have passion. They found it, with determination.