The disappointment of a missed victory remains, but Roberto Amadio looks to the future with confidence. After Giulio Ciccone's second place and Scaroni's third at the European Championships, the Italian national team coach applauds the squad's performance and underlines the value of a result built with care and team spirit.

«You're left a bit like this because Giulio lost by two or three millimetres, no more - Amadio explains - However, I must compliment the entire squad: the lads raced perfectly, exactly as we had planned in yesterday evening's meeting. They were impeccable».

The second and third place finishes represent, according to the coach, an important step forward: «It's a result that gives us morale and that, looking ahead, allows us to look with greater hope to the next appointments».

Ciccone, in particular, made no mistakes in Amadio's view and he understands the disappointment of the Abruzzo native. «Giulio stayed with Remco and finishing second behind him is still an important result», Amadio explains. «We believed in it until the finish line and today it went exactly that way».

Words of praise also for Scaroni, protagonist of a generous and intelligent race: first he covered the escape of Ciccone and Remco, then he followed the French riders and finally attempted a solo move. «Climbing and arriving ahead with a small group is no small feat and Christian also brought us a beautiful medal. An important medal», the national team coach emphasizes.

Amadio is therefore somewhat disappointed, but at the same time pleased, because the National Team has shown it can build something solid. «The lads get along, they joke, but at the same time they are very focused. A great group has been created».

The coach also thanks the squads of the athletes' teams, who collaborated on the preparation programs. And he's already looking ahead to the next World Championships: «In fifteen or twenty days many lads will go into training camps with their clubs. I told them to start thinking about the next appointment and to build an adequate preparation program. That way we can have fun again like today».