Former double world champion Giorgia Bronzini is entering the elite women’s road race at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships as the wildcard for the Italian team. In an interview with Cyclingnews ahead of the race, she said that if she is there in the finale, she will be the one the team counts on to provide the winning sprint.
“Yes, I would describe myself as the wildcard,” Bronzini told Cyclingnews. “If I am there at the end, I will be the one.”
“I can handle myself and I’ve taken care of [training] for this Worlds, and to be here 100 per cent. I feel good with my body and in my head, but as a team we need to be smart enough to understand the tactics of the other teams and keep the race in the right direction so that we will be there in the final.”
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The Italian line-up for the elite women’s race will also include sprinter Elena Cecchini, former world champions Marta Bastianelli (2007) and Tatiana Guderzo (2009), Tour of Flanders winner and La Route de France overall champion Elisa Longo-Borghini, Valentina Scandolara and Silvia Valsecchi.
Bronzini pointed to Longo-Borghini and Cecchini as the two main competitors for the women’s 129.9km race on a 16km circuit that includes a cobbled climb through Libby Hill Park, a 19 per cent climb up 23rd street and the final climb up Governor Street.
“For me, it can be a good goal if someone else from the Italian team will try and win. For us that is the main goal,” Bronzini said. “We have two strong riders like Elisa and Elena, who have prepared well for this Worlds. I think we have the numbers to be represented in the race and to make the opportunity to win the race. “
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