Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) has given himself four years to find out whether he can become a Grand Tour contender. Here he talks to Cyclingnews about his season so far, Tirreno-Adriatico, Volta a Catalunya the Giro d'Italia and beyond.
Cyclingnews: After what has been a great series of results in the first part of the season, is it fair to say morale's good and you're raring to go?
Rohan Dennis: Morale's good. As for ‘raring to go'…in some ways, yes, in some ways, not so much. I'm feeling a bit cautious at the moment with my form because I'm more looking at May. It'd be great for me and for the team to get a result here in Catalunya - all points count - but the Giro's my goal, and I'm not sure what my limit is, in terms of form. I know I'm going well at the moment, I've got things to do in terms of climbing. But I just don't know if I'd be pushing it too far in one season or six months into my transformation if I tried to always go for GC and always push and push and push - and then pay the price for that in May.
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So I'm a little bit tentative at the moment about my goals, putting too much pressure on myself here. If it goes well, I'm not going to say no. But if I think it's getting too much, then I'll take a sideways step to chill and make sure I'm good in May.
CN: Will you be doing any high-altitude training before May?
RD: No. I live in Andorra so I'm not at altitude there - I'm at 1,300, 1,400 metres [above sea level] but that's low. I don't worry about it too much. I find there is some benefit but I'm not sure if that's from being at altitude or just from the climbing. Either way, for me, I don't find the benefit's huge.
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