Giorgia Bronzini will take the UCI's directeur sportif course at the end of the year as she moves closer to life after racing. The 34-year-old is competing at the Santos Women's Tour as part of the Cylance Pro Cycling team, and although she has not decided on when she will hang up her wheels, she is keeping her options open.
"I'll do the UCI course the end of 2018. I want to try and have the licence to direct. Then at the end of the year, I can decide if I want to be a directeur, a rider or swap part of the way during the 2019 season. I'm really open to the future. Being a rider is amazing and I must say that it's not an easy decision to make," she told Cyclingnews ahead of the Santos Women's Tour.
With a full calendar of racing ahead of her, Bronzini's short-term focus is on her own racing. She has fond memories of racing in the subcontinent having dominated the Bay Crits in 2014 and winning the Worlds in Geelong in 2010. Leaving Wiggle after five years marks a major step in her career and it was one that took considerable thought and time.
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"Obviously the Wiggle team started with me five years ago. I felt like that team was part of me and it was really hard to make the change because I was really involved. But I felt that I was in a routine and the balance of the team changed. I still liked it but I wasn't always able to focus on my goals. I was helping others and wasn't able to think about what I needed. "At the end of my career I want to look back and make sure I reach the most I can. I when I stop cycling I want it to be at the top level."
The UCI's course, which runs in December, could start a new chapter for Bronzini and she is determined to work with an international team, rather than immediately start up an Italian squad of her own.
"I know a lot of teams and people. I want to have an experience outside of Italy. For me, I think their mentality can be a little closed."
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