The Bicycle

Do you remember when you removed the training wheels? How many knees peeled, how many fails! We are all still here, stronger and braver than ever.

After the first experiences with the various baby bikes, I discovered the pleasure of reaching new destinations, only with my effort and my commitment, thanks to one of the people who inspired me the most in my childhood. This person conveyed to me his enthusiasm and his positivism as well as his passion for this great sport.

First rides in parks near my parents home and the first excursions on the mountains were a great suffering, but everything were rewarded by the satisfaction of the adventure, once back home.

Only with time, patience, training and the first few races, suffering has decreased and satisfaction has grown.

Thanks to the bicycle I met some wonderful people. I have beautiful groups of friends that are still present and resist me despite my long absences and my lonely periods.

A few years ago, chatting with one of my fellow cyclists, along one of those interminable climbs, where we chat and look at the front wheel to not think about how many kilometers are still missing. At a certain point he looked at me and said, “You know what I like about this sport Teo? I like the fact that negative people don’t go so high only by their own sweat.” That sentence made me think a lot and I can only agree with it.