00:00Nicola, you are used to try a lot, but you are not used to win.
00:05What's the feeling of winning a stage of Giro d'Italia?
00:09Yeah, I want to take a lot of time for the Giro.
00:15I don't want to ride for the CG, I want to try to win the stage.
00:23I wait a long time for a win, but I won my first race three weeks ago.
00:31And now I win here in World Tour in Giro d'Italia.
00:36I'm very, very happy and very, very nice day.
00:41It's a goal with the team, win one stage, and now it's okay.
00:47It was not sure for the breakaway to win today.
00:50What made you attack on a call to you?
00:53Yeah, yeah, sure. We don't have a lot of gaps.
00:59When I follow the first attack, my feeling is not very good.
01:04My leg is very bad for the first climb. It's very steep and hard.
01:10And kilometer after kilometer, my leg is better.
01:15And in the last call, I see the gap is not very big.
01:23I need to take a risk.
01:25Because before today, I have two top five.
01:30I think I am just top five, just five players.
01:38Because I don't take a lot of risk.
01:41And today, I want to play for win.
01:43And win after this ride is very nice for me.
01:49Well done. Bravo.
01:52Thank you so much.
01:54First of the GC contenders to cross the line.
01:57Has it been an easier stage to deal with than what you expected?
02:01As a team, we try to be always there.
02:04I mean, the guys are amazing.
02:06Without two guys, we're still being so strong.
02:09And always the big guys are trying me to pass all the confidence that they can.
02:14For me, it's incredible.
02:16It's the less that I can do for them.
02:18I cannot believe it.
02:20Now, again, I realized, like, I'm this guy.
02:23And I cannot believe it.
02:24It's so big feeling.
02:26And so big, to be honest.
02:29Tell us about your feelings and your conditions.
02:32The two times that Richard Carapaz attacked you.
02:35Yeah.
02:36I mean, the first time, I think, was from Pelizzari also.
02:39I don't remember well, but I think it was something like this.
02:43I think it was quite early with the other climb coming.
02:47But I just tried to react.
02:49I see a little bit Simon.
02:51Simon see me a little bit.
02:52And we say, like, who go now?
02:54And I went.
02:55And then Rafa comes also.
02:57And yeah, then he keep trying.
03:00As we think a little bit in the team.
03:04And, of course, in the last climb, he tried harder.
03:07And with all the speed he can, because it was not so steep.
03:10And yeah, I have the legs to be with him also.
03:13And just, I mean, if today we play more, like, to secure the bonus,
03:18don't crash and all this, I cannot take more risk now.
03:22But it was incredible, to be honest, today.
03:25Yesterday, even the president of your country encouraged you
03:29in her daily message.
03:31Are you driven by all the support you are getting?
03:35It's amazing.
03:36I cannot believe it, to be honest.
03:38All the people in my country now start to see the sport
03:40and how hard it is.
03:42And it's just incredible.
03:44I think we are coming a little bit, step by step.
03:48But no, it's incredible, this feeling.
03:51And I cannot believe it, I'm the guy who represents the country.
03:55They need to send another one better, I think.
03:58One more stage to go?
03:59Yeah.
04:00Are you confident?
04:01A bit scared?
04:02No, I don't know.
04:03The same as I said before.
04:05I think I have the same chances to win than before the Giro.
04:09And I just want to be easy, normal guy.
04:12And as I said yesterday, big dinner and hotel in the morning
04:16and we go again.
04:18Muchisimas gracias.
04:19Gracias.
04:20Lorenzo, you wanted to win a stage.
04:22It wasn't going to be today.
04:24Are you tired?
04:25Yes, today was a bad day for me.
04:28I don't have super legs.
04:30I don't have good legs just in the first climb.
04:34So I take the stage easy and tomorrow is another day.
04:38And we try tomorrow for win stage.
04:41This time, mathematically, you have won.
04:44If you cross the finishing line in Rome, you're the king of the mountain.
04:48Perfecto.
04:49One goal, it's here.
04:53So I'm very happy for this jersey.
04:56But tomorrow I want to do the stage.
04:59Bye.
