00:00Ben, so you're back at the Giro this year. I would like to know if you're happy about that and
00:04last year you won the point classification, so what are the goals for this edition?
00:08Yeah, I'm really happy to be at the start of this Giro this year and the goal will be to
00:14win some stages, I hope, and maybe have the red jersey like last year.
00:20What do you expect from this first stage?
00:22This first stage is really particular because it's always the first stage of the Giro is really hectic so we
00:30will see and I hope we can win the stage and wear the pink jersey.
00:36So Seth, today we expect the sprint finish but before the GPM of Mileto to face, do you think it
00:42could make a kind of selection between you?
00:45Yeah, it just depends if one particular team really wants to do damage to the sprinters but I think on
00:51stage one most teams are here with GC so I think it would be quite a move to use up
00:57some riders on stage one.
00:59So yeah, I think me and me and Vali, our lead out train, we will fight to get over and
01:04yeah, we will hopefully do a lead out then.
01:08Eric, in a recent interview you said it's a dream to be here at the Giro so what are the
01:13emotions of starting the Giro today and do you feel the pressure because you know you're one of the favourites
01:17for the GC?
01:18No, I'm feeling quite relaxed with this, I know I'm in good shape and we have a good team so
01:24yeah, this first stage is to be focused on the start but no pressure, just enjoy this beautiful week.
01:32Mattis, first of all are you happy to be back at the Giro and what do you expect from this
01:36edition?
01:37Yeah, of course I'm really happy to be here, it's always nice to race in Italy and also with this
01:42beautiful weather here it's always nice to race and yeah, I mean this Giro, my second Giro in this category
01:50so I'm really looking forward to it and yeah, we'll make a good Giro with the whole squad together.
01:56Looking at today's stage, what do you expect, how we'll face it?
02:01Well, I think it will be a quite long breakaway phase and we will try to be in there I
02:06think, and until the end I think it will be a sprint so yeah, we have Aluta Yotou to go
02:13for the sprint, he's a really strong rider and we'll go all in for the stage today.
02:18Riccardo, first of all welcome to the Giro, are you happy to be here and what do you expect?
02:22Yes, I'm happy to take part at the Giro and the squad is very happy and today we'll try to
02:35take the best position for the free stage and we'll try to take the best.
02:43today is the perfect stage for the sprinter like you but you have to face the GPM of Mille, so
02:48what do you think about it?
02:49Yes, we have one rider on the squad, he's trying to take the point jersey and the GPM jersey and
03:06in the final I can try to win the stage.
03:11We'll see, good luck, thank you.
03:14Lorenzo, how it feels to wear the special jersey of the World Champion during the Giro and of course fighting
03:20for the Rosa?
03:21Yes, it's a special week for me, it's an honour to wear this jersey, it's such a nice race.
03:27Yeah, I'm looking really forward to it, happy to be here after my crash into the Alps, so yeah, it's
03:33going to enjoy it.
03:34Looking at today's stage, it's a flat stage but with the GPM of Mille, so what do you expect also
03:39from the other teams?
03:40Well, yeah, it's going to be, yeah, the first stage is always, you know, tricky.
03:45We have Davide as a sprinter so I think he's really motivated for it and yeah, I don't know what
03:51other teams are going to do but I see it could be a sprint.
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