Climbs or crosswinds?

Climbs.

Grand Tours or Spring Classics?

Spring Classics.

Which other discipline: cross-country, cyclocross, or gravel?

Cross-country.

Early or late season start?

Early season start.

Drive or fly to races?

Fly.

How often do you shave your legs?

Never, I use wax.

Favourite race number?

16 – it’s my birthday.

Favourite country to race in?

Italy.

Greatest career achievement?

There are so many amazing moments in my career it’s impossible to pick just one.

Are you a good bike mechanic?

Depends who’s asking.

How many cups of coffee per day?

2.

Espresso or cappuccino?

Espresso.

Favourite ice cream flavour?

Ice cream? Gelato.

Social time or alone time?

Social time and alone time, I want one and need the other.

Dancing or singing?

Dancing.

Song that hypes you up?

On Paris Roubaix I had Kung Foo Fighting in my head the whole 260km.

Amusement park or Netflix?

I prefer going to the cinema.

Hidden talent off the bike?

I’ve kept it hidden for 27 years and need to reveal it in this quiz???

If not a cyclist, what would you be?

Hopefully following the other dream I would have had.

Life motto?

How cool is it that the god who created the mountains and the oceans looked at everything and thought the world needed one of you too.