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First days of work at the Stelvio for the "new" national team, which will do without the now former head of the blue youth sector.
Thursday 18 June 2020 5 minutes reading time
In the last few days, he has discussed the exclusion of Pietro Piller Cottrer from the technical cadres of the Italian cross-country skiing system.
The Olympian in the Turin 2006 relay, in fact, was left at home by the FISI leaders, forcibly abandoning the role of head of the blue youth sector after two years of excellent work. Still, the federal project to try to restart an objectively crisis discipline in the panorama of the Italian winter disciplines, should be based precisely on the talents of the future with the creation of the same Milan-Cortina 2026 group.
The technical director Marco Selle is committed, with the responsible coach Stefano Saracco, to follow the boys of team A in the first meeting at the Stelvio Pass which will end on Tuesday 23 June. At high altitude, Federico Pellegrino, Francesco De Fabiani, Maicol Rastelli, Giandomenico Salvadori and Greta Laurent are training, (justified absent Lucia Scardoni). "The weather changes regularly but does not affect our plans - Selle explains to fisi.org, regarding preparation - Last Tuesday we set up a ring of a couple of kilometers to ski well, now the track has been extended to 4 km with very good condition.
The forecasts are not optimal, but for us cross-country skiers it represents a minor problem. In this first phase, eight days of skiing have been planned, with the aim of staying outdoors for as long as possible and putting many kilometers in the legs. Normally the boys train about four hours a day covering 40 to 50 kilometers, divided into a morning session and an afternoon session. There is a great desire for revenge in all of us after a year below expectations ".
Selle also analyzes the structure of the teams (not going into the merits of the choice on Piller Cottrer), as they were conceived for the next season. "The members of team A are aged between 27 and 29, with the aim of aiming for immediate results and the 2022 Beijing Olympics which will arrive at the height of their potential. Just behind there is another team ranging from 20 to 24 years, aimed directly at Milan-Cortina 2026 and destined to gain experience in the World Cup and to collect points, led by two young technicians such as Fulvio Scola and Renato Pasini.
These are 12 boys and 14 girls, for them when the season begins the concept that will compete on the major circuit who deserves it. We have to focus on these guys, the Olympics in Italy is a huge event, it is important for them to gain as much experience as possible and build a path that will allow them to reach the top of their career in six years. Even further down there are some under 23s entrusted to Simone Paredi, with the obligation to mature their experiences in the Alpen Cup and aim for the world championship ".
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