Trentino will be hard as hell but confidence remains

“We´re bringing along a strong team and I think it is realistic for us to fight for the victory. I haven’t raced for almost a month so we will see how things will go. I´m going to the start with the intension to give it everything , especially in those two extremely tough stages. They both feature a mountaintop finish and I´m interested to know if the organizers will stick to the original itinerary. The weather report doesn’t promise any fine weather and they forecast snow from the 1,300 meters level. Given the fact that the finish of the last stage Passo Pordoi lies at 2,000m, I´m really curious what will happen,” said Roman who won the polka dot jersey for the best climber last year.Apart from Roman, the Astana roster for the Giro del Tireno will include: Brajkovic, Tiralongo, Bozic, Seeldraeyers, Renev, Kangert and Kashechkin. “There are many contenders for the overall victory, for example: Scarponi, Basso, Cunego, Di Luca or Pozzovivo. It will depend on how well they will cope with the opening team time trial but the last mountainous stage will be the race decider, anyway,” Roman added.