Andrea Pietrobon: “As a specific race I would like to race someday the Giro d’Italia”

The veteran of the U23 structure for the 2022 campaign will be this Italian born in Belluno who, beyond cycling, confesses to be a great music lover. Andrea plays the piano, the guitar and also some drums. “It relaxes me a lot,” he says. Among his favourite bands is the metal band System of a Down.

Pietrobon is looking forward to a season in which he has high hopes after a brilliant start to the year with Team Friuli, with very good performances at the beginning of the season. “The start was good, but since June I have had physical problems and I have not been able to find continuity or freshness”; he regrets. The rider joined Team Friuli in 2020 after two seasons with Zalf Euromobil,, already as U23, and his time in the junior category (2016 and 2017) with Northwave Upper Cervical – Treviso.

The rider from Veneto, a close friend and regular training partner of professional rider Davide Bais, defines himself as a ‘passista’ climber and his love affair with cycling came a little later than other of his teammates. “I was ten years old. I started cycling without a specific reason or a previous family link. I discovered the sport and asked my parents for permission to start, which they allowed me to do”. And since then, improving year by year, until now.

Asked about a sporting dream, Pietrobon says: “As a specific race I would like to be able to race someday the Giro d’Italia. I was able to ride the Giro U23 and it was already impressive, and even a stage in 2020 came almost to my home. The Giro has to be, without a doubt, the most beautiful thing in the world. To compete with so many fans, in your own country…”.

Pietrobon had been rumoured to join the professional EOLO-KOMETA, although he puts this in context: “After those health problems, my starting point was to get back to my best level. That’s why I wanted to start calmly, mentally and motivated, to have a good season. We all have that dream and I hope it can be possible, but there is still a lot of work to do and I can’t wait to start”.