INTERVIEW | 24/12/2024 | 08:31
by Giorgia Monguzzi
The Christmas holidays are perhaps the last moment of true relaxation before diving headlong into the 2025 season, the competitions are still far away, but for many, training, planning and goals have already begun. Silvia Persico will open its third season in Uae Adq in Spain at the end of January and is enjoying some of the warmth of his family.
In Alzano Lombardo family reunions cannot be missedbefore Christmas there is Christmas Eve with the classic dinner which this year will have a slightly different flavour. «Christmas Eve has always been a tradition for my whole family, we usually went to my grandmother's where we all met. Unfortunately my grandmother passed away in the spring, it will be the first year without her and it will be strange because things will change. Somehow, however, we wanted to keep the tradition alive, we will simply change location, we will move to my parents' house where we will exchange gifts. Then on December 25th we all have lunch together» Silvia tells us with a hint of emotion, also reserving a thought for her grandmother to whom she was deeply attached.
In reality, already last year Silvia's Christmas had changed profoundly, the girl from Bergamo was usually involved in cyclocross which often kept her away from home, but for the second consecutive season she decided to put mud competitions aside. «I admit that Unfortunately, due to cyclocross, I missed several Christmas lunchesbut I can say I had a justification. This time we will finally all be together, we are a large family and it will be nice to meet up, we don't have anything in particular in mind, simply spending time in company. I definitely won't be cycling at Christmasit's a rule I've set for myself, on the 24th I can do all the training you want but on December 25th the only place for my bike is on the stand” continues Silvia who reiterates the absolute ban on cycling on Christmas Day, a way to get away from everything and make the most of his family.
January 1st will also be a day of celebration, no bikes but still lots of time with the family before starting again with the preparation. 2025 presents itself to Silvia as the year in search of revenge, a season in which she can finally find herself without any more hitches of any kind. So between the stories of traditions and family lunches we take the opportunity to ask her for her letter to Santa Claus also in view of the new year. «I hope for a better 2025 than 2024 where I would say I've been through enough – he tells us- I would like to regain that awareness in my abilities that has been missing for a long time and finally run peacefully.»
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