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Lead 'Em Out: The Guido Trenti Journal

Likeable 30 year old Guido Trenti was born in Italy to an Italian father and an American mother, so the Fassa Bortolo rider holds dual citizenship and a USA Cycling racing license. Trenti was proud to represent the United States last year in the world road championships in Zolder, Belgium. Trenti is known as a consummate team rider and his role on his new Fassa Bortolo squad in 2003 will be to act as key lead-out man for sprinter Alessandro Petacchi.

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May 9, 2003

Ready for the Giro

Hello friends from Cyclingnews,

It's been a while since I've written a diary; after I finished the Belgian classics I was really tired and didn't even want to touch my computer. So I had some rest and recovery time and made sure I would start the Giro d'Italia at 100 percent.

Once I recovered, I did a lot of training; both for sprinting and also plenty of climbing. I did two weeks of major training and had good long massages and I also went to the chiropractor every week. I didn't want to leave anything to chance for this Giro, my first with Fassa Bortolo.

Last week, I did the Giro di Romandia, even though there were few stages for sprinters! My condition was pretty good even if I found it tough on the climbs but I'm optimistic that I'll improve during the Giro.

After Romandia, I did an easy week; two or three hours a day very easy and a bit of motorpacing to stay used to the high rhythm of racing. Now I'm ready for my 5th Giro d'Italia.

Thanks for reading
Guido