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00:00Varlene, yesterday things didn't go as planned but today is another day, the gap between you and Lisa is 22 seconds, what do you think about?
00:07Yes, the day of today brings a lot of opportunities and I really hope we can have a good result in the end.
00:14Looking at today's stage, you already tested the Imola circuit in 2020 with the World Championship, so what do you expect from today and from the stage?
00:23Yeah, it's a really punchy parkour with a lot of technical sections, so it's a parkour that really allows breakaways, strong breakaways, strong, like in 2020 we had Anna van der Brecken solo in the front, I think it's a parkour that allows these things, these kind of things.
00:43Looking at the UAE team fighting for the GC, what do you think, what do you expect from them today, how they maybe will face the race?
00:51I think they will, of course, defend it full gas and the team did a really good work the whole week, I think they are maybe also a bit tired, but I expect them to be really strong and Alisa, it's her home race, I think she will be really, really sharp, I expect no weakness there.
01:09Thank you so much, good luck.
01:11Barbara, what a race for you yesterday, you gained the sixth place in the strong heels climb of Montenerone, how are you?
01:18I'm feeling pretty good still, so yeah, yesterday I think I ride in an expected way, but yeah, I'm super happy about the performance from yesterday and we try to save the position today and why not try something else?
01:38Yeah, you are nine in the ninth position of the GC, I mean the goal today will be to save the position, what do you expect from today, how could you race?
01:50I think it's going to be a very active race, because like also Marlene wants to try to get back her jersey, but yeah, for sure we also want to try some breakaways with Root and we want to have some win stage with it.
02:13It's a better, so the Giro is not finished, but if you look back what you can say how your Giro went?
02:20For me that's the best Giro ever so I'm happy anyway, whatever happens today, for sure I want to score top 10 in Giro, but anyway I think this is a very good Giro for me.
02:37me good luck thank you so much Isabella what a great performance for you
02:41yesterday how are you how are the legs thank you yeah yeah it was a really nice
02:46day yesterday the team raced really well Sheeran had a really strong breakaway and
02:49yeah excited for the last day the Maglia Bianca is now only 47 seconds away do
02:55you think you could be able to catch it today yeah I think the race is never
02:59over until it's over really so yeah never leave anything off the table but
03:04yeah we'll see how the day goes this Giro won't have an easy conclusion also
03:09today's race will be in some part I think difficult so what do you expect how will
03:14you face this stage yeah I think it's gonna be a super tough stage there's
03:17lots of climbing always up and down so yeah I think it'll be aggressive from
03:21the start and yeah we'll see how it goes the Giro is not finished but if you
03:25have to look back and maybe tell us how it went what you could say yeah it was
03:30really nice it was a great experience I just really enjoyed being with the team
03:33it was a really good group of girls and yeah I had a really good time thank you so
03:37much Sarah how about you how about the legs are you ready for today yeah
03:41definitely ready is the last stage and I expect fireworks fireworks so I hope we're
03:46ready and it would be a good stage we have seen you growing during the Giro with
03:52amazing performance yesterday in Montenegro in stage six so are you proud of what you're
03:57doing yeah I'm really happy about my shape and how both me and the team are
04:03working now I'm really happy about this this Giro is going and I hope to finish
04:07it in a high note today the stage won't be easy so how will you face it maybe what is
04:14your goal for today the main goal is to make it into the breakaway of today of
04:18course and yeah it will be quite difficult because I think many teams want to go in
04:23the breakaway is the last option and yeah last opportunity and it's also a
04:27really tricky course so yeah I will be super focused on it good luck
04:32Eleonora we have seen you now at the team presentation cheering for Elisa you
04:37girl seems very happy so what is the mood with you face the stage today for sure we
04:44have positive vibes but we try to be also with the foot on the ground and don't
04:52not be over over and yeah we are ready for sure it will be a tough day but we are
05:00all ready to support Elisa and do the best we have seen you doing an amazing work in
05:05the stage five in Montseilice helping Elisa what do you think you the role you
05:11could play today for sure as all the past days I will be to her side from the start
05:18today to the end and supporting her helping her for the positioning and so
05:25yeah what do you expect from the movie starting today do you think they could
05:30play an attack maybe yes I think that they will try because at the end they have
05:34nothing to lose so for sure they will try but we are ready also thank you so much
05:40good luck okay how are you how do you feel after climbing the hardest stage of the
05:45Giro yeah I feel good of course a little tired like everybody else but today is
05:50the last day last chance to leave it all out on the road and I'm looking forward to
05:54it we have seen yesterday your boyfriend asking for updates from you during the
05:58tour what do you think about it yeah it's just who he is I think for me it
06:03wasn't a surprise because yeah we check up on each other all the time but yeah I
06:09think it's just who he is looking at today's stage I think the main goal for
06:14you will be to keep the position in the top 10 how will you face it I think the
06:19main goal for the team is first to keep Sarah on the podium and then yeah if I can
06:24be there as well and keep my position will be will be good but yeah the the course is
06:31quite technical I know it from the World Championships in 2020 so it will be
06:36important to really stay with the best ones and try and follow some attacks
06:43maybe and yeah we see thank you so much good luck for today still how are you how
06:48is going the Giro so far it's going well I mean Tony has been amazing in this year
06:53and today is the last day to keep fighting and I'm looking forward to it I
06:59know you already raced in the Inemola circuit in 2020 World Championships so what can
07:04you tell us more about this stage how will you face it I think it'll be a super
07:09super hard stage I think there'll be lots of attacks but I really like this
07:15circuit I'm excited for this circuit and we hope for something good today I see you
07:22still with a lot of energy so do you think it's the best way to end the Giro with a lot of
07:27adrenalinic moments and also the GC do you think there will be changes I think this
07:35is the day where you can definitely lose time because it's such a hard circuit so
07:39yeah if you're running out of energy it's not good yeah so I hope we have some
07:46energy left in the legs and that we can do something good today with that energy we
07:50can't wait to see you today good luck thank you thank you
