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The Sovereign Prince welcomes Matteo Trentin at the 1st edition of Monaco BEKING Criterium Race ( Port Hercules , 28th November 2021 ).
Matteo Trentin performing in the great international cycling tours
HelloMonaco : Matteo , how did your passion for cycling begin ?
Matteo Trentin : It all started by accident . When I was a kid , I had neither obvious specific qualities nor was I a tightrope walker . My parent ’ s house was not far from the sports centre of my native village , Borgo Valsugana . One day , I got in contact with the Veloce Club Borgo , the local amateur sports association . My father then asked them if I could try riding a bicycle . That was therefore the starting point . During the early years I took everything as a game and a way to spend time with friends . My passion then slowly became a professional activity .
: When did you realize you could aim at becoming much more than an amateur athlete , that is a professional cyclist ?
MT : There is not a precise moment . Every year , I was the winner in some races , more or less . At that point , I moved into the Under 23 category , which usually anticipates a transition to a professional career . The first two years therefore went on like this since I had to study to get my college degree , the “ maturità ”, and afterwards to start University courses . I still could not get on the road much while I was quite successful in cyclocross . One fine day something snapped inside me and I realized that in order to make a difference I had to make a move soon . Under 23 lasts for four years only and time was running out ! In fact , something important must happen in this period otherwise you fail . Faced with this goal , I managed to become a professional rider a year and a half later . I guess I kept to my schedule .
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