very clear about things : it ’ s been a very good year ; we worked very hard ; we did things well … but it wasn ’ t our best season .
What grade would you give yourself for 2022 ?
I would never give myself a 10 because you can always improve . This 2022 season has been a 7 or 8 ; a good season . The team , a 10 . They ’ ve worked hard . They did a great job . They have done everything I could possibly have asked from them and I ’ m very grateful for that . They put a lot of effort into it and have kept up the motivation . This was the first year with Carles and also with Fuji as Team Manager and it went very well . I am very happy and I think we are going to get better .
It was also your first year with Gabriel Marcelli as team-mate . How has it been to share the team with him ?
I get on really well with Gabriel . He is a very easy-going guy and he has a great character . Having team-mates like him is very positive . He has a very high level . I have helped him as much as I could and I think he is a rider with a great future .
I see him doing better on the bike than is
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