DIEGO CASAGRANDE
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DATE OF BIRTH: 05.08.2004
FAVOURITE DISH: Italian food in general - risotto alla milanese.
HOBBIES: I like cooking, reading, walking and studying - I just started studying Economics and Sports Management at distance university in Zürich.
BEST MOMENT OF YOUR CAREER: August 2023 at GP Poggiana: my DS told me that if I wanted to finish the race I had to be in the break, which I did, and I even stayed with those who came back to the break. When I finished the race, I drove 10 hours back home till 2:00am, to be at school the morning after. That was a great moment.
DREAM RACE: Giro d'Italia. I learnt cycling in Italy, and I see myself as an Italian cyclist.
FAVORITE TRAINING ROUTE: In Ticino over Gotthardpass.
NEVER MISSING IN RACE LUGGAGE: A book, a booklet, my crosswords and a pen.
RITUALS BEFORE A RACE: I always put on my left shoe before.
DREAM JOB AS A KID: I wanted to become a pilot.
SPORTS BEFORE CYCLING: I played football as a kid, and I started cycling very late in 2020.
MOST DARING MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE: Being at the start of my first cycling races in Italy in 2023, without having any race experience.
