Press conference today:
"I can't tell you what my condition is like, but it's important for me to be here. It has been a difficult period, I was out for 10 days. When I came back from Teide I had a couple of days of unloading in view of the Tour of the Alps, then there was the crash during training that upset everything. Slowly I got back on the bike and only last Monday after the check-up I dissolved the reserves since the fracture is healing. I can't make big proclamations, not even in my head"
"I don't experience pain now, or rather it depends a lot on the weather. The meteoropathy counts, some days the discomfort is completely absent, others it has been felt. Today, 3 weeks after the accident, my wrist is fine and day after day it's better. We have accelerated the time so much, I have to thank the many people and specialized centers that have helped me in this run-up. The first week of the race will be a test, then we will take stock, I will undergo other tests and with the medical staff of the team we will evaluate what to do."
"We tried different solutions, in the end I think we will put a softer tape on the handlebars and opt for some less atmosphere at the tires. I won't use a brace, at most I'll wear a bandage. I have no problem keeping my hands neither high nor low, not even getting up on the pedals. I don't feel the vibrations, but the potholes will certainly be better avoided. The regions that host the Giro usually resurface their roads or at least work to improve them in view of our passage as well as for city use, and this comforts me".