One moment I wish I'd caught on video was when Damiano Cunego stepped from the Lampre team bus. We were standing about 30 yards away, in the middle of a noisy throng of people, but the eruption when he stepped out turned everyone's heads.
About six people raised a banner high and shook it wildly as Damiano grabbed his bike and threw a leg over it to head to the sign-in. As he got closer, I noticed he had a wry smile on his face that either said, "this is sorta silly" or "damn, it's good to be king." Who knows.
No, I am not hiding this hair with a helmet until I absolutely have to
Just a second or two after I snapped the shot above and Italian fan came up and started screaming at Cunego in Italian. He was about six foot three and just towered over the boy wonder pumping a fist and continuing to scream for what seem far too long. Cunego's face never changed and he just wound his way through the crowd toward sign-in.
Not only was the passion incredible, but the way you could stand right next to the rider's was a shock. Cunego was obviously used to it, but I wasn't. After Cunego rode past,the Italian fan turned and talked wildly with his friends. They obviously were ready for a repeat victory from the Italian superstar, but unfortunately for them, he waited too long to jump and finished fifth.
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