Buon ferragosto dagli atleti della Tea | Altitude Training Camp Livigno

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Hotel La Tea | Trepalle, Livigno

15 agosto 2021

Piacevole serata in compagnia di grandi atleti del calibro di Jolanda Neff, neo campionessa olimpica di XC MTB,

Milan Vader, top 10 a Tokyo 2020 sempre nella stessa specialità e l'affiatato team arabo "Trek M7 Team".

Il caldo torrido non ha fatto esitare a questi atleti di cogliere l'attimo e allenarsi in quota per gli ultimi preparativi di questa importante stagione.

L'appuntamento clou di Jolanda e Milan è ovviamente il mondiale di XC in programma a fine mese in Val di Sole. Qui una loro breve intervista.

[Q&A] Jolanda Neff (Team Trek Factory Racing) & Milan Vader (KMC–Orbea)

- How do you value your stay in Hotel La Tea ?

@Jolanda: "Well, I've been at La Tea in 2018: a friend of mine told me to stay in this privileged hotel and I can confirm here it's a special stay, Michela is a polite owner, always available and very kind.

I decided to stay here in these days before Val di Sole, to grant me something special before this final main event of the season, and Michela confirmed my availability immediatly. Highly appreciated."

@Milan: "I visited La Tea in 2019, I enjoyed a special three weeks of training camp, I felt the great potencial to training in altitude and so I decided as well this year to come back before the Olympics.

About Michela, no doubts: always available of any issue and grant me the best during my stay."

Altitude training: a must for a pro rider, is it?

@Jolanda & Milan: "We are both agree that Altitude is essencial in the preparation of top athletes, training with less oxygen, let you gain something more. Probably for road bikers is more important than XC mountain bikers.

They have more altitude competition compere with us

(for example high mountain stage during Tour, Giro & La Vuelta).

About sleeping and training in altitude: more time you spend here, more you become confident about oxygen deficit, this is why usually we prefer long term here, to accustom our body to the high altitude of 2200m".

What's your favourite dish/food at La Tea, Livigno?

@Jolanda: "With no doubt: I love bresaola and Michela's roast beef".

@Milan: "I appreciate a lot the Pizza :) ".

What's your feeling for upcoming events? Could you compare the Olympic event with World Champs at Val di Sole?

@Jolanda: "After the happiness of Tokyo2020, I'm focus on another important event for me: World Champ in Valdisole.

Both races have something similar, even if of course Val di Sole circuit have longer climb than Tokyo."

@Milan: "I decided not to race the european and focus on Worlds: I wanna be at the top form for that main event.

After that race I'll have a busy race calendar for the all three weeks after".

[Q&A] "Team Trek M7" amator cycling team from Dubai (UAE)

Mr. Ahmed El Marri & Harib. Alblooshi

Let's talk about cycling in Dubai, how is it developing in your beautiful country?

During off season do you train on Zwift?

"Cycling is booming right now in Dubai. Since 2015, the governament pulls to grant to this amazing sport something more. They built up cycling path all among the city, granting to the local people a new way to stay healthy and discover a new worldwide sport. Up to now there are 150km of road routes in the desert, expecially after corona outbreak. Cycling has a future in Dubai, of course during the winter period as in summer (from June to September) it's very hot and dangerous to cycling outside due to high temperature (more than 40degrees).

About Zwift World: It's booming as well. We train indoor during our off season : so from april to september."

What's your main event for upcoming season? How is going the training camp in La Tea, Livigno?

Do you like italian cousine?

" For our team the main event it's on January 2022: Cycling race at Seih AlSalam | Al Marmoum | Championship.

On this race event the top 10 athletes on overall classification are qualified for elite race.

We are training hard here in Livigno for 9 weeks, getting the best altitude training to grant us something more for upcoming season: Livigno is a magic cycling heaven, we can decide every day a new cycling route and La Tea has a privileged position in this amazing scenary. We came here in 2019 two times and after covid outbreak we decided to come back this year for a long stay of pure cycling happiness and hard work.

We love italian cousine: expecially the pizza here at la Tea is something special."

What's your plan for upcoming weeks?

We are going to compete on Haute Route Alps & Dolomites events starting at the end of August.

In that occasion we'll check our shape and value for race calender on september and october.