Roglic was inspired by Rocky to survive the extreme rigors of the Giro

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This Italy’s Giro d’Italia It becomes a real challenge for cyclists: it doesn’t stop raining, it’s colder than expected, Covid is widespread through the peloton, there are more waterfalls than expected, some of them is large, and withdrawals are on the horizon. of the day Of the 176 runners who started the first day of the race, only 136 remained in the race.

For many, it is a survival exercise and everyone tries to find a source of inspiration. The Slovenian Roglic, one of the top favorites for the final victory, found it in boxing and in the movies, in the figure of the boxer rockythe boxer well interpreted by the actor Sylvester Stallone.

“This Giro is about survival. As Rocky said: it doesn’t matter how hard you hit, but how hard they hit you. And hold it as you go forward. You have to endure it without stop moving forward, that’s how you win,” he said. Roglic is a cousinwhich certainly endorsed Rocky’s other motivational words that have been immortalized forever: “If you know what it’s worth, go and get what you deserve, but you gotta take the punches.

Source: La Verdad

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