The cycling race that best represents the most widespread idea of what it means to be Italian.

An excursion early in the season on the highest mountain in Ausseerland, Austria, not far from Salzburg: Cycling on Loser Mountain, where the air is pure and clear.

Dmitriy Fofonov, Astana’s team performance manager, presents the prospects for the new competitive season. The team’s trumps in 2021 will be youth and technology.

Soaring demand for bicycles has made it more difficult to meet strong market pressures in terms of
distribution. We discuss this problem with Enrico and Michele Gastaldello.