Andrea Garosio

Newcomer to the EOLO KOMETA 2023 team: a pure climber, he was born in Chiari (Brescia) in 1993. In his career, Andrea has already had the opportunity to show off his skills with the Bahrain jersey and a Giro d’Italia raced in support of Vincenzo Nibali, before moving on to wear the Vini Zabù jersey and then the Bardiani jersey. Last year, with Biesse-Carrera, he won the best climber jersey at Coppi e Bartali. In short, one of the most interesting prospects who will have the opportunity here to grow, show off, and take some satisfaction. “I,” he says, “started when I was seven years old: everyone in my family is a soccer player, and I remember always going to my uncle’s house to watch the games. At home he had a few cups he had won in some tournament he had played, and I used to ask him why there were so few: he would tell me that soccer is a team sport and when you win the trophy belongs to everyone, so he kept a few because the others went to his teammates. Then I decided I would be a cyclist: because every cup won, it would be mine alone.” Strong motivations, and an idol in his heart: “His name is Alberto Contador, I always cheered for him because he drove me crazy when he sprinted uphill and because we were both born on December 6: I got to talk to him briefly, it was a huge thrill.”  There is a most beautiful moment in Andrea Garosio’s career, and there is a big dream to come true: “The most beautiful moment was on the stage at Coppi e Bartali when I won the climbers’ jersey: there were four jerseys up for grabs, three were from Ineos and one was mine. And the dream…the dream is called Giro d’Italia. Already being there would be beautiful, if I have to dream big I say I would love to win a stage.”