Cycling is a lifestyle and a philosophy for Paola Gianottithe extreme cyclist who broke 4 Guinness World Record, including being the fastest woman in the world to circumnavigate the planet by bike. The extreme cyclist draws up the motivational decalogue on the occasion of Biking New Ground, a virtual tour promoted by CNH Industrial between the shared values of sustainable progress, inclusion and team spirit conceived on the route of the Giro-E and the Giro d’Italia.
«These ten points derive from a path taken, from my relationship with the bicycle. They came through the various adventures and sporting feats that I have brought home. Every single point derives from what I experienced together with the bicycle »explains Paola Gianotti.
An example? “Every stop is a new start”. During the world tour on a bicycle, Gianotti was hit by a car. “This jeopardized everything I was doing, but it made me understand that you can leave and come back stronger with experience and awareness. The bicycle makes you aware of who you are, it leads you to meditation ».
Crucial is the error. Through this you learn to become stronger. «My mistake was not sporting, it was to create a club without full awareness of what I was doing. The lack of knowledge of that mistake has led me to understand that if I don’t reach a goal it’s because I don’t have a clear goal and path »adds the extreme cyclist.
Paola Gianotti began to ride a bicycle seriously at the age of thirty with amateur triathlon competitions, before it was only a means of travel. However, she has always considered it a means to be with herself. “The bicycle combines sport and travel, knowledge of the world and of oneself. The world tour by bike was not a race for me, but a way to change my life. I was following a path that did not belong to me as a financial consultant and then in the organization of events ».
This is how his career and life path was reborn. The bicycle was his means, there can be many others. “You have to be aware of who you are and who you want to be. The next step is to be responsible for who you want to be, to decide how to get there: con awareness, responsibility and vision to overcome the obstacles that arise between us and our goals “.
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“How many told me that quitting my bicycle job was madness? All. Very few believed in me: my partner and few friends. Nobody thought that I would be able to build this path. Everyone thought it was better to find a job and occupy my free time with my passions. I, on the other hand, wanted to make my work out of my passions ». The secret? “The courage to follow oneself”.
Paola Gianotti is carrying out campaigns on the safety of cyclists on the road and for respect for the environment, each ride is dedicated to the planting of new trees, in addition to this sustainable progress, of inclusion and team spirit. “Biking New Ground is a great One Team Experience», Explains Carlo Alberto Sisto, EMEA president of CNH Industrial, a global leader in the machinery and services sector,« which follows the path of the Giro-E and stage after stage reminds us of our culture and our values. Among these, the team spirit, diversity and inclusion stand out, as well as the concrete commitment to the well-being of the planet, which for us at CNH Industrial is rooted in the deepest agricultural culture, knowledge, love and respect for the land to be achieved through constant attention to innovation. We are a company that shares these values with the ultra cyclist Paola Gianotti, as well as the determination to reach new territories, always open to new challenges and new borders ».
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Source: Vanity Fair
