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On Tuesday, Derek Gee had another incredible day in the saddle, and he got some help from the Canadian superfan, Sean Moretti. Gee went on to snag another second place after a long day in the saddle on Stage 10. On one of the climbs, however, all eyes were on a spectator waving a large Canadian flag, offering words of encouragement to the IPT rider.
“Let’s go Derek, come on! You’re built for this,” he says, as he runs beside the 25-year-old. “Let’s go buddy! Come on! You’re an animal! You’re a fucking monster!”
After posting the story, many readers reached out to Canadian Cycling Magazine to solve the mystery of who it was. Moretti and his wife arrived on May 10 and will be staying until June 5.
“As soon as we arrived we went right away to Gran Sasso. It was the earliest we could get to Italy with taking vacation time from school and work,” he says. “We are watching every stage from now until Stage 20. Unfortunately, the trip from Mt. Lussari to Rome will be too tight for us to make it in time for Stage 21.”
I need this guy to cheer me up in every aspect of my life.pic.twitter.com/V92dfITtur
— Cycling out of context (@OutOfCycling) May 17, 2023
Moretti, as you can guess by the name, is part Italian. His mother’s heritage is from Italy. They immigrated from Majano (Friuli) to Canada in the 1950s.
“We came to the Giro last year and did the same thing… rent a camper van and follow the stages. It’s amazingly fun,” he says. “My wife and I do plan to move to Italy in the near future, though. The people, culture, food, landscape, architecture… it’s the best place on earth in our opinion.”
Moretti is a cyclist himself, which explains his love of the sport. “I’ve been riding for most of my life but for riding road bikes and training, the past seven years roughly. I started racing about four years ago, and it’s gradually become a bigger part of life for both me and my wife,” he adds. “For big races, I’ll go watch local stuff like Gastown but like I said for Grand Tours, this is our second time following it. I foresee it becoming a tradition as we are both hooked!
Watching a bike race involves some strategy. You need to find the best spot and also fight out all the other tifosi. Moretti has learned a lot about how to plan for it.
“I’ve learned a lot from the locals. For stages with mountains or punchy hills, it’s best to set up on…
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