«Wearing the pink jersey is the dream of any child overlooking cycling and then realizes the dream of becoming a professional. Just before wearing it I thought about the afternoons spent with my grandparents to see the tour. And now, almost at the end of his career, the dream has come true ». He said it Diego Ulissi, The new pink jersey of the Giro d’Italia 2025 after the eighth stage (an Italian not worn it for 4 years and 4 days), the 197 km Giulianova-Castelraimondo. «Initially we only tried to win the stage, I focused on that. Then in the final, when Plapp went away, I tried to give everything to earn the seconds that served for the general classification. Tomorrow I don’t know if I will be able to keep it because it is a complicated stop, but arriving in my Tuscany in the pink jersey will be exciting, “added the 35 -year -old of the XDS Astana.
Who is Diego Ulissi
Diego Ulissi was born on July 15, 1989 in Cecina, Tuscany. Currently (2025) it runs for the XDS Astana Team Team, after a long career started in 2010 with the Lampre, which later became UAE Team Emirates, with which she ran until 2024. Ulysses is known for being a “punch”, that is, a runner capable of exceling on hilly paths and arrivals in short and steep uphill. Its versatility makes it competitive both in the stages of medium difficulty and in the classics of a day.
During his career, Ulysses has achieved numerous successes, including: 8 stage wins at the Giro d’Italia (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020). Stage victories and general rankings in stages in stages such as the Tour de Luxembourg (2020), the Giro di Slovenia (2011, 2019) and the Tour of Türkiye (2017)