Unserious questions for Americans at the Giro

APELDOORN, Netherlands (VN) — What does the Giro d’Italia do to a man and to his mind? Ask him directly and he finds it difficult to articulate.

The answer lies in his approach to everyday tasks and duties, in his assessment of his own body, and in the things that seem important to him at a particular moment. So, VeloNews is going to ask the five Americans in the race — Chad Haga, Ian Boswell, Larry Warbasse, Joey Rosskopf, Nathan Brown, and Joe Dombrowski — the same six rather innocuous (and a bit silly) questions four times throughout the Giro.

We caught up with them for the first time on Friday. Those answers are below. We’ll ask again on each rest day, and after the race reaches Torino in three weeks’ time. If any rider drops out, we’ll try to ask him on that day too (understanding, of course, that he may not want to talk about it). We’ll see how the answers change.

VeloNews: Describe your mood today in one word. Chad Haga (Giant – Alpecin): “Optimistic.”

Ian Boswell (Sky): “Enthusiastic.”

Larry Warbasse (IAM): “Apathetic.”

Joey Rosskopf (BMC): “Anxious. Been building up to this Giro start for a while now, nice to get it under way.”

Nathan Brown (Cannondale): “Ready.”

Joe Dombrowski (Cannondale): “Relaxed.”

VN: What was your first thought when you woke up this morning? Haga: “Oh hey look, I made it past six o’clock! The sun comes up early here.”

Boswell: “I kinda forgot that it was the Giro. I did a couple laps after we got here then put my headphones on, took a nap, woke up and had no idea where I was. I was like oh, I start in an hour!”

Warbasse: “I would …

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