One ride after another, a new climb to face, exciting challenges to try: Simona Cerquetti is one of the top athletes of Sardinian women's amateur cycling , a veteran who has never lost the desire to get involved despite her daily commitments with which you have to deal.
Fifty-four years old from Carbonia, a pharmacist by profession with a past as a volleyball player in the role of lifter in the Volleyball Sulcis Cortoghiana club, for over twenty years the bearer of the historic Monteponi team has tackled kilometer after kilometer with the awareness of those who know that every outing in cycling goes beyond being an important training in view of the competitions, revealing itself as a way to get to know each other better from a human point of view.
His victories? Several and of caliber between road, mountain bike and cyclocross : among all, the title of Italian champion of Gran Fondo Csain in 2018 in Budoni and the Italian time trial Tricolor of the Master Women 3 category in 2020 in Gonnesa in the opening time trial of the Giro stand out delle Miniere, as well as various Sardinian titles and successes in prestigious events such as the Coppa Città di Quartu, the Stranuraghi, the time trial of Ingurtosu without forgetting important placements such as the fifth place in 2021 in Monte Urano ai Tricolori di Medio Fondo in the Master category Women 3 and feats in suggestive scenarios such as the ultra ''MyLand'' in Baradili where she cycled for a total of 440 kilometers without stopping and the circumnavigation of Sardinia in August 2020 where she covered 1068 kilometres.
Unforgettable experiences, beyond the technical aspect: real adventures to be fully experienced, snapshots of life punctuated by the incessant rhythm of the pedals, which have become indelible memories to be jealously guarded.
Cerquetti from 2000 to today over twenty years of pedaling.
" Yeah, time went by really fast. I started mountain biking in 2000, making excursions and rides immersed in nature that I have always loved deeply. After 2005, I stopped for some time and then actively resumed in 2010, the year in which I also started competing. Initially, among other things, racing wasn't exactly one of my intentions, I was simply interested in pedaling to feel good about myself and enjoy the landscapes in which I trained. It was my training partners who convinced me, arguing that I had to get involved. In short, it was a surprise for me too ».
