When he falls, he immediately gets back on the saddle, as if nothing had happened, like the great champions.
No tears, no whims: yet he has just turned seven. Matteo Angius runs very fast on a mini motorbike, 6.2 horsepower: overalls, protections and full-face helmet . It is a promise of two wheels.
But to make the leap in quality for some months he had to say goodbye to Sardinia, or rather: Terralba, where he was born and raised. And with him also his parents. A change of life to make their little biker cultivate a dream. For several months , all three have lived in Russi, in the province of Ravenna, in Emilia Romagna: home of two wheels. For Matteo, Sardinia did not offer much . He is one of the very few children who practices this sport, the mini bike. That's why the decision to start a new adventure away from the island.
“Even to participate in the important minibike competitions we had to take a ship - says Elisabetta Atzei, the little motorcyclist's mother - Given Matteo's passion and desire to invest in this sport, we finally decided to move to where people live on motorbikes. Here there are the right facilities for training, valid instructors and many possibilities to emerge ”. For them, a significant change: “My husband, a bricklayer, once he arrived in Emilia Romagna he immediately found something to do. And I also had no problems finding work. Sure, we miss our home, our country, our friends, our relatives. But it was the only way to allow Matteo to follow this sport seriously, given his great passion".
Matteo is now training morning and evening to take part in the "Simoncelli Trophy". "To compete with the agonists, however, he will have to wait until he turns eight - says his mother Elisabetta - In various competitions he has already achieved important results. Here there are many children who they grow up on bread and motorcycles. It's normal".
Before leaving, Matteo's family was greeted during a ceremony in the town hall by the mayor of Terralba, Sandro Pili.