A dashing Trentino woman turns the cyclists' heads

Letizia Paternoster is internationally considered one of the greatest cycling talents and is already Italy's hope for the 2020 Olympics. In track cycling, she has won everything there is to win in the junior and U23 areas, as well as on the road across Europe and Italy with top results Caused a sensation. “I want to compete in both disciplines at the Summer Games in Tokyo, that’s my big goal,” said Paternoster, who repeatedly competed in races in South Tyrol when she was young, to the Journal of Sport . She adds confidently: “It puts a lot of pressure on myself, but it only pushes me harder.”

“I would never wear a tracksuit” The beautiful Trentino native attracts attention not only with her striking sayings, but also with her appearance. She even puts on make-up for training rides through the local apple orchards on Nonsberg and, as she says herself, “aside from cycling, she would never wear a tracksuit.” Her social media channels are similar to those of young pop stars; she is followed by 84.700 people on Instagram alone. “I look after all of them myself. I want to offer people out there an insight into the life of an athlete, and I’m completely myself.” The relative in Hollywood Aside from her sporting successes and her appearance, Paternoster's CV has other curiosities to offer. She is related to Peter Facinelli, who made a name for himself as an actor in the series Law and Order and in the films of the Twilight saga. He is a cousin of Letizia's father Paul, an Australian. While visiting relatives in Italy, he met his future wife Maria, settled in Revò and has now been working as a fruit farmer there for decades.

Paul Paternoster's daughter, who has both Italian and Australian citizenship and passed her high school diploma last year, recently bought an apartment in Riva del Garda, around 80 kilometers away. The U23 European track cycling champion is using the route to her home village to prepare for her big goal: the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. A long time ago, Paternoster said in an interview with his usual self-confidence: “I dream of the Olympics, of a gold medal. Oh my, several gold medals.” She holds on to this dream and at the same time continues to bring women’s cycling into the limelight in her own unique way.

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A dashing Trentino woman turns the cyclists' heads

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