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Sotto, Daniele Gilardoni con alle spalle la foto diGiuseppe Sinigaglia presso la Canottieri LarioBelow, Daniele Gilardoni and behind him the photo ofGiuseppe Sinigaglia at the Canottieri Lario10 WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS"semper in péé"Ten titles as a champion of the world, always on the same boat; the light four racing boat consecratedhim among the most awarded Italian winners ever. But Daniel Gilardoni, "Gila" is his nickname,doesn't have any intention to stop. It’s just few months he left Canottieri Lario G. Sinigaglia – wherehe won nine world titles in a row – for Canottieri Milano, looking for new challenges after he facedsome difficult months and looking for a place where he will successfully prepare himself for theOlympics of London 2012. Good communicator, available and prepared athlete, he has become atestimonial of Lake Como in the world, actually he has an official charge in the Province of Como. Hestill has this charge, even though he is now competing for a club in Milan. A lot of things were writtenand said about Gilardoni, but only few people know the anecdotes of the rower with the shirt. «Ibegan to row when I was 10 years old in 1986, because I was some chubby – says Daniele - I didn'thave a beautiful relationship with water. Furthermore I liked to be original. I used to go out on theboat with my shirt for instance». Do you remember the first competition? «My trainer brought me tothe boat races in Salò, I was 11 years old. He just told me not to stop when I heard the sound of thetrumpet of the stop. I started and I reached the finishing line with 30" of advantage on the secondone, however I stopped after 200 meters, when the judges recalled me». From that first place, other240 followed and some others will arrive towards 2012.96 97