All the work, dedication, courage, those days of rain, wind, turning in a 1 km circuit, lack of understanding of the average citizen in my home, all that worth when i have such an achievement that is do what i love and as a "bonus" to win the competition. I thank the universe for listening to my orders, for giving me strength, for giving me the woman I love, courage and determination.

I'm not a superman, I'm the neighbor down the block, only decided to take 100% of my potential because we all have a hero inside, it's just a matter of letting go. As Rocky Balboa said in the film (which I love): The world is a cruel place where the winners are not one who most give hits but the one who most hits receives and still keep going.

Thank for Guilherme Mannochio who pushed me to a new level, an unknown limit for me. I did not know I had so much to give. Celebrating this result is not because it was easy but because it was extremely difficult.

Thanks to my wife Renata for being always by my side, my sponsors for allowing me to continue my career and all my true friends wherever they are in this small blue dot we call earth.

Here I give you something that helped me a lot in the final moments of my race in Brazil this year. "Winner Thought". I saw this video a thousand times and I assure you that helped me a lot in the final moment.

"The dreams at first seem impossible, then improbable, and finally when we commit ourselves become inevitable."



NEVER GIVE UP!

Eddie