Life is certainly not over when you retire from the peloton

Marco Pinotti brought down the curtain on his career, when he lined up at the Chrono des Nations, in October, wearing the time trialing colours of Italy.

“For me, it’s a transition between riding and coaching, and it’s a part-time role, so that will allow me to spend more time with my family, which is the most important thing,” said Pinotti, who was offered the role early in the summer and came to a decision in the past month. “The duties are still to be defined – we’ll meet to discuss 2014 in a few weeks – but it will be focused a lot on time trialling,” the Italian specialist then told Cyclingnews.

Now Pinotti is focusing on developing BMC’s riders in the best possible way.

“Things are going really well,” he told VeloNation. “I'm currently in Columbia visiting Darwin Atapuma and looking after his training in his unique environment, in a region where the altitude is between 2600 and 3400 metres.

“I will stay there four to five days to get to know him and his family better, and to better understand how I can help him with training.”

Pinotti has a background in engineering, and within the peloton he is infamous for his dedication to training, power analysis, and data measurement. He is also the author of several books that focus on training methods and pioneering ways of utilizing the body to its fullest. Now he uses this knowledge to strengthen BMC’s riders.

“I'll be training other riders within the team,” he confirmed. “I really like what I do and feel I fit well into this position because I'm surrounded by a very well organized and performance-oriented setup.”

In addition to his functions at BMC he has also accepted a position on the UCI’s Professional Cycling Council. Here Pinotti is one of five new members, who are part of president Brian Cookson’s new plans for professional cycling.

“The president of Italian federation Renato Di Rocco called me about a month ago and said my name came up within the discussion into the management committee,” he explained. “He then asked me if I was available. Once I asked him information about how much involvement my presence required I agreed to go forward. I was then contacted later with the information that I was selected.”

Pinotti has won six national time trial titles, and stages in the Giro d’italia and numerous other races. His experience with ITTs, training methods, and his knowledge of professional cycling, will therefore serve him well at both BMC and the UCI.