In 2014, years of attacking finally paid off for Stefano Pirazzi when he won a stage of the Giro d'Italia. However, the Italian plans to change his riding style to ride less aggressively in 2015.

Stefano Pirazzi has always been known as an attacker but for years, he was unable to turn the aggressiveness into wins. This year things finally came together for the Bardiani rider who won a stage in the Giro d'Italia one year after he had taken the mountains jersey.

The win was taken after Pirazzi had joined the right breakaway but the Italian has no intention of continuing his riding style. In fact, he plans to ride more calculated as he wants to win more races in the future.

"I fot on the attack and try to make some noise," he tells La Gazzetta dello Sport in an interview. "That's what I've always done. And people love this kind of riders. But now I want to change.

"Less attacks, more results. Less instinct and more reasoning. Less improvisation and more strategy. After four years of attacking, I got my first win in the fifth season. In the Giro d'Italia, in the stage to Vittorio Veneto. A tremendous satisfaction."

The win saved the season for Pirazzi who was less pleased with his performances throughout the rest of the year.

"I paid the price for a winter where I did too little," he said. "And so I always had to chase a condition that I was never able to reach. Even in the Giro I did not go as I wanted or dreamed of. Because of this, the stage of Vittorio Veneto has double value: that of winning and that of having passed a great test of character."

Pirazzi wants to avoid a similar scenario in 2015.

"I did the last race on October 13 at GP Beghelli. I did the last ride at the end of October with my friends. But this time there will be no rest. I start today, alternating gym work, mountain biking, running and walks. Later I will ride my road bike."

Next year a Giro stage will finish in Pirazzi's home region of Fiuggi.

"The stage will finish in Grosseto after a start in Campitello Matese. Winning at home would be the best of life. If they repeat the finale from two years ago, there will be a short climb 3-4 km from the finish and that will make it possible to attack."

Pirazzi may plan to change his riding style but he won't turn himself into a grand tour contender.

"I can time trial and I can climb. Not in three-week races but in one-week races. My passion is strong but my weakness is that I get demoralized if things don't go my way."