The Euskaltel-Euskadi Shown that “fun” in the 2022 season which he completed, because, even if he did not achieve the expected result, he was able to “maintain the identity of the team”, according to his top sports official, Jorge Azanza.
“The results, the victories, are not the most important thing, but rather to see the progress of some riders. We were left with a bitter taste because cyclists who could have been important like (Antonio Jesús) Soto or Gotzon (Martín) had illnesses or injuries. Despite this, I think we can be happy; we have preserved the identity of the team by being present in all the races”, Azanza sums up the course balance of his team.
The sports director of the Basque team emphasized that “the three young people who came from the amateur category (Xabier Isasa, Unai Iribar and Asier Etxeberria) they are very well adapted and they gave a good level”.
“That’s kind of our line of work.. See how training from Laboral (the subsidiary) and other teams is paying off. How quarry cyclists do those steps is something beautiful,” he said.
Azanza emphasized that the structure of Euskaltel “It continues to be a great family, growingwith the men’s team, which is now also the women’s team at the top and with the illusion of a reserve team”, and pledged “ambition” for 2023.
“We will face next year all the ambition in the world to try to make a step in qualitywhich will certainly happen in a good distribution of calendars”, Azanza advanced because of the new course of the ProTeam team, the second division of international cycling.
The Basque team, with 20 riders in its ranks, contested in 2022 a total of 43 tests, 23 laps and 20 classics, and had 156 days of competition in 11 countries. Of these, the most important are the Itzulia Basque Country and the San Sebastián classic, the two home races, and the Vuelta a España, the great goal of the season.
Euskaltel achieved two victories throughout the course, the at Xabier Mikel Azparren and Juanjo Lobato in the Volta ao Alentejo. In addition, Xabier Mikel Azparren himself and Gotzon Martín dispute the great championships in the Spanish team: Martín in the World Cup and Azparren in Europe.
Source: La Verdad
I am an experienced and passionate journalist with a strong track record in news website reporting. I specialize in technology coverage, breaking stories on the latest developments and trends from around the world. Working for Today Times Live has given me the opportunity to write thought-provoking pieces that have caught the attention of many readers.
