Only a few days before the end of the year, the Movistar team Wants to show society what his team will be for the 2023 season, the first none Alejandro Valverde, retired, in their ranks. A team consisting of 45 cyclists between the male and female sections. And ‘El Bala’ must have been the person with whom the presentation ceremony began.
The Murcian cyclist received a gift in the form of an artistic painting reflecting his own figure on top of the bicycle and also recognition from the public present in the auditorium of the Central Building of the Telefónica District in Madrid. “This year will never happen again. I thought of retiring last year but with the pandemic issue I preferred to stay one more year to receive the love of the people, which has been incredible,” said one excited. Alejandro Valverde.
That warm farewell in tribute to the Murcian cyclist was the first course, followed by another tribute, to the cyclist Annemiek van Vleutenwinner this year of the triple crown: Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España.
new runners
After celebrating the career memories of both athletes, the action continued with the presentation of the new team. In the men’s section, they took the spotlight enric mas who, after several years being squire of Valverde, is the great bet of the Spanish team. Along with this, the freshness of ivan romeoa young time trial specialist pointed out that he is “ready to help the team with whatever it needs”.
The other two new items for next year are Portuguese Ruben Guerreiro and the Colombian sprinter Fernando Gaviria, one of the team’s great bets. At 28 years old, he comes with 50 victories as a professional, 2 of them in the Tour and 5 in the Giro. Although in 2022 he has yet to shine, the cyclist from La Ceja hopes to return to his rights in 2023.
For his part, enric mas He pointed out that this year he went through a very difficult time since he fell into that mail (Fifth stage of Criterium du Dauphine) but also very rewarding. “The good vibes of the team are extraordinary and that was the key to me getting back to the same level as before the crash. Now I have to follow the example of Alejandro Valverde which in recent years has been a true mirror in which to look at myself”.
Source: La Verdad
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