Late seasons always live more intensely, and that’s what happens Dani Navarro (Burgos-BH), the oldest cyclist in this Volta a Catalunya, faces what is probably his last season. as a professional after 19 years at first level.
“There is a 98% chance this will be my last Volta”, explained Navarro, who will be 40 years old in July, to EFE. “I’m not physically bad, but I’m not looking for myself as much as I want to. If I don’t find that point that I want, it will obviously be my last year”, assured the climber.
So he set out to enjoy each of the races in 2023 to the fullest.Not only the Volta, but all the trials in which I will participate, like Itzulia”, the Tour of the Basque Country that will be held between April 3 and 8.
So far, this Volta is not positive for Navarro from a sporting point of view. “In Vallter (where the second stage ended), for example, I didn’t have a good day. Another year would have ended a little sad and disappointed. Instead, now I take it better, trying to do my best the next day.
The stage that ended in La Molina (Girona) this Wednesday was not good for Navarro either despite being a climb he has tackled repeatedly in his career. If in Vallter (Girona) he finished in 95th position, yesterday he did it in 72nd. In any case, he didn’t throw in the towel to do something noteworthy in the four remaining episodes.
“The goal is to get into breakaways. Ultimately, finishing in the 30th generally has no effect. Last year, I did the 18th, for example, and no one remembers it”, considered the man from Salamanca. “We will try to enter a breakaway, which is easiest for us. Fighting with the leaders is impossible”, he added.
“Teammates asked me about the route. I have 14 Voltas, I know it wellNavarro admitted. One of his teammates in Burgos BH, the Dutchman Jetse Bol, managed to enter the breakaway of the day in the first stage through the Costa Brava, and thanks to this he climbed the podium in Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona) as mountain leader
The great milestone of Navarro’s career was a stage victory in the town of Obregón (Cantabria) in the 2014 Vuelta Ciclista a España, when he was in the ranks of Cofidis. He also had ninth place overall in the Tour de France in 2013, the Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia in the same year and a stage in the Critérium del Dauphiné in 2010. He still has time to put an end to his career.
Source: La Verdad
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