Everyone knows the exploit of Miguel Indurain cycling. The athlete from Navarre has won five Tours de France and his name is synonymous with legend in the world of bicycles. To be more specific, in road cycling. However, the Spaniard still likes to try new things and tries mountain bikes on Skoda Titan Desert Morocco.
In the first days, his feelings were very good, as he pointed out to MD: “The first stage was very nervous, people were very eager and from the beginning it was very demanding, but In the second, I enjoyed Morocco more”. It’s a journey into the unknown because so much rock and sand is something you’re not used to.
Being the legend that he is, people are amazed that he is among the novice cyclists who share the experience. However, Indurain already knows many runners because he has trained with them several times and feels “that covered me up in the best way”. How else, pictures and constant greetings are something you can’t escape.
The main headache for Miguel is must ride a bike through the sand dunes of Morocco, something he has never done before. Of course, when we asked him about some kind of special training, he was honest: “That’s true I haven’t done any other preparation than usual, lots of road bikes“. In fact, as MD learned, he barely rode the Kosner-Solteki bike.
Despite all this, Indurain had a strong desire to ride the Titan. COVID prevented him from participating when he was determined to join. “For me, finishing Titan is a challenge I’ve been waiting for. My goal is to finish it and help my colleagues who need it“.
He’s obviously not fighting to be the best he’s ever been. But undoubtedly, his performance at 58 is still up there with the privileged few.
Source: La Verdad
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