Mikel Landa, leader of Bahrain Victorious for the Tour de France which starts on Saturday at Bilbao, wanted to “honor” his recently deceased comrade Mr. Wooder, being “close to the podium” and trying to “win a stage” in the French race.
He Bahrain announced the eight he will join in the great cycling event of the year which proves that landa will be the “leader” of the formation and your partner Bilbao hair “co-leader” of a powerful team also includes the sprinter Phil Bauhaus and important corridors such as Nikias Arndt, Fred Wright, Matej Mohoric, Jack Haig, and Wout Poels.
“I want to finish close to the podium overall and also look to win a stage, which is also a dream,” said one landa, “affected” like all his colleagues by the “loss” of his “friend and colleague sir (Mader)” recently Back to Switzerland.
“We have to see this as additional motivation and to be at our best level every day and try to compete for it and honor it,” said a landa excited about the race and the fact that he leaves home and runs his first three stages on his land, the Basque Country.
“The exit to Basque Country it will be very exciting! I felt the passion and excitement of the fans. They support me. I think it’s going to be a great celebration of cycling, so am I it’s great to be a part of it.” commented, advancing the complexity of the first two episodes, the first of which has a beginning and an end to Bilbao and the second has an exit in success and when it comes to San Sebastian.
“The main stages begin with Basque Country with two difficult initial stages and it is very important to be ready because there may be holes at the finish line”, warned the rider from Alava.
For his part, the main sports director of Bahrain, Gorazd Stangelj, advances that his team reached the Tour with “good options at all stages” and “big ambitions”.
“I think We have a great team to have opportunities at all stages. We have two very motivated Basque cyclists who have the opportunity to ride at home and a course that suits their racing style. landa will be our leader and coat will be co-leader”, advanced
“Then,” he continued Stanglej– we have Matej (Mohoric) and Fred (Wright), who can look for opportunities in getaways, while Phil (Bauhaus) he will have his chances, because there are many stages for sprinters and he will also have a partner with a lot of experience Nikias (Arndt).
“And we’re also lucky to have great support in the high mountains as well Jack (Haig) and Wout (Poels), with the ability to fight for success on stage. Overall, we have a solid line-up and each rider can take their chances”, his sports director explained the options of Bahrain in a Tour 2023 where “daily” will run along wood In memory of.
Source: La Verdad
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