Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious)went to La Vuelta with the intention of saying goodbye with a smile to his current team before joiningl Soudal Quick Step by Remco Evenepoel, although he admits he is not confident of entering the general classification, so he will look for the stage victory that has eluded him in the Spanish round since 2015.
“I will try to do my best to face the general classification, which is what the team asks of me, but I am not sure with that objective, so the other option is to win a stage. I want to raise my arms in the Vuelta, something I haven’t done since 2015”, commented the cyclist from Alava on the Spanish round podcast.
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the corridor of murguiatwice third in the Giro, hoping to take advantage of the form in which he finished the Tour de Francea goal he has been chasing since the gala round ended in Paris on July 23.
Landa believes that winning a stage will be difficult in this 78th edition that starts on Saturday in Barcelona, through waywarded]winning a stage winning a stage will be difficult in this 78th edition.
“Very good people always run in the Vuelta and the stages are very expensive. Because of the route it will be a very difficult race, who does not come before will suffer. On the third day the finish will come at the top of Arinsal . It will be a very demanding Vuelta,” he said.
At 33 years old, Landa will change teams to ride in 2024 in the Soudal of the Belgian Remco Evenepoel, a challenge for the Basque cyclist.
“I’m excited about the change. In 2016 they had an interest in me, but it couldn’t be. For me it’s a team that is respected and envied, so now being part of it motivates me, it has a different atmosphere . Now, I will work for Remco to stand up to Vingegaard and Pogacar. Being able to advise him on some things motivates me, I want to support him, and besides that I will have the opportunity because the season is long”, explained he. .
Landa, who will share the drawings in Bahrain with the Colombian Santiago Buitrago and the italianor Damiano Carusowill try to play it on mountain days, like one of the Tourmalet either Asturias.
Source: La Verdad
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