He Kern Pharma Team closed 2023 with the highest score in its history (1700 UCI points). It is said to be early, but this is the unmistakable sign that the pharmaceutical project is on the right track. Pharmacists, always true to their character and signs despite the dizzying evolution of cycling, are ambitious and have left their mark on the entire calendar. They held the sky to Tour of Taiwandebuted in a WorldTour test like Fleche Wallonne and they repeated participation in races at the level of Liège-Bastogne-Liège or Paris – Elite Tours.
In the month of March the first great joy of the course will come in the hands of Jordi Lopez. The Catalan, after great work from his teammates and thanks to a strong start in the last kilometer, was able to win the second stage of Tour of Taiwan with an ending in Jiaobanshan Park. While Spain slept, a pharmaceutical expedition made history on the Asian continent. Seventh victory in the professionals for Team Kern Pharma. Seconds in general and endless experiences to remember. Worth the trip and the effort.
Later, the Kern Pharma Team He has remained strong and competitive in his WorldTour appointments. The Return to Catalonia and the Itzulia Basque Country They served pharmacists to verify the need of the highest category. It was from mid-April to the end of the season when the Navarrese team performed at a great level. Beginning with the worthy performance of Roger Adrià in Classic Grand Besancon Doubs and continues the great performance of the block in the classics of Ardennes and the Return to Asturias. In May, it’s time to put on overalls and fight the ever-demanding French classics and then in June offers great sensations in The Route d’Occitanie and the Tour of Slovenia.
The level was maintained in the second half of the year
Submerged in the second half of the season, the Kern Pharma Team riders stayed in the fight wherever they went, from Return to Castilla y León in Donostia San Sebastian Classico. There was even time to compete in three fields at the same time and achieve results, as happened in the month of August in the participations in Vuelta a Burgos, Volta a Portugal and Norway’s Arctic Raceand. Finally, the pharmacists ended 2023 by climbing the podium of Le Tour de Langkawi and showing their face until the last kilometers of the year in the historic Paris – Elite Tours.
For Juanjo Oroz, general manager of the Kern Pharma Team, “It has been a year in which the Kern Pharma method has been shown to work. In January, we set the goal of finishing the season around position 30 in the UCI Ranking and set ourselves as a success in achieving 1700 points, and that exactly what we achieved. It is to be proud of the work of the whole team,” he pointed out.
The head of the structure assesses the situation of the project: “We have seen how there are riders who are starting to reach their maturity and stand up, but our best weapon is continuous relays, with runners from the bottom constantly appearing and that neo-professional cyclists give you a very high level.” “That the Finisher quarry remains productive is our great strength.” A structure that “has gained a lot of self-confidence when it comes to planning careers and sharing goals. We continue to grow, and the most important thing is that we do it together, something that is very necessary and that will determine if until where the Kern Pharma Team can do,” he pointed out.
Source: La Verdad
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