The Movistar Team announced this Monday the signing of 25-year-old Canadian Olivia Barilwinner for the second year in a row of GB Eibar and fourth in the French Tour de l’Ardèche, which will join in January 2024.
Baril, who signed for one season, comes to the ‘phones’ from the Arab team UAE Team ADQwith whom he excelled in two WorldTour rounds – Itzulia (4th overall) and the Tour of Scandinavia (6th) -, and was able to complete La Vuelta (19th) and the Tour de France.
“I am confident that this is the right project to reach the highest level that I can give as a cyclist.. They have been a reference team in recent years, especially in the Grand Tours and in all kinds of stage rounds, and they had the best in their ranks with Annemiek van Vleuten, but what I see is thanks to the great team that he had him, everything became less complicated,” said the climber and time trialist, in statements released by his new team.
The Quebec cyclist says he knows his abilities and value, however, he says he doesn’t want to limit himself to that.
“I’ve shown that I have potential as a climber and stage lap racer, but I certainly don’t want to limit myself to that. I want to evolve into a real all-rounder, help the team in the one-day test, be it flat or with climbs, and above all, improve a lot in the time trial. “I don’t want to be known only as a climber,” she said.
On a personal level, Baril assured that one of his aspirations is to “participate in two events of the Olympic Games (line and time trial),” and that is why he has the help of the Movistar Team “to give everything. in Paris. “
Source: La Verdad
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