Laboral Kutxa of the UCI Continental women’s category announced Lourdes Oyarbide (1994) as the latest shiny addition to support a winning project that this year added the strength of double Olympian Ane Santesteban.
Oyarbide joins the ranks of the Euskadi Foundation team after spending the last six seasons with the Movistar Teamwhere he stood out as a luxuriously gregarious member of teammates like Annemiek van Vleuten and established himself in the national team at World Cup and European competitions.
“I am happy to finally announce my signing for Laboral Kutxa. I am especially excited to be part of such an ambitious Basque project.”said Oyarbide after signing his new one-year contract. “I am motivated by the team’s intention to grow the whole block, the dynamics of work and clear ideas. For my part, I want to contribute to the team the experience I have gained in the World Tour in recent years and , as a personal goal, I want to get back to being the competitive and ambitious cyclist I used to be,” he stated. with great motivation.
Lourdes Oyarbide arrives at Laboral Kutxa after becoming double champion of Spain, on the road in 2019 and in the time trial in 2017, winner of a stage at the Vuelta a Burgos and podium at the Thüringen Ladies Tour. His experience also includes seven participations in La Vuelta or six appearances at the World Championships.
This is the seventh signing of the Basque team for 2024, after those announced by Ane Santesteban, Laura Tomassi, Eri Yonamine, Jessenia Meneses, Catalina Soto and Cristina Tonetti. Laboral Kutxa has competed in the UCI Continental category since 2021 and has been betting on women’s cycling for five years under the direction of Aitor Galdós and Ion Lazkano.
The ambition is to reach the highest category of the World Tour and they risked everything to create a great team that allowed them to realize their dream. Right now, the
Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi 2024 Foundation
Naia Amondarain
Yurani Blanco
Idoia Eraso
Jessenia Meneses (new)
Usoa Ostolaza (renewed)
Lourdes Oyarbide (new)
Nadia Quagliotto
Marta Romeu (renewed)
Ane Santesteban (new)
Aileen Schweikart
Deborah Silvestri
Catalina Soto (new)
Alba Teruel (renewed)
Laura Tomasi (new)
Cristina Tonetti (new)
Eneritz Vadillo (renewed)
Eri Yonamine (new)
Source: La Verdad
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