The Burgos BH squad for 2024 will be formed

He Burgos BH It continues to put together what its squad will be in the 2024 season and to do so it is announcing the contract renewal of six of its riders. Ander Okamika has signed with the purple team until 2025, whileand Jetse Bol, Ángel Fuentes, Antonio Angulo, Óscar Pelegrí and Sebastián Mora They will continue until the end of 2024.

These cyclists join three signings already announced from Sinuhé Fernández, David Delgado and Sergio Chumil; in Jose Manuel Diaz and Victor Langellottiwho also renewed their relationship with Burgos BH, and the five riders with a contract in force for 2024: the neo-professionals Rodrigo Álvarez, Eric Fagúndez, Alejandro Franco and Clément Allenoas well as blueberries Mario Aparicioso there will be three people from Burgos in the team next season.

Burgos BH will continue to have Biscayan for two years Ander Okamika, who joined the team in 2021 after competing in triathlon and adapting perfectly to professional cycling. He is one of the regulars in the escapes, something he showed in his third participation in La Vuelta, where he won two fighting awards. At GP Beiras he was one of the authors of the team’s time trial victory and, at the end of the season, he finished seventh in the Tour of Turkey after standing on the climb to Babadag, showing his improvement in mountainous terrain.

Jetse Bol He will continue to be one of the team’s veteran cyclists. At 34 years old and with eight grand tours under his belt, he is life insurance for Burgos BH. Present in the structure since 2018 and based in Catalonia, the Dutchman has been the star of this year’s Vuelta a España breakaways and added two top-10s at the Tour de Doubs and Grand Besançon Classic. As a climber, he fought for mountain points in several races, leading this classification in the Volta a Catalunya and taking home the prize in the Vuelta a Castilla y León.

Including three cyclists from Burgos

Burgos BH will continue to have three riders from Burgos in their ranks next season. For the seventh consecutive year, Angel Fuentes He will wear the jersey of the purple team. His top speed and his ability in one-day races allowed him to have a good performance in France or China, being 15th in the Tour de Vendée and 13th in the Tour of Lake Taihu. Furthermore, he performed well in front of his fans in the preliminary stage of the Vuelta a Burgos, winning the battle award.

Antonio Angulo, better known as ‘Chava’ within the peloton, will face his second season as a purple runner in 2024, after reaching his goals in his debut as a purple runner. The Cantabrian achieved the first podium of the season for the team, finishing third in the opening stage of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. His speed also allowed him to fight for wins in Turkey, where he was fourth in one stage, or in the Arctic Race in Norway, finishing fifth.

Another fast runner who also continues in the ranks of Burgos BH is Oscar Pelegrí, who will be celebrating his third year with the team. Stage winner in the 2021 Tour of Brittany, he is one of the key figures in the preparation of the sprints throughout the season. In races like the ZLM Tour or the Région Pays de la Loire Tour he served as the last thrower, helping his teammates with mass arrivals. On an individual level, he managed to shine in the Volta a Portugal, where he was on the verge of victory on the stage that ended in Loule, finishing second.

The track, for Sebastián Mora

At the most prestigious track cycling events in the world it will continue to shine Sebastian Mora. The man from Castellón joined Burgos BH in May to prepare his goals in the velodrome during the road competition days. His speed led him to be fourth in a stage of the Taihu Lake Tour. As a pistard, he competed at the World Championships in Glasgow, achieving seventh place in the omnium and eighth in the madison. At the end of the year they will look for success in the Champions League, after two years of being second, and in 2024 they have the goal of the Olympic Games marked in red.

David Cantera (technical director): “This block of adjustments will bring a lot of confidence, seniority and experience to the team. There are six cyclists who are capable of raising their arms and also fully understand their role in each race. “They are all very easy to work with and we are convinced that they will contribute a lot to Burgos BH next season.”