He Euskaltel-Euskadi announced this Wednesday Ibai Azurmendi (1996, Leitza), First Square (1997, Eribe, Araba) and Luis Angel Maté (1984, Marbella) would continue one more season with the team. Iker Bonillo (2003, Silla, Valencian Community), for his part, will share his talent with the orange team in 2024.
Ibai Azurmendi He will continue with Euskaltel-Euskadi next year and complete a decade at the Euskadi Foundation. The Navarrese cyclist arrived as a novice in 2015 and made the professional leap when he returned to the elite of the orange team in 2018 and since then he has continued to grow as a cyclist like Txomin Juaristi and Gotzon Martín. This year, he participated in the Itzulia and Donostia Klasikoa and starred in escapades in the Andalusia and Catalunya rounds and the Coppa Sabatini. “I am very happy to renew with the home team. More than a team, it is a family for me. I have been here all my life and thanks to them I have managed to fulfill many dreams and objectives,” he highlighted.
square, For his part, he will complete six years in the orange team with the aim of continuing his development in cycling. The Alava cyclist finished the season in good spirits and, with that renewed confidence, he is looking to regain the climbing brilliance he had as an U23 cyclist and achieve the consistency he has lacked due to physical problems in recent years. In any case, he has fulfilled his role in communication, as in the last Tour of Portugal where he worked for the success of his teammates. With five years of professional experience since he was promoted to the team in 2019, he aspires to take a step forward and consolidate himself as a professional in 2024. “I am very happy to be part of the team for one another year. I am very grateful for all the trust that has given me. are giving,” said Cuadrado.
Besides, Luis Angel Maté He will be 40 years old and will have 17 seasons as a professional wearing orange, the fourth specifically in the Basque structure. With enthusiasm and passion as his flag, this 2023 he raised his arms in the Tour of Portugal and achieved the reward for his dedication and career. “This renewal is very important for me, it is a great joy because I feel very familiar with the team and the project being built. It is a source of pride, a compliment, and I have all the enthusiasm and motivation in the world,” he says. said the runner.
The three renovations of Azurmendi, Cuadrado and Maté were added to those Mikel Bizkarra, Joan Bou, Asier Etxeberria, Xabier Isasa, Mikel Iturria and Gotzon Martín.
Finally, the young Valencian cyclist Iker Bonillo He comes from the Italian Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè Pro Team and from now on he will continue his growth as a professional cyclist with the help of Euskaltel-Euskadi. This is one of the most outstanding Spanish youth players in 2021, fourth in the Spanish Federation ranking and fifth in the Spanish Cup. He made the jump directly to the professionals with Bardiani. “I am very happy with my signing for Euskaltel-Euskadi because it has always been a reference team for me and it will be a pleasure to compete defending its legendary colors,” thanked the young man.
It’s about seventh signing of the orange team after the aforementioned Aberasturi (Lidl-Trek) and Cañellas (Hiper Europa) with Víctor de la Parte (TotalEnergies) and Nicolás Alustiza, Iker Mintegi and Unai Zubeldia, the last three from the LABORAL Kutxa subsidiary.
Source: La Verdad
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