The former cyclist Pedro Delgadowinner of one Tour (1988) and two Vueltas (1985 and 1989), This Monday he asked for calm in the face of the impatience of the media and sponsors to find a new champion in Spain.
There is an impatience “to remember the works of the cyclists of the past in the works of today” but maturity cycles “are set by the rider himself,” Delgado warned reporters after participating this Christmas Day in Segovia in the traditional Turkey Race for bicycles without chains.
“We want the champion right away but everything has its times. Pogacar is young and has an incredible record like Vingegaard“, he added before emphasizing that everything is a cycle: “Just as we had cycles in Spain where we were proud of great champions, today we are going through one in transition,” he specified.
The year 2023 marks “a transition for the new generation of Spanish runners”, said the Segovian champion before mentioning young talents like Juan Ayuso and Carlos Rodríguez, as well as Enric Mas, without underlining the importance of finding a replacement for legendary figures like Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde.
Regarding the 2024 Olympic Games, the double winner of the Vuelta a España has already announced The Paris circuit is “not the most suitable” for the profile of Spanish cyclistsalthough in their opinion Álex Aramburu and Iván García have potential opponents for the test.
Pedro Delgado also identified the characteristics of the three great stages of the cycle that have already shown their respective 2024 editions, of which the Vuelta is the main protagonist” thanks to its many mountain endings.
On the other hand, it highlighted the growth of women’s cycling in 2023 and the news that the Giro will organize its own competition for the women’s category “which was previously conducted by a third-party organization”, and that it will be equivalent to its counterpart in the Tour and Vuelta.
Source: La Verdad
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