There are winners and winners and the achievement of young Mexican cyclist Isaac del Toro (20 years) in the second phase of Santos Tour Down Under (Australia) He stole the hearts of all fans. First for the courage that the Ensenada cyclist and for the violent attacks he made, opening and throwing all his opponents until achieving a cannibalistic victory that reminded many Slovenian fans. Tadej Pogacar.
The first question many cycling fans ask is who is Isaac del Toro and where is he from. If that is so, He signed this season for UAE Team Emirates after showing his qualities as a cyclist for two seasons in AR Monex Pro Cycling Team. In 2020 he finished 20th in Mexican National Championshipin 2021 he already gained experience in Italy (with the best result of 15th in Grand Prix Excellence Valli del Solligo) and in Junior World Championship He was 59th in the time trial and 79th in the road test.
The leap in quality began to take place in 2022, but last year it really began to uncover the jar of essences, achieving excellence in Tour de l’Avenir, where we can say that he swept, taking the demanding stage of Col de la Loze, showed his qualities as a climber, and took the general, and the remaining classifications, points, mountain and white jersey of the youth. Join this way Isaac del Toro his name on an extensive list of prestigious runners, such as the Belgian Cian Uijtdebroeks, Tobias Foss, Tadej Pogacar, Egan Bernal, Davod Gaudú, Marc Soler or Miguel Ángel López.
His debut is still early in the World Tour, del Toro said he felt a mixture of excitement, determination and desire to begin. This is how I would summarize my feelings on the eve of Tour Downmy first UCI World Tour race as part of UAE Team Emirates. I feel great after our team’s training camp in Spain, which allowed me to ride with my new teammates for the first time and start building important connections and relationships, both on and off the bike. “I couldn’t be happier to start my first race in Australia and I’m fully focused on learning everything I can, soaking up each and every experience I have, as well as showing my bike skills,” he told the website. his team.
A debut that he himself assured that he can’t quite believe: “Being part of the number one team in the world, racing alongside cyclists that I was watching on television just a few months ago is really a dream come true. I still have to pinch myself to remember “This is really happening, but I’m excited to do my best for this team in every race for years to come.”
He started cycling encouraged by his parents
I remembered too Isaac del Toro who started cycling thanks to his parents. They “became the biggest influence in my career. I remember my father suggested that I start cycling, so my brother and I always cycled, we had fun and improved as we learned more about cycling and having more experience. We were (and still are) very competitive, so we started winning local races before moving on to compete across the country in bigger races. I remember having so much fun every weekend, achieving positive results and began to love the feeling of winning.
Maybe because of his youth and his explosive growth, UAE Team Emirates rider He said he was “someone who doubted himself a lot, so I started working hard to make sure I focused on the things I could control and do them to the best level possible. It’s an attitude which I still have today and will hopefully allow me to continue to develop as a cyclist as I strive to reach the pinnacle of this sport.
One of the biggest setbacks of his career occurred in 2022, when he broke his femur in an accident. “I remember hating the feeling of getting off the bike and having to slowly recover. When I finally got on, I think, looking back now, I pushed myself too fast and in the end I felt that my body shut down because I wasn’t ready to compete again at my highest level. It was frustrating, but I learned to deal with it and gradually raised my level again. I hope this experience will help me for the rest part of my career.”
A priori, this year’s calendar includes several races from World Tourin addition to other minor career categories so that he can develop and adapt to the highest demands, but he equally wears his level to the training staff of Arab Emirates there is still change.
HIS STEP ON THE MOUNTAIN BIKE
Isaac del Toro shines on the road, but he also has outstanding performances in cyclocross and mountain biking. In 2021 he won the Cerrano Bike Land in Pineto Terramo (Italy) and 39th in the cross country World Championship, being 12th in the fifth race of the Internazionali d’Italia Series in La Thuile, a race won by Vlad Dascalu . In 2022 he competed, among others, in two events of the U23 MTB World Cup for cross country and his best result was 56th in Albstadt (Germany).
Source: La Verdad
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