Spanish cycling will have a remarkable representation this year in tour de france, with 15 cyclists, one more than last year and ten more than those who, for example, starred in the last edition of Italy is spinningwhere the Movistar rider Pelayo Sánchez He had a great performance. The role of each of the Spanish cyclists is different, but a priori the riders are called to have a better performance in ‘Big Boucle’ is Carlos Rodríguez and Enrique Mas. The two at the start were the only two Spanish cyclists leading the line. The native of Granada (23 years old) last year in his first Tour and ended up renewing for Ineos and denial Movistar after making sure that No. 1 of the British formation in the Tour. In its part, Enric Mas (29 years old) will tackle his sixth Tour, with 5th place in 2020 as his best result and after chaining two consecutive withdrawals in the last two editions.
Then Rodríguez and MasI want to highlight the presence of Juan Ayuso (21 years old), who is making his Tour debut and who should be a key man for his team leader Tadej Pogacar and of Mikel Landa (34 years old), competing in his seventh Tour and the ceiling is the 4th place achieved in 2017 and 2020. Landa should be the faithful squire of Remco Evenepoel.
Along with them, the presence in the Movistar Team of O stands out.ier Lazkano and Alex Aranburuof Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorius) and Ion Izagirre and Jesus Herrada in Cofidis, four cyclists who could have their moments of glory in the Tour de France.
These are the 15 Spanish cyclists in the Tour: Enric Mas, Álex Aranburu, Oer Lazkano and Javier Romo, (Movistar Team), Carlos Rodríguez and Jonathan Castroviejo (Ineos), Juan Ayuso and Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates), Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain -Victorius), Ion Izagirre and Jesús Herrada (Cofidis), Raúl García Pierna and Cristián Rodríguez (Arkea-B&B Hotels), Carlos Verona (Lidl-Trek)
Source: La Verdad

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