Alberto Contadorwinner of the Vuelta a España three times, He assured that this edition will be “the most exciting and the best race” of the season because “there are only three days left, first place and the podium are still open.”
The former cyclist made these statements to journalists this Friday in Logroño before the start of the stage of the Vuelta a España between the capital of Rioja and top of Moncalvillo, a “very difficult passage, where many things can happen”perhaps an attack from the main favorite for the final victory, Primoz Roglic, to the current leader, the Australian Ben O’Connor.
Not only at this stage, but the few that remain until the end of the cycle “They are every organizer’s dream finish”considered excyclist from Madrid, who is with the Vuelta with his Foundation, with the aim of promoting the fight against stroke, which he suffered in 2004, and collecting bicycles for a second life.
“We store bicycles that are old or outdated, we take them to Pinto (Madrid) where they are serviced and we give them throughout the country and internationally to people in need,” reported the athlete, who was accompanied by the mayor of Logroño that Conrado Escobar , who received several bicycles from the initiative that will go to poor people served by NGOs in the city.
Source: La Verdad
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