Nairo Quintanawinner of the 2014 Giro d’Italia and the 2016 Vuelta, it has been clarified He likes the Vuelta route “a lot” at the moment it was presented in Madrid, with the presence of historical champions such as Alberto Contador, Chris Froome, Marino Lejarreta, Alex Zulle or Laurent Jalabert.
“I really like the route. It starts in Italy, where I have good memories, and then goes a large part of the north. We avoided the heat we experienced in the first 10 days this latest edition,” said the Movistar cyclist.
The Vuelta is part of Quintana’s plans, who will also be betting on the Giro. “Initially, I plan to do the Vuelta a España, with Enric Mas. We have 2 time trials, fortunately not too long, where we can defend ourselves.”
Personally, Quintana hopes to be high in the Giro and then in the Spanish round that starts in Turin on August 23.
“In the Giro I will have a great opportunity and I want to take advantage of itand then to the Vuelta. This is the goal of the group led by Mas. We have Angliru, which is a very difficult finish, where many very important differences are always made,” he explained.
The cyclist from Boyacá also featured on the stage of Madrid ending the Bola del Mundo, the eve of the arrival in Madrid.
“We climbed in 2012, and this time there will definitely be battles and differences. In that climb the leader will defend the red shirt and the others on the podium will have to play for it,” he commented.
Source: La Verdad
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