Counter: "Enric Mas should think of the podium"

Alberto counter was yesterday at the facilities of Sportmed in Sant Fruitòs del Bagès (Manresa) to present the new range of DMT sneakers, both wearable Tadej Pogacar. Three days after the start of Tour de Francethe former cyclist attended the MD to talk about the French round and the role of Spanish cyclists.

Contador agrees with the majority’s forecast and believes that Pogacar he will win his third consecutive Tour: “He’s the big favorite and he has it all for him, he’s having an amazing season. But Jumbo Visma has two runners like Vingegaard Y Roglic that if they know how to play tactics as a team they can create problems for Tadej”.

Alberto counter know very well Enrique More, a cyclist who left his Foundation. He considers that “he is in the group of riders who can fight for the podium and that should be his goal, to aim to finish in the top three. It is clear that Pogacar, Vingegaard Y Roglic they seem to be more than others, but then there is a group where it is morebeside O’Connor, Daniel Felipe Martinez, Thomas and a few others, who will try to sneak onto the podium. Tour is very long and Henry he usually goes for more, he should think about the podium ”. Among the above, bet Vlasov as a possible career revelation.

The former cyclist warned that in the early days of the race there could be surprises. “There will be nervousness, because in the second stage there is a bridge of 18 kilometers and in the fifth the ‘pavé’ will appear. These are the stages that most cyclists do not like and where many things can happen ”, he said.

At the start line of the Tour there will be only nine Spanish cyclists, a very low number. Cons He explained that “yesterday they reminded me that fifteen years ago I won my first Tour and in that edition there were five or six Spaniards in the top ten, almost the same number of riders this year.” He regrets that there are only a few and only one national team in the top category: “The more teams or more sponsors, the more riders. I have a team, I’m Spanish and it’s hard for me to find sponsors, that’s why we have a license in Italy, I like it here, ”he argues.

However, he was optimistic about the future of Spanish cycling and taught some riders: “We have brilliant young people, they should continue to be mature, but they do very good things, like Carlos Rodriguez either John Ayusowhich is the most sound, but there are others Garcia Leg, Arrieta either Lazcano. Our fingers crossed and we were excited about them. ”

Alberto counter presented the new range of DMT shoes along with Dani Boraohead of the company in Spain and Carlo Magna Magnaresponsible for the international sales of DMT, at the facilities of Bastos Medical Y Sportmed. After the presentation and media attention, Cons He went out to roll the roads of Bages with the former professional triathlete Xavier Llobet and a large ‘grupetta’.