Portuguese Joao Almeida (UAE), second in the initial Chrono of Itzulia, was “happy” in her performance, but regretted losing the first place for the benefit of German Maximilian Schachmann for less than 1 second.
“I’m so happy. I did it well. I gave it everything and it was a shame to stay close to the first place. Let’s see if I can stay somehow in the second place until the end,” Almeida said on the goal.
Almeida went from less to more, without saving energies, more damaged by air than the winner of Chrono. “I was a bit faster at first, that’s what I wanted because the route was a bit short and there if you maintained the strength then couldn’t recover that time. I think I did it well and I was happy with the sensations,” he said.
Almeida, who experienced a fall in recognition of the circuit, said the accident did not influence its subsequent performance.
“He wasn’t influenced, fortunately I didn’t suffer from important harm and I felt good. I think it would be a difficult week and I hope things are going well,” Caldas da Rainha Coridor said.
Regarding the Itzulia route, full of short but exploding ports, Almeida commented that she prefers the other types of climbing. “I prefer the longest climb. Here the ports are short and steep, but it’s the same for everyone,” he concluded.
Bilbao pello, for the podium
For his part, Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Successful), nineteenth -time trial, said Vitoria’s goal of “the first step has been good” for its purpose to reach a place in the podium.
Pello Bilbao, who gave 27 seconds compared to Portuguese Joao Almeida (UAE), provided how the most complicated day for its climber properties in Itizulia was saved. “I don’t know if I have an itzulia on my legs. That’s the key word, but I can be on the podium, because the route came with me and the first step was good. I saved the most complex day for me and even with respect to climbing as I could have distance them a little.
Bilbao (Gernika, 35 years old) said he was “at an unparalleled moment and with confidence and desire to have good results.” Gernikarra boasts the fifth phase of Itzulia designed by itself and is expected to fight for the general. “This is a luxury that has designed the Gernika stage. Maybe I have no chance to win, but I hope to be in general and argue with it. It makes me excited that a stage of itzulia ends with Gernika,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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