the australian Jay Hindleywinner of the last edition of the Giro d’Italia, the participation leader announced for 77th edition of the Circuit of Getxo-Memorial Hermanos Otxoainternational test that will take place this Sunday on a route that will serve as a test in the decisive section of the first stage of the 2023 Tour de France.
Competing with a top-level cast, Hindley will be joined at the Biscayan event by a powerful Bora, also including Emanuel Buchmann, Wilco Kelderman, and Maximilian Schachmann.
Another notable name is one of the great stars in the latest ‘corsa rosa’, Juanpe Lopezwho commands the Trek where he is with Jon Aberasturi, winner of the 2019 test.
Among the list of participants in the Getxotarra event, organized by the Punta Galea Cycling Society, is the Italian Giacomo Nizzolowho will try to repeat the victory he achieved last year at the wall of Arkotxa.
The former world champion Rui Costa and the promise John Ayuso they are the leaders of the UAE Team Emirates; the Biscayan Inigo Elosegui and the Gipuzkoan alex aramburu the first swords of Movistar; with the Gallic Cofidis Ion Izagirre, Jesus Herrada and Bryan Coquard as the main contender for success.
Education First is also strongly committed to the Getxo Circuit and is present at a top level team, consisting of Hugh Carthy, Cort Nielsen and Alberto BettiolBesides others.
We should also not forget the Euskaltel Euskadi team, who have high hopes this weekend. This Saturday he will be present at Clásica de San Sebastián and on Sunday he will do it in Getxo with a young but very ambitious team that wants to be famous. Canal, Etxeberria, Bou, Isasa, Angulo, Irizar and Juaristi They will defend the orange jersey in this test.
A similar situation is from the Caja Rural, which will join the Biscayans Jonathan Lastra Y Jon Barrenetxea as leading figures, escorted by Barceló, Nieve and Aular.
In total, there are 23 teams participating this Sunday in Getxo, of which eight are World Tour: Movistar, UAE Emirates, Cofidis, Lotto Soudal, Israel Premier Tech, Bora Hansghore, Education First and Trek Segafredo.
There are also nine ProTeam squads (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, Euskaltel Euskadi, Burgos-BH, Arkéa-Samsic, TotalEnergies, EOLO-Kometa, Kern Pharma, Drone Hopper-Andrea Giocatoli and Human Powered Health) and six from the Continental division ( Global 6, Java Kiwi Atlántico, Electro Hiper Europa-Caldas, China Glory, Bahrain Academy and Manuela Fundación).
The race, like last year, is scheduled to start at 12:00 CET on the esplanade of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and end at the end of 4:45 pm with the traditional arrival of the latest editions on the Arkotxa wall, an 800 -meter slope with stretches of up to 14% slope.
In the last section of 196.5 km. of the journey, the peloton has to overcome the climbs of Vivero (2nd) and the slope of Pike Bidea, a wall of two kilometers 15 from the finish line with an average drop of 9 percent and ramps of up to 14 pointing to a decisive goal tomorrow as July 1, 2023 when the Tour de France begins its next edition in Bilbao.
The Pike Bidea wall was ‘discovered’ for professional cycling by the Getxo Circuit itself two years ago when it decided to change its format, until then it was more suitable for fast runners and now it is a great opportunity for those expert on coming bites.
Before heading to Nursery, with a maximum of 30 km. from the finish line, six laps of the 25 km circuit. with a double ascent of Arkotxa and the peak of Quirón, both ascents are considered Third.
Source: La Verdad
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