The Spanish National Team presents itself at the Tour del Porvenir with a promising team

From August 18 to 28, the most prestigious race on the international scene will be held for runners in the sub23 category. Of course, we mean it Tour de l’Avenir, which in the last decade has seen the success of some of the great stars of the international peloton such as Miguel Ángel López (2014), David Gaudu (2016), Egan Bernal (2017) or Tadej Pogacar (2018)), among others, and that also had one of its great protagonists in the Spanish National Team. Ruben Fernandez and Marc Soler They took the victory in 2013 and 2015 respectively and last year was the scene of the definitive emergence of Carlos Rodríguez, who finished second overall, just 7 seconds behind the yellow, after winning the last stage, which ending with Col du Petit Saint-Bernardafter rolling 60 km escaped.

In anticipation of this 2022 edition, the national team, which secured its place in the race after adding the necessary points in various Country Cups debated in recent months, part of the idea of ​​continuing to be one of the reference teams of the Tour de l’Avenir and, for this, coach Mikel Zabala has built a high-level team composed of Igor Arrieta, Fernando Tercero, Alejandro Franco, Jon Barrenetxea, Iván Romeo, Enekoitz Azparren. trouble explains about the six cyclists who will be with him that “we have a young team and that it intends to stand out and make a good general classification in Igor Arrieta and Fernando Tercero. Alexander Frank will play the role of fellow squire for the mountain and, in addition, we complete the group with three cyclists as Azparren, Romeo and Barrenetxeawho are quality riders, very versatile and able to do a good job for the team, as well as take their chance if a stage is reversed”.

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This time, Mikel Zabala cannot lead the team due to the coincidence of the dates of the Tour de l’Avenir with the European and the MTB World Championships, a discipline for which he is also supremely responsible. Therefore, at the wheel of the Spanish National Team in France are Pascual Momparler and Paco Cerezo.

The trial run

After the inaugural prologue of four kilometers in Lto Roche sur Yonthe runners will make a route that will cross the French country from east to west until reaching the savoy region in the final stages. The first stages proposed by the organization are based on flat stages and against the clock, where sprinters and riders will enjoy a great opportunity to be the stars and show their potential.

The men in the general classification will live these first six days with the sole purpose of avoiding disasters and keeping their options intact for the general classification, which is called definitively decided in the last three stages of the mountain. In the last three days of the competition, which will be preceded by a rest day, they will find two high finals, in Col de la Madeleine and to Toussuirebefore the end of this Tour del Porvenir in the final stage, which will end with a five-kilometer climb to Villaroger, where they will arrive after climbing Iseran.

THE STAGES

1st stage – Thursday, August 18 / La Roche-sur Yon, 4 km (individual time trial)

2nd stage – Friday August 19 / La Roche-sur Yon – La Roche-sur Yon, 122 kms

3rd stage – Sunday August 21 / Civray – La Trimouille, 154 kms

4th stage – Monday August 22 / Sainte Sévère sur Indre-Chaillac, 143 kms

5th stage – Tuesday, August 23 / Gueugnon-Saint Vallier, 28 km (team time trial)

6th stage – Wednesday August 24 / Saint Amour-Oyonnax, 123 kms

7th stage – Friday August 26 / Thonon les Bains- Col de la Madeleine, 177 kms

8th stage – Saturday August 27 / Ugine – La Toussuire les Sybelles, 100 kms

9th stage – Sunday August 28 / Bessans – Villaroger, 133 kms