He GP Indurain returns to action with a 32nd edition (15:30, Eurosport 1) that promises strong emotions. And it is that the race that honors the figure of the legendary Navarrese champion gathers a large part of the necessary ingredients for the concoction of the show: good route, good participation. For a test that is not yet many years old, the GP Indurain begins to establish itself as one of the most beautiful days on the national calendar, thanks to this track that combines spectacular landscapes and hardness in equal parts. Total, 203 km and up to four categorized ascents for a route in the purest ‘classic of the Ardennes’ style.
Everything indicates that the last 15 km will be the ones that decide the race. There they concentrate three consecutive ascents of the most explosive, with the Altos de Eraul, Muru and Ibarra. After this last, brief and rapid descent that will lead to the goal of Estella, where two powerful blocks are presented as top candidates for victory: UAE Team Emirates and Movistar.
The potential of the whole of the Emirates, beyond any doubt, will be represented by riders such as Marc Hirschi, Diego Ulissi, Davide Formolo and a Marc Soler who arrives with very good legs after his recent performance in the Volta a Catalunya, where he finished 4th overall after being the rider who was able to follow the trail of Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel. For its part, the telephone squad will have the triple trick of Alex Aranburu, Ruben Guerreiro and Gonzalo Serrano. As individuals, highlighting the presence of Richard Carapaz, Sergio Higuita, Juanpe López, Ion Izagirre and Esteban Chaves. Who will succeed the absent Warren Barguil in the list of winners?
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