The Kern Pharma team celebrated its official presentation on Tuesday January 16th at the Tres Reyes Hotel (Pamplona). The pharmacists, surrounded by sponsors and more than five hundred fans, They welcomed the new faces and shared wishes for the 2024 season, the team's fifth at the professional level.
The pharmaceutical team is tackling this new route with 24 drivers in its squad. In total, Juanjo Oroz's team will add six injuries and eight new additions in 2024, which will add versatility and youth since then Four of them come from their subsidiary Team Finisher. In this way, up to 18 cyclists from the current Kern Pharma team have grown into the lower categories of the structure.
As for the calendar, the Kern Pharma team will once again visit more than ten countries and spend most of their competition days in Spain and France. He will return to World Tour stages such as the Volta a Catalunya and Itzulia-Basque Country and fight to be on the start line of the next Vuelta a España. “It is one of the greatest races in the world and we would like to be able to do it again,” commented Oroz.
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Government of Navarra, Rebeca Esnaola, presided over the opening of the event: “It is a pleasure to attend the presentation of the Kern Pharma team I'm glad it was celebrated here at home, in Navarre. We want you to grow, continue to enjoy your successes and accompany and support you on this professional path so that young people experience their opportunities for advancement first hand. We hope you keep us vibrating with joy and excitement in this new season.”
“We were born with the idea of helping cyclists and improving what already exists. If something has distinguished us over the years, it is that we have acted as a team without ever losing hope, defending the base and, in this sense, becoming a reference on a global scale. We form runners and then they take the jumpsaid Juanjo Oroz, General Manager of the Kern Pharma Team. “We continue to dream, we dream of returning to the Vuelta a España, of developing and training runners who feel identified with our values,” he concluded.
Manuel Garrido, General Director of Kern Pharma, emphasized: “We are very satisfied with all the people who came to see the team. A block that corresponds to the values that we also have in this company: willingness to sacrifice, humility, desire for improvement. This is what fulfills me and makes us proud that all members of the Kern Pharma team have this in their DNA.”
Kern Pharma 2024 team squad
Jon Agirre (October 9, 1997, Zumaia)
Hugo Aznar (December 1, 2003, Cortes)
Unai Aznar (07/26/2002, Cortes)
Urko Berrade (November 28, 1997, Pamplona)
Marc Brustenga (04/09/1999, Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana)
Pablo Castrillo (02/01/2001, Jaca)
Iván Cobo (02/01/2000, Astillero)
Iñigo Elosegui (June 3, 1998, Zierbena)
Miguel Ángel Fernández (03/21/1997, Liaño)
Kiko Galván (December 1, 1997, Lliçà d'Amunt)
Carlos García (July 23, 1999, Tres Cantos)
Jorge Gutierrez (September 23, 2002, Trujillo)
Unai Iribar (December 6, 1999, Ibarra)
Álex Jaime (09/29/1998, Sarrià de Ter)
Jordi López (August 14, 1998, Badalona)
Martí Márquez (09/02/1996, Llinars del Vallès)
Pau Miquel (08/20/2000, Sant Quirze del Vallès)
José Félix Parra (January 16, 1997, Ossa de Montiel)
Mikel Retegi (04/27/2001, Barañain)
Ibon Ruiz (January 30, 1999, Vitoria)
Eugenio Sánchez (October 3, 1999, Calpe)
Antonio Jesús Soto (December 24, 1994, Alcantarilla)
Danny van der Tuuk (05.11.1999, Assen)
Diego Uriarte (October 26, 2001, Barañain)
Technical staff
Managing Director: Juanjo Oroz.
Sports Directors: Jon Armendariz, Mikel Ezkieta, Mikel Nieve, Pablo Urtasun.
Mechanics: Luca Scapeccia, Diego Serrano, Ángel Anguita, Alberto Gallego, Andoni Ocaña.
Masseuses: Irati Oyarbide (Physio), Noemí Yábar (Physio), Alberto Osés, Ángel Vivar, Gabriel Irisarri (Bus), Mikel Núñez, Jaime Castrillo, Udane Bilbao.
Appearance: Iosune Murillo, Ander Altuna (physical preparation), Alfredo Resano (doctor), Guillem Vizcaíno (nutritionist)
Management: Ana Martínez, Martin Armendariz, Gorka González.
Communication: Alberto Campos, Pedro Dueñas, Enrique Julián, Isabel Robles.
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