“We waited for him, but it couldn’t be. Mikel crashed in the Volta and after a medical analysis we determined that nothing was broken but that he had suffered a serious blow. The idea was to wait for his recovery And also see how some of his teammates have adapted to working at heights to make the final team for Itzulia,” Jorge Azanza, sports director, told Diario AS. First there was a selection of 12, then 9 and finally the final 7 which have just been announced.
The runners who will make up the orange team for one of their favorite events will consist of Enekoitz Azparren, Xabier Berasategi, Víctor De la Parte, James Fouché, Txomin Juaristi, Gotzon Martín and Iker Mintegi. Most will be tested tomorrow in Estella at the Miguel Indurain Grand Prix. The names of this breed are Azparren, De la Parte, Asier Etxeberria, Mikel Iturria, Txomin Juaristi, Gotzon Martín and Iker Mintegi.
“We will take on a stage, even if the level is very high. We want to be seen in the breakaway and wear a jersey to get on the podium. For us it is one of the most important races alongside the Vuelta and the Clásica from San Sebastian. We started the season with good feelings, but we had to finish with a win,” Azanza added.
Little by little the final composition of the groups that will take part in Itzulia will be known. KernPharma He will go with Jon Agirre, Pau Miquel, Unai Iribar, Ibón Ruiz Sedano, Iván Cobo, Pablo Castrillo and Martín Márquez. He Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Included are Bruno Armirail, Alex Baudin, Felix Gall, Jaakko Hanninen, Paul Lapeira, Nans Peters and Valentin Retailleau.
Until their teams confirm them, they will also run on the streets of Basque Country, Navarrese and Iparralde throughout the week: Vingegaard, Pidcock, Roglic, Remco, Landa, Pello Bilbao, the Izagirre brothers, the Yates brothers, Ayuso, Sepp Kuss and other leaders of the platoon. the stages, between Monday, April 1st and Saturday, April 6th Irun-Irun (CRI), Irun-Kanbo, Espelette-Alsasua, Etxarri-Legutio, Vitoria-Amorebieta and Eibar-Eibar.
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