The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao is usually the place where the teams prepared for major events are presented. The Itzulia, the Vuelta and the races that mark the season of the orange team. The implementation is carried out by the sponsors, institutions and authorities of the Euskadi Foundation a small gala to make your intentions known in these symbolic races. “We will try to be the protagonists in our home race, we are very excited and will give everything,” said Jorge Azanza, sports director.
Euskaltel’s seven will consist of Gotzon Martín, Mikel Bizkarra, Víctor De la Parte, Xabier Berasategi, Txomin Juaristi, James Fouche and Enekoitz Azparren. Bizkarra caused a scare with a crash in the Volta, but in the end he will be able to be on the starting line in Irún on Monday April 1st. According to the pre-registration, the orange runners will wear the numbers 171 to 177. Jorge Azanza will be in charge of operations and the orange runners will try to be seen on the Basque roads.
For this reason, some were designed Orange T-shirts to hand out to fans. The idea is that this color predominates on the roadsides and that the supporters come to the race with these rubber bands. The same will surely happen when the Vuelta arrives. Between Vitoria and Maeztu there is a Basque stage that will arouse everyone’s interest fans Oranges and that will take place in the final week of the race.
On Monday, April 1st, an individual time trial over 10 km will take place (Irún-Irún). On Tuesday You reach the French Basque Country with an arrival in Cambo Les-Bains. On Wednesday it leaves Espelette and ends in the Navarresen area, in Alsasua. A day later the tour starts in Etxarri Aranatz and ends in Legutio (Álava). On Friday it runs between Vitoria and Amorebieta and on Saturday it ends with a route between Eibar and Eibar.
The expected participation is at the highest level, with the presence of Vingegaard, the Yates brothers, Remco Evenepoel, Mikel Landa, Izagirre, Pidcok or Roglic. With the exception of Van Aert and Van der Poel, who are more focused on the classics, and Pogaçar, who competed in the Volta, the best in the world will be there. “It is not necessary to organize the Tour to bring together the most outstanding runners,” said Julián Eraso, president of the company OCETA, which organizes the event, in the presentation on Friday.
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