The Russian adventure of the Andalusian pioneer José Manuel Díaz

José Manuel Díaz Gallego (Jaén, 26 years old) He is one of the most adventurous cyclists on the Spanish scene, without fear of trying experiences in different countries far from the comfort zone. Professional since 2017, ran his first two seasons in Israel. Then, in 2019, he played in the ranks of the Austrian Vorarlberg Santic, before spending the last two seasons at the French Delko, where he has shone, achieving his first three triumphs as a professional: a stage in the Tour of Rwanda and another in the Tour de Turkey plus the general, a success that brought him to the fore and that was the first stone to sign for his new team, the Russian Gazprom-Rusvelo, being the first Spanish to join their ranks.

“How? Are you going to a team in Russia? Really?”, José Díaz was asked by his friends and closest people. “The language that is spoken the most in the team is Italian. Before, they only signed runners from their country, Russia, but now they are following a different line, hiring foreign people with the aim of taking a leap in quality ”, rThe Jienense recognizes AS after training in the surroundings of his Andalusian land.

He will be one of the leaders in a squad that will have riders like Ilnur Zakarin, Marco Canola and one of the great Italian promises, Andrea Piccolo. “Israel Cycling, which is now on the World Tour, is a great mirror in which to look to grow. I signed for two years, and what struck me the most was their ambition. When the possibility of joining the team arose, everyone told me that they were very professional people, with a powerful sponsor behind (Gazprom) that ensures economic stability ”, he adds. This last section is important since Diaz’s previous team, Delko, disappeared at the end of the season due to financial problems. “At the beginning of the year you could see that things were not going well and unfortunately it was.”

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Despite the fact that his new team is Russian, he has the ‘base’ in Italy: technical section, components, staff … “My goal is to continue on the upward line that I had last year. They came to me from Spain, but I couldn’t wait any longer and I didn’t really hesitate. They proposed a great calendar to me ”. On January 14, concentration in Calpe and on February 2, start of the season in Valencia. A new year of adventures.

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