Spanish cycling is examined in this edition of The return And there are arguments both to be optimistic and pessimistic. After a season in which Spanish cycling has not shone especially in the two large laps – the best in the general of the Giro de Italia was Pello Bilbao (30º) and the best in the general of the Francia Tour Cristián Rodríguez (20th)-, this year the national squad has the opportunity to step forward and raise the voice.
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It is true that a Large of the team Visma-Lease to Bike of the Danish Jonas Vingegaard, Without a doubt, the great favorite, but his domain is not heavenly like that of Pogacar And more earthly, therefore opening the door to any of the Spaniards can be the protagonist in the course of a career that is expected hard and disputed. Two are the big casualties, waiting for some teams such as Arkéa francés confirm your alignment, Enric Mas and Carlos Rodríguez. The Ineos Granada fractured the pelvis in a tour of the tour in a season to forget and Artà's Balearic recovers in his home from a thrombophlebitis in the left leg. It is the latter of a sensitive decline, since for more times that Enric focuses many criticisms the truth is that last year was third, and that he accumulates three more podiums in the lap, with three seconds: 2018, 2021 and 2022.
Mikel Landa returned in Burgos after the fall in the turn
The only Spanish corridor who has lived up to more is Juan Ayuso (22 years), 3rd in 2022. The UAE Team Emirates corridor did not have the luck of face in the turn, where he also suffered his meats the hatch of the Mexican Isaac del Toro To end up withdrawing from the test ahead of time, and at first it seemed that he was not going to play the return, but Pogacar's resignation opened the doors. Ayuso (4th in 2023 in the Vuelta) will have that to win the position and make its leaders see that it is stronger than the Portuguese JOAO ALMEIDA. Ayuso must recover the excellent level of the beginning of the season, and that he already showed, for example, with his triumph in the Tyrrhenian-Adriatic.
The capital importance of accountant
It is said that the importance, the transcendence of an athlete, in this case of a cyclist, only really feels over the years and that it is the story responsible for putting each one in place, as happens in the return with Alberto Contador (42 years). The Madrid was the last Spanish winner of La Vuelta (2014), and the ones that have been closer to relieve it in El Palmarés have been 'Purito' Rodríguez in 2015 (2nd), Alejandro Valverde in 2019 (2nd) and Enric Mas in 2018, 2021 and 2022 (2nd). But also accountant was the last Spaniard to win in the Giro (2015) and in the Tour (2009)
Nor end the turn Mikel Rural (35 years). The Alavés suffered a ugly drop in the first stage of the Corsa Rosa in Albania. He returned in the return to Burgos where he loaded the batteries and, a priori, Murgia's has marked the podium as a great goal. His best result in the Spanish round was the 5th of 2023 and to achieve this, he would add his third podium in a great round after two third places in the Giro de Italia (2015, 2022).
Pablo Castrillo will seek to repeat last year's deed on the return
Without Enric Mas, Movistar Team goes back with the desire to be protagonist and without a clear reference to fight for the podium, which a priori could be a great incentive for both the team and for the runners themselves and fans themselves. Of the eight chosen to defend the honor of telephone training, we will have to follow closely to Pablo Castrillo (25 years). Jaca won two stages in the last edition of La Vuelta, which earned him to sign for Movistar Team and make the jump to the World Tour, and this year could be a pleasant surprise in the race, which he goes after playing his first Tour of France.
Without the prominence of Kern Pharma team This year in the return when not receiving an invitation from the Vuelta, its 'aggressiveness' should inherit it the Rural box and the Burgos Burpellet BHwhere Carlos García leg He will try to endorse his great performance in the mountain, which he already showed a few days ago in Burgos.
