2023 "Pivotal year" for Movistar's Matteo Jorgenson

Movistar Team's 23-year-old American, Matteo Jorgenson has claimed 2023, his 4th season at Movistar "will be really crucial, in either breaking through and being able to win races … or not"

A strong performance at the Tour de France earlier this year saw Jorgenson finish 21st overall in the general classification. Despite this however, he is expecting even more from himself next year, "Looking ahead it is a pretty pivotal year for me,” Jorgenson told Cyclingnews. “It’s a contract year and I think I’m arriving to a point where I can finally be a leader at races and be confident in trying to win races."

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After spending much of 2022 riding with the aim of helping his team avoid relegation, 2023 also brings with it a bit more freedom for the American, with him being allowed to race for himself a bit more “I would love to do the Tour again,” said Jorgenson. "I think I could win a stage of a Grand Tour and I think that is something that my abilities lean towards so I’d like to focus on that – going for stages and races and maybe the GC at a one week race but focus more on stages. I like doing that more.”

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