Burgos Burpellet BH return to the Vuelta a Espana with youthful squad built for breakaways and mountain stages
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Burgos Burpellet BH will line up at the 2025 Vuelta a Espana after a one-year absence, marking the team’s seventh participation in its home Grand Tour. The race, one of cycling’s three major stage races, runs from 23 August to 15 September, beginning for the first time in its history in Italy’s Piedmont region before crossing into France and Spain.
Led by team manager Julio Andrés Izquierdo, the ProTeam comes with clear ambitions: to animate the race through aggressive breakaway riding, target stage finishes, and perhaps even emulate the squad’s memorable stage win in 2019.
A young, ambitious roster
Burgos bring one of the youngest line-ups to the race, with an average age of just 24 and three riders making their Grand Tour debuts. Only Eric Fagúndez, the Uruguayan national time trial champion, has previous Vuelta experience, having impressed in the 2023 edition with combative rides in stages 5 and 11. After strong results this season — including second at the GP Castellón and fifth overall at O Gran Camiño — Fagúndez is expected to be a key figure in the mountains.
He is joined by Guatemalan time trial champion Sergio Chumil, who claimed victory on stage 4 of O Gran Camiño earlier this year, and Mario Aparicio, who makes his Grand Tour debut in his fifth season with the team after showing attacking instincts at the Vuelta a Burgos, Tour of Sharjah, and the Spanish National Championships. Carlos García Pierna arrives off the back of winning the mountains classification at the Vuelta a Burgos and will look to carry that climbing form into his first Grand Tour. Sinuhé Fernández provides valuable experience and a breakaway threat, while sprinter Daniel Cavia brings speed to the roster after strong rides at O Gran Camiño and the Tour of Taiwan.
The team also includes Hugo de la Calle, at 21 the youngest rider on the roster, who claimed the Spanish under-23 title last season and has already shown promise in races such as Tro-Bro Léon and the Vuelta a Asturias. He will line up alongside José Luis Faura, a Murcian climber who impressed in his neo-pro season with strong performances at the Route d’Occitanie and the Tour of Oman. The notable absentee is José Manuel Díaz, who misses the race after suffering a broken collarbone.
Sporting director Damien García underlined the optimism around the selection, emphasising the balance and versatility of the roster despite its youth. “We have seven debutants, but each rider brings qualities that can make an impact—whether in the mountains, sprints, or breakaways. Our aim is to race aggressively, show our colours, and deliver visibility for our sponsors.”
Burgos Burpellet BH for the 2025 Vuelta a Espana
Eric Fagundez
Sergio Chumil
Mario Aparicio
Carlos Garcia Pierna
Sinuhe Fernandez
Daniel Cavia
Hugo de la Calle
Jose Luis Faura
Sergio Chumil
Mario Aparicio
Carlos Garcia Pierna
Sinuhe Fernandez
Daniel Cavia
Hugo de la Calle
Jose Luis Faura
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