Isaac del Toro is one of the most exciting young talents in the UAE Team Emirates - XRG squad. The Mexican, after a more than outstanding first year as a professional, is looking forward to the 2025 campaign.
In an interview with Marca, the winner of the Tour del Porvenir 2023 talked about the advice that men like Tadej Pogacar and Juan Ayuso have given him.
"They just tell me not to stress too much and that everything will come with time. They have full confidence in how I do things and that generates stress for me, because I see that they make it very easy, but they always try to give me peace of mind so that step by step I can improve."
Being in the best team in the world with the best riders on the planet doesn't make him feel more pressure, "I don't feel it as pressure or responsibility, quite the opposite. It's one of the greatest teams in the world and the fact that I'm here means I have the level to be here."
No to Movistar Team
He admits that he turned down Movistar Team to sign with UAE Team Emirates XRG, "After the Tour del Porvenir I wanted to spend time with the teams that were interested in me, just as they were interested in me, and one of them was Movistar. I wanted to listen to them and thank them for the opportunity they wanted to offer me. In the end I had to evaluate where I was, what I wanted and what projection I would like to have based on my aspirations".
The Mexican is expected to make his 2025 debut this week at the Vuelta a Murcia and is confirmed to race a pair of French classics in early March (Faun-Ardèche Classic and Faun Drome Classic). He will then tackle the second grand tour of his career, after last year's Vuelta, the Giro d'Italia.
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