El #Landismo vive ¡¡Mikel Landa lanza el primer gran ataque entre los favoritos!! #VoltaCatalunya102 Ciccone, Evenepoel y Roglic muy atentos rtve.es/play/videos/di…
"I'd like to win tomorrow's stage" - Mikel Landa has not abandoned plan to outclimb competition at Volta a Catalunya
CyclingFriday, 24 March 2023 at 09:00
Mikel Landa is fourth in the overall classification of the Volta a Catalunya. The Basque has looked good, but not super in the first two days of high mountains and hopes the dynamic will change heading into Friday's decisive stage:
"I'm fine, I'm fine, I came out well from Tirreno and here I'm still fine, there's a lot of pace and the rivals are very strong, so thinking day by day to see if tomorrow we can still fight for a stage," he said at the end of stage four. "In every race there are always good people and it's difficult to surprise them".
The Bahrain Victorious rider explains that, compared to other seasons, his preparation has changed because he's focused on the Tour and not the Giro, so he's racing at full throttle in these races: "Other years as I was thinking about the Giro I couldn't be at 100%. This year I wanted to race them and then rest before the Tour. I'd like to win tomorrow's stage and I think if I win I'll be a little closer to the podium".
The Basque starts the fifth stage of the race into Lo Port in fourth place 44 seconds down on Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel, and 25 seconds behind third placed Giulio Ciccone.
Read also
claps 0visitors 65
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- If Valentino Rossi could never win during his period of dominance, and massive personality, then Pogacar not winning isn't a massive surprise. Cycling isn't a Premier League global sport......only one event reaches the mainstream every year - and that's not good enough.wipperman9519-12-2024
- I don't think it's only a British thing; the biggest talents aren't usually drawn to CX. Where are all the top Italian, French, Spanish, Slovenian CX riders? Apart from Belgium, and Netherlands, it's not really a target for up and coming cyclists - as there's no career unless you move to Belgium. Other countries can't support a proper professional series, like an international sport should be able to do. Lets not forget, since 2016, British riders have won plenty of World championships; with Pidcock, Richards, Tulett & Backstedt all winning more than one..... And, there was a time when Belgium didn't rule the roost in CX; that was Switzerland, but since the advent of XC MTB, their top off-road talents race there instead of CX - and the 2nd raters not good enough for XC MTB, race CX.wipperman9519-12-2024
- "25-34 are only 13% of USA Cyclings membership" Wow. I own a bike shop, and that number comports both with what I see in the business as well as on the road and trails, but it's somehow hugely demoralizing to see it quantified. Thirteen percent?verve82519-12-2024
- What super dutch talent are we talking about?awp18-12-2024
- Yes, 25-34 are only 13% of USA Cyclings membership.awp18-12-2024
- I will take the old days when you could track your teams across 8 years. Can't imagine a new fan finding it easy.Sweep18-12-2024
- Pick better parents and/or better doping agents.
ChoppyWarburton18-12-2024 - The bike industry situation is the same as the future Dutch talent pool discussion , it’s a fakely perceived problem due to an exceptional period that’s come to an end.Mistermaumau18-12-2024
- It's all a part of the fun. Sometimes it takes a few races before you can tell who's who and what's going on.
santiagobenites18-12-2024 - Every year cycling teams force their fans to memorize the jersey colors of all the teams so you can tell which team is doing what in a race. Not like normal sports where the jersey's and numbers mostly stay the same year after year.Sweep18-12-2024