Stage seven is complete at the #Giro. A tough parcours today but not a major impact on the GC. The Grenadiers helped keep the race together late on, with @RichardCarapazM taking 10th at the finish.
Pavel Sivakov: "Hopefully I can get some leadership role later this season"
CyclingSaturday, 14 May 2022 at 14:30
Pavel Sivakov is only 24 years old but he is on his fifth season with INEOS Grenadiers. A very talented climber, he has slowly rode up the team ranks over the years, and is hoping to have a breakthrough performance and consolidate his position at the top of the British team.
In an interview with VeloNews, the recently-turned French rider admitted: "I am going to be 25, and back in the day, that would still be considered young. Now with all the juniors coming in straight away, I almost feel quite old. When you have Tadej and Remco — it’s so young — so you almost feel old, but at the end of the day, you are not. I still have a good 10 years to go and the best years to come," he said.
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After winning the under-23 Giro d'Italia, Ronde de l'Isard, Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta Mont Blanc and a stage win at the Tour de l'Avenir in his final year as an under-23, Sivakov was naturally touted as a future leader, specially having been brought to the team that at the time had unquestionable control of many Grand Tours. In 2019, his second season in the team, he's won the Tour of the Alps and the Tour de Pologne proving his consolidation within the pro ranks, however since the beginning of the pandemic he's struggled to take the next step.
"It’s one of the teams that it’s hard to get that leadership role. Coming into a grand tour, if you want to be a leader, you need to be able to win it, so obviously, that is pretty hard. That is part of the game. It makes you want to work harder and be up there," he added.
At this Giro however, he is in full support role of Richard Carapaz as the team seek to revalidate their title. “Carapaz is our guy, and he is going really well, and we’ll be riding to protect him. I knew coming here I would be helping the boys in the mountains. There are no surprises for me," Sivakov explained. “...This race is really important to show my strength, to show that I am reliable, and hopefully I can get some leadership role later this season.”
He has no doubt however, that it will be in stage-races and Grand Tours that he will show his true talent: "I like it, although there is some stress, and that’s part of the game. Grand tours are what I like, I love them. It’s a long game, and I think am suitable for GC riding," he concluded.
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