"The team wants me to go to the Vuelta, but I'll think about it" - Mikel Landa unsure of second Grand Tour appearance of 2023
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It's fair to say that the 2023 Tour de France hasn't really gone to plan for Bahrain - Victorious' Mikel Landa. When questioned about whether or not the Basque rider plans to try and bounce back at the Vuelta a Espana, Landa was unsure.
“I had a problem and I held on, but I wasn't able to be at my best level. It was a complicated Tour, since I didn't feel well from the start," says the 33-year-old to Ciclismo a Fondo. Despite starting the race with podium ambitions and hopes of a stage win, sits 19th in the general classification, over an hour and twelve minutes down with his best stage finish being 5th on stage 15.
The remainder of Landa's 2023 is yet to be fully confirmed. When asked about the possibility of riding a second Grand Tour of the year and potentially bouncing back at the Vuelta a Espana, he neither confirms nor denies.
"The team wants me to go to the Vuelta, but I'll think about it," he says. "I don't know what plans I would go with, but now I don't even think about it."
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- exactly, he had an amazing season, but with these overstatements they don‘t do him good.Ketterechts08-11-2026
- More to the point, it isn't his remaining goal.Renz08-11-2026
- lol yeahmij08-11-2026
- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
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🇫🇷 #TDF2023 @PelloBilbao1990 took a top 10 result on stage 20 @LeTour, as he tried to improve his GC ranking. The Basque rider is one stage away from securing his 6th place in the overall on the Champs-Élysées. #RideAsOne #rideforGino 📸 @SprintCycling
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