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Youth and experience combine as Israel - Premier Tech head to Vuelta a Espana with Matthew Riccitello, Michael Woods and George Bennett
CyclingMonday, 12 August 2024 at 11:22
Israel - Premier Tech will head to the 2024 Vuelta a Espana with a good mix of youth an experience in their general classification goals as the trio of Matthew Riccitello, Michael Woods and George Bennett all start with ambition.
“We are approaching the Vuelta a España almost as two races,” explains Sports Director Oscar Guerrero to the team's official website. “In the first nine days, we will protect Mike Woods, George Bennett, and Matthew Riccitello in the General Classification and see where things stand, especially after the first mountain finish on stage 4 and then after stage 9, which will be very hard."
Aside from the general classification, Israel - Premier Tech also have strong stage win targets, led mostly through sprinter Corbin Strong. "We also have multiple sprint opportunities for Corbin Strong in the first week so we will help him as much as possible to put him in the position to win because after the first rest day there are no more sprints," Guerrero explains.
With the rest of the team balancing support roles and potential breakaway opportunities, depending on how things go. “After the first rest day we will have the real picture and can assess our strategy and objectives. We know that the last two weeks present many breakaway opportunities for all our riders, especially Dylan Teuns, Marco Frigo, Riley Sheehan, and Nadav Raisberg, as well as our GC trio so we will have many cards to play in the second half of the race,” Guerrero concludes his preview.
Israel - Premier Tech for the 2024 Vuelta a Espana:
Matthew Riccitello
Michael Woods
George Bennett
Marco Frigo
Corbin Strong
Dylan Teuns
Riley Sheehan
Nadav Raisberg
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