See the complete list of teams participating in the Vuelta a Murcia 2023 cycling
The test is held this Saturday, February 11, starting in San Javier and ending in Cartagena.
The Tour of Murcia 2023 It takes place this Saturday, February 11, in a hectic route and with the presence of a total of 20 teams, including nine from the highest category of professional cycling.
The exit of the test will be in San Javier and the arrival will be in the city of Cartagena. The route of the Murcian test this year It has a total of 194 kilometers with three mountain passes (Cresta del Gallo, Collado Bermejo and Alto del Cedacero).
La Cresta del Gallo, third category, at kilometer 39.2; that of Collado Bermejo, the top Marco Pantani, special category, at 106.7; and that of Cedacero, third, in 177.2, just 17 kilometers from the finish line.
Also in ascent, of one kilometer, will be the arrival in the Parque Torres, an unprecedented goal in the Tour of Murcia and which will be reached after overcoming ramps with an average gradient of 6% and sections that exceed 15%.
In this year’s edition will be, among others, the defending team of the title, the UAE Emirates, which in 2022 won with the Italian Alexander Covicon Matteo Trentin, Marc Hirschi, Tim Wellens y Jay Vinewinner in Australia of the general Tour Down Under, the first race of the World Tour 2023, and one of the favorites to win.
Its rivals include the Ineos Grenadierswho will face his first participation in the race after dominating the Tour de France in the last decade with seven victories in the general classification of the most prestigious cycling round, which will arrive in the region led by Pavel Sivakov.
Another set that will premiere is the Groupama FDJ. They will also appear Astana Kazakstan, You trust, Movistar, Best Hansgrohe, Intermarché Circus-Wanty y Arkea Samsic. There will be two World Tour squads more than in the last edition.
SPANISH TEAMS IN THE TOUR OF MURCIA
Besides of Movistar Teamwill also be at the start of the Vuelta a Murcia: Kern Pharma, Euskaltel Euskadi, Burgos BH, Rural Insurance Fund RGA y Electro Hyper Europe.
In the autonomous representation there is no lack of active: Luis Leon Sanchezwinner in 2018 and 2019, of Astana; jose joaquin rojasfrom Movistar; Antonio Jesus Sotowinner in 2021, of Euskaltel; Ruben Fernandezof Cofidis, and Jose Luis Faura y Jose Maria Garciafrom Electro Hyper Europe.
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There will be 140 runners of 26 nationalities with five national champions en route: the Dutch Pascal Unicorn, champion of the Netherlands, Lotto; the German Nils Politt, from Bora; Swedish Lucas Eriksson, Tudor; the brazilian Vinicius Rangelfrom Movistar, and the Venezuelan Orluis Aularof the Rural Fund.
CYCLISTS REGISTERED IN THE TOUR OF MURCIA
Movistar (ENG): Rojas, Izagirre, Lazkano, Arcas, Romeo, Rangel, Samitier
Burgos (ESP): Pelegrí, Angulo, Navarro, Ardila, Barthe, Ezquerra, Bol
Rural Box (ESP): Amézqueta, Aular, Barceló, Murguialday, Nicolau, López, Etxeberria
Euskaltel (ESP): E. Azparren, X. Azparren, Canal, Cuadrado, Goikoetxea, G. Martín, Soto
Kern Pharma (ESP)
Arkea (FRA): Riou, Guglielmi, Champoussin, Ledanois, Barré, Louvel, Barguil
Astana (KAZ): LL Sanchez, Brussenskiy, Felline, Gidich, Gruzdev, Pronskiy, Zakharov
Bora (ALE): Haller, Koch, Koretzky, Lührs, Meeus, Politt, Wandahl
Cofidis (FRA): Coquard, Carvalho, Geschke, Izagirre, José Herrada, Lastra, Fernández
Eolo (ITA): Bevilacqua, David Martín, Tercero, Álex Martín, Piganzoli, Bais, Fetter
Groupama (FRA): Konovalovas, Askey, Germani, Ladagnous, Lienhard, Madouas, Penhoët
Ineos (GBR): Heiduk, Sivakov, L. Hayter, Leonard, Rivera, Rowe, Turner
Q36.5 (SUI): Davis, Rosskopf, Bauer, Calzoni, Camprubí, Donovan, Fedeli
TotalEnergies (FRA): Boasson Hagen, Van Gestel, De la Parte, Cabot, Ourselin, Jousseaume, Soupe
Tudor (SUI): Brun, Charrin, Eriksson, Heming, Reichenbach, Thalmann, Voisard
UAE (EUA): Bax, Covi, Fisher Black, Hirschi, Novak, Trentin, Wellens
Intermarché (FRA):
Flanders (BEL):
Israel (ISR):
Lotto:
Electro Hyper Europe (ESP):
