The third and last chapter of the Tour de France in Euskadi begins this Monday and the txirrindulari fans have taken good note of it. Hundreds of fans crowd from the first hour of the day at the different points through which the race will run, which will begin in the Biscayne municipality of Amorebieta-Etxano at 1:00 p.m. and will reach the finish line, in Baiona, around 5:30 p.m. pm.
Precisely, in this municipality of the French Basque Country you can already see numerous fans, who have taken advantage of the day to spend the day there and watch one of the greatest shows that sport can offer.
Among these many fans and visitors, is the Utrera family, who has come from Alicante to visit this “beautiful city” and witness the finish line of the third stage of the French round. They are Juan (father), Mario, Dani, Juan and Agatha, who «this year we have prepared our vacations thinking about the Tour. It seemed like a good plan.” Dani, one of the little ones, adds that “we are hallucinating with the Tour. It is a piece of organization ».
Yesterday they were in San Sebastián and they found it “incredible despite the rain.” Also, tomorrow they are going to the Pyrenees to see the Tourmalet stage. As for the bets, most of the Utrera opt for the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, except for Juan, the little one who defends Movistar, although he says annoyed that his favorite rider is “Enric Mas”, who has had to withdraw from the round gala due to injury
Ane Segurola, Maialen Badiola, Jone Juaristi Azpeitiarras
“Even though it’s Monday there are a lot of people”
Between the French fans and those from beyond the three Basque territories, the Gipuzkoan fans have also made themselves felt in the municipality of Iparralde. Three of them have been Ane Segurola, Maialen Badiola and Jone Juaristi from Azpeitia, who, as they came from San Juan de Luz, have decided to “spend the day in Baiona and see the Tour”. The three assure that “there are many people and that it is a working day.”
Ane Segurola, Maialen Badiola, Jone Juaristi
The most txirrindulari is Maialen: «I am from Mikel Landa. Let’s see if he has a good Tour and is close to the podium because being in the top three in a competition of this size is always difficult. Let’s see if there is luck and also if he can win a stage ».
Alberto Juzdado, Nathalie and Nathan Baiona
“Seeing my city like this excites me”
But, how could it be otherwise, Baiona’s txirrindulari fans have also taken to the streets. Alberto Juzdado, his wife Nathalie and his son Nathan have been three of them. «I am 55 years old and seeing this city like this excites me. I am a great fan of cycling, I have been to the Pyrenees several times but seeing it here, in front of my house, seems incredible to me»
Alberto Juzdado, Nathalie and Nathan.
Juzdado, the father, explains that “we are fans of Basque football, also of Alavés. I wear the Athletic shirt because it is where the Tour came from. He wears the Real one because yesterday the Tour ended in San Sebastián. Today I told my wife to wear the Aviron Bayonnais, but she didn’t want to”, he says with a smile from ear to ear.
Jaime Ortiz, Miguel Ángel Castro, Brenda del Castillo and Gloria Herrero Colombians
“I hope Bernal wins, although seeing the stage here is already incredible”
Jaime Ortiz, Miguel Ángel Castro, Brenda del Castillo and Gloria Herrero are Colombians living in Baiona. “We have gone down to eat something because we are going to see the Tour from the balcony of the house since they pass below,” says Gloria. Jaime Ortiz, from Cali, points out that with the Tour “there is a lot of hustle and bustle in the city” and he does not hide that his arrival “has been a nice surprise for me because I had always dreamed of seeing it sometime and now it passes under my house” .
The Colombians Jaime Ortiz, Miguel Ángel Castro, Brenda del Castillo and Gloria Herrero.
Ortiz is satisfied with the fact that some Colombian can “be in the top ten” and points out the names of “Egan Bernal and Rigoberto Urán”. Miguel Angel and above all Gloria entrust everything to Bernal: “We are betting that he will be on the podium.” Gloria points out that “yesterday he looked very good, among the best and I bet on him.” Can you imagine a Colombian winning today in Baiona? Jaime, no, and Gloria is sure that “if a Colombian wins here, I’ll die.”
2023-07-03 12:24:52
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