Iván García Cortina’s performance in Flanders deserved another ending
Disaster for Movistar in the most beautiful of Flanders?
As far as points are concerned, there is undoubtedly a lot left, but Arkea has added well, If we focus on the image that was given in the race, well, remarkable, I would say: Oier Lazkano and Iván García Cortina have shown their face, the result has not been satisfactory, but the sensations are excellent,
But let me focus on the Asturian.
One of his iconic images to date was the one in which he first crowned the Kapelmuur.
Six years have passed since that, a premonitory image that corroborated the love that he always declared for these races.
Now he adds the Koppenberg to the album.
In the different talks we have had with Iván on the podcast, we have remembered that hype that has accompanied him since then.
A hype that has not corresponded to what has been seen over timecycling changes, rivals grow, the circumstances are what they are.
García Cortina got nursing, but we have dreamed of the big door. This #RVV24 It has to be a turning point for him.
— JoanSeguidor (@JoanSeguidor) March 31, 2024
In the case of Movistar, perhaps his improvement was not what many of us wanted to believe, he admits it, as well as the team he is on, although Lastras at the time said that they were teaching him better, the classics are important but not the priority.
Before the Volta we spoke with him, and he explained to us the change from Catalunya to E3 and Ghent-Wevelgem.
He wanted to try, that background that gave him a tour of stages of the World Tour.
It was criticized that Iván García Cortina was in the Voltabut after what we saw in Flanders I think the result has not been so bad.
He has played well, on par with Lazkano, and he anticipated, yes, he anticipated at the key and opportune moment, before the Koppenberg, while the favorites licked the wounds of the previous battles.
Guessing is easy now, but If Iván had left the Koppenberg with Van der Poel, we would possibly be talking about another race.
Hooked on the Dutchman’s wheel, he would have rowed with his life for an almost certain second place, because thinking about victory with King Mathieu are big words.
🇧🇪🙋🏻♂️ @RondeVlaanderen | #RVV24
Declarations of @ivan_cortina a @andresgarmero @relief after his effort today in the Tour of Flanders ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/mFcboXBdem
— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) March 31, 2024
That image standing to the left of that bastard wall, full of humidity and mud, will accompany him throughout his life, like that of Skybby on the floor of the Koppenberg.
It is not the first time that Iván García Cortina seeks to advance in Flanders, and this time he has been close to achieving it.
He is very strong, and I only say one thing, if he has been like this in Flanders, go for everything in Roubaix.
Image: @Movistar_Team
2024-04-02 22:22:39
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