The Cofidis team has confirmed the presence of Ion Izagirre and Alex Aranburu at the departure of the Tour de France on Saturday in Lille. Will be … the only two Guipuzcoans in the squad of the gala round. In the absence of ineos to reveal its composition, they may even be the only two Basques. Worrying.
Those responsible for Cofidis trusts the two goierritras to enter the fight for stage victories. Izagirre already has two, one in 2016 and one in 2023. Aranburu, meanwhile, returned to the competition on Sunday in the Spanish Championship after a month and a half focused on preparation. Look for the pedal blow that he exhibited at Itzulia, necessary to compete at the highest level.
They complete the formation of Cofidis in the Tour Bryan Coquard, his fast man, Emanuel Buchmann, Alexis Renard, Benjamin Thomas, Damien Touzé and Dylan Teuns. There are majority of experienced runners. Without aspirations in the general classification, they need to be combative to be seen.
Possible doubts this weekend in Granada, Movistar’s rectors have also announced the names of the seven companions of Enric Mas, their boss of ranks once again. They are Iván Romeo, recent champion of Spain in Ruta, Pablo Castrillo, Einer Rubio, Will Barta, Gregor Mühlberger, Iván García Cortina and Nelson Oliveira.
The irruption of Romeo, 21, provides illusion, although at the moment it is not a corridor for the general, a condition that falls to a more that this season has only highlighted in Itzulia, second, and in the Volta to Catalonia, third.
There are no surprises in Lidl-Trek, who dispenses with Mads Pedersen. The referents are Skjelmose Mattias, to be as close as possible to Pogacar and Vingegaard in the mountain, and Jonatan Milan for mass arrivals. Next to them are Thibau Nys, Quinn Simmons, Simone Consonni, Jasper Stuyven, Toms Skujins and Edward Theuns.
Bahrain leaves Pello Bilbao in Gernika, which will not chain turn and tour. Lenny Martinez and Santiago Buitrago are their best mountain buzas. His sprinters are Phil Bauhaus and Fred Wright. They complete the Matej Mohoric payroll, Jack Haig, Kamil Gradel and Robert Stannard.
Guest team, Tudor goes with his best elements. It is headed by the Julian Alaphilippe-Marc Hirschi-Michael Storer trio. The Australian, by the way, bends Giro and Tour. It ended tenth in the transalpine test.
The Swiss are committed to the experience of cyclists such as Marco Haller and Matteo Trentin, as well as for the speed tip of Alberto Dainese, who will multiply the rivals in the arrivals. They complete the eight Marius Mayrhofer and Fabian Lienhard.
Ef, as ineos, has not announced at the moment who will wear his jersey in the tour. The decline of Richard Carapaaz for a gastroenteritis is a setback to which those responsible must face and can influence career approaches.
