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Tour de France 2020 It emphasizes that there are “more than three favorites”
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mel colombian Nairo Quintana arrives at the Tour de France “with the illusion of winning”, but knowing that his new team, the Arkea, is not among the great formations of the platoon, so they will have to look for the opportunities that others leave them.
“We are not the Ineos or another team of those greats at the level of strength, but we have strong people with the heart to do things well”, assured the Boyac cyclist a few hours before the start of the Tour tomorrow in Nice. “The favorites have to take the race and we be aware of what they do and take advantage of the moments when possible,” he added.
Quintana acknowledged that the injury he suffered in his country a few months ago has left sequels, but he was convinced that he had completed the necessary preparation to face the Tour “one hundred percent”.
The Colombian does not want to set goals and assures that “there is no possible failure when you have worked” as they have done to reach the gala round in the best conditions. But he admits that he has an illusion to win and, although he points to his compatriot Egan bernal, defender of the title, as the main candidate, acknowledges that it will be a more unpredictable edition than ever because everyone’s preparation has been disrupted by the coronavirus.
Quintana, who was having a great season when the pandemic broke out, assured that all that does not count and that now he must show if the work carried out is paying off. The Colombian says that in this edition “there are more than three favorites”, although Bernal “is the maximum”.
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“It has been an atypical year, with a different preparation, we will see some leader faint or not be in his normal state, because of the type of training we have had to do, “he said.
He Arkea director, Emmanuel Hubert, confirmed that Quintana is the team leader and that they have worked hard “to put him in the best conditions to finish as high as possible.”
His main squire will be the French Warren Barguil, which also confirmed that he does not mind working for the Colombian, although Hubert assured that he will have opportunities to seek stage victories “and maybe more.” “To be a gregarious but also a free electron”, assured the “manager”.
The sports director of the training, Yvon ledanoisFor his part, he denied that in this edition there are only three favorites and, although he said he had his own pools, he did not want to reveal them due to team tactics
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