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Egan Bernal, current champion; Nairo Quintana, three times podium, and Rigoberto Urán, by experience, lead the Colombian lot in the 2020 Tour de France.
.Miguel López, Daniel Martínez and Sergio Higuita, with options to appear. These are the tasks and responsibilities of each one from Saturday, here, the tasks of each.
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Egan bernal
Date of birth: January 13, 1997
Age: 23 years
Height: 1.75 meters
Weight 60 kg.
Equipment: Ineos
He is the current champion and the main rival to beat. He comes from winning the Occitania Route, with a stage, he was second in the Tour de L’Ain and withdrew from the Critérium Dauphiné.
Bernal has surrounded himself with the best that Ineos has for the competition, something that will help you on key days such as those of high arrivals and those with winds.
In favor has the arrivals high and defends the clockj. Against, as your body responds, after the back pain you suffered recently.
Nairo Quintana
Date of birth: February 4, 1990
Age: 30 years
Height: 1.67 meters
Weight: 59 kilograms
Equipment: Arkea-Samsic
He comes to the Tour with the desire to win it. This year he has two titles: Tour de la Provence and Tour de VAR, plus three stages and that gives him confidence. He has been second on the 2013 and 2015 Tour and third in 2016.
Although he does not have a good team, he knows that he has to defend himself and he knows how to do it. He must arrive at the time trial with two minutes ahead of the specialists. Anything good he does on the Tour is a profit for him and his team; Winning a stage and getting into the five, your homework.
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Nairo Quintana already has two titles and three stages won in 2020.
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Rigoberto Uran
Date of birth: January 26, 1987
Age: 33 years
Height: 1.73 kg
Weight: 63 kilograms
Equipment: Education first
Your experience is worth it. This year, after his strong fall in the 2019 Vuelta a España, it has been 58 in the Tour Colombia and 22 in the Critérium Dauphiné. If you are not feeling well, you have no problem helping Daniel Martínez and Sergio Higuita.
Urán is an ‘old fox’, he knows the Tour well, he makes his seventh appearance. The representation of the team in the event is the main objective and their seniority is key to achieving those objectives.
Daniel Martinez
Date of birth: April 25, 1996
Age: 24 years
Height: 1.72 m
Weight: 63 kilograms
Equipment: Education first
He comes from winning the Critérium Dauphiné, which is why he is on the list of possible Tour winners. This year, in addition, he won the national cycling chrono, bronze on the road, second in the Tour Colombia, his season has been very good and he must corroborate it in France.
It goes well to the clock and in the middle mountain. In the high climbs it costs him, but he has been working to improve, the top arrivals of the race will be the test to know what you have. He is a regular, intelligent runner who can read the stages.
Daniel Martínez and the title of the Criterium Dauphiné.
Miguel Angel Lopez
Date of birth: February 4, 1994
Age: 26 years
Height: 1.64 meters
Weight: 59 kilograms
Equipment: Astana
He makes his debut on the Tour and his team has given him everything to seek the title or the podium. It was 26 on the Occitania Route, 12 on Mont Ventoux and fifth on the Critérium Dauphiné.
He is a runner of formidable stages, but also of bad days, in which he does not find the ideal pedal. ‘Supermán’ López is in a mature stage and goes through work because he runs with a hot head.
The mountain is your ally and the time trial, your kryptonite. If he’s smart and has legs, he’ll fight for a spot in the top five.
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Colombian Miguel Ángel ‘Supermán’ López ends his contract with Astana this season.
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Sergio Higuita
Date of birth: August 1st, 1997
Age: 23 years
Height: 1.66 meters
Weight: 57 kilograms
Equipment: Education first
He makes his debut on the Tour and has had a good season. He is the national road champion, he won the Tour Colombia and was 64 Criterium Dauphiné. He can fight for the title of best junior.
Sergio Higuita, another letter from Education First.
Winner Anacona
Date of birth: August 11, 1988
Age: 32 years
Height: 1.79 meters
Weight: 65 kilos
Equipment: Arkea-Samsic
It will be one of the few help that Nairo, its leader, will have on the Tour mountain.
Winner Anacona. Date of birth: August 11, 1988. Age: 32 years old. Height: 1.79 m. Weight: 65 kg. Team: Arkea-Samsic
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Dayer quintana
Date of birth: August 10, 1992
Age: 28 years
Height: 1.67 meters
Weight: 58 kilograms
Equipment: Arkea-Samsic
For the first time he runs the Tour alongside his brother Nairo and his work must be vital to achieve the goal of winning the Tour.
Dáyer (left) and his brother Nairo Quintana.
Harold tejada
Date of birth: April 27, 1997
Age: 23 years
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 63 kilos
Equipment: Astana
He won the position in eight of the squad at the last minute. It will be great support in the mountains for its leader, Miguel Ángel López. Debuts in the Tour.
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Hárold Tejada will run his first Tour de France.
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Esteban Chaves
Date of birth: January 17, 1990
Age: 30 years
Height: 1.64 meters
Weight: 55 kg.
Equipment: Mitchelton scott
He will make his second Tour and in the first instance he will be the right hand of Adam Yates. If the British is not there, he can assume the role of leader.
Esteban Chaves will play his second Tour de France.
Lisandro Rengifo
Editor of EL TIEMPO
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