He Labor Kutxa has confirmed the signing for the next three seasons of the Gipuzkoan runner Anne Santesteban to be until 2026 the leader of the women’s team in the category Continental ICU integrated into the structure of the Euskadi Foundation.

santesteban32, has run the last three seasons in the Team Jayco AlUla. Among more than a dozen ‘top 10’ that he has achieved in 2023, eighth place in the overall ranking of the Tour de France and the tenth in the Italy spin that make her “the runner with the best track record in the structure” of the Basque sports group.

“His incorporation will give the team a definitive boost on the international scene”, they highlight from the Labor Kutxa about santesteban whom they also value as “the current benchmark in Basque cycling and one of the best runners on the international scene”.

“I really wanted to come back. After chasing dreams abroad, I wanted to compete at home and now the opportunity has presented itself with Laboral Kutxa. The goal is to continue growing and improving together”, emphasizes the Errenteria runner in a video that has shared on his Twitter account.

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— LABORALKutxaTeam (@LABORALkTeam) August 17, 2023

The climber adds that at a sporting level she would like to “provide victories” and also “help the team and the younger riders who come from behind to learn, to enjoy the races and the bike”.

For his part, Aitor Galdosgeneral manager of Laboral Kutxa, admits that the arrival of santesteban means for the squad “to have the main benchmark of Basque cycling in recent years and some of the most outstanding cyclists in the international peloton”.

Thus, she becomes the twelfth runner confirmed for 2024 by the Basque team after Eneritz Vadillo, Idoia Eraso, Usoa Ostolaza, Naia Amondarain, Alba Teruel, Yurani Blanco, the Colombian Jessenia Meneses, the Chilean Catalina Soto, the Italians Nadia Quagliotto and Debora Silvestri and the German Aileen Schweikart.

Source: Eitb

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