Laboral Kutxa signs Eri Yonamine for next season
Eri Yonamine (1991, Osaka, Japan) will race in the Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi Foundation next season 2024, as reported by the team this Thursday. Twelve times national champion, she is a cyclist who has accumulated extensive experience and who comes to support Ane Santesteban.
With the goal of being a World Tour team, his experience on that calendar will be important to guide the team in top-level races. Eri becomes the sixth signing of Laboral Kutxa after the announcements of Cristina Tonetti, Laura Tomasi, Ane Santesteban, Catalina Soto and Jessenia Meneses.
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“I am a hard-working cyclist at the service of the leaders. Therefore, I will transmit a large part of my experience to the young riders on the team.”
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Yonamine She has competed at the highest level in Europe since 2016, the last two seasons in the Human Powered Health of the World Tour, and has therefore competed in the major races on the international calendar, in addition to being an Olympian in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. Her goal is to repeat in Paris 2024, a sporting dream for which he will have the support of Laboral Kutxa.
Eri Yonamine: “The Euskadi Foundation is a structure with a great history and being able to join the LABORAL Kutxa team is the culmination of my sporting career. I am a hard-working cyclist at the service of the leaders. Therefore, I will transmit a large part of my experience to the young riders on the team and I will do everything I can to help them and contribute to Ane’s victories. That is my priority. Above all, I want to thank the team for choosing me and trusting me.
Ion Lazkanosports manager of the Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi: “We must highlight his experience in top-level races. Therefore, I am convinced that he will bring a lot of experience and maturity to the group. He comes with very clear ideas to the team, something that I liked. from the beginning, and I’m looking forward to starting to work with her.
In his record, Yonamine has accumulated 12 national titles, between time trial and line, the last this year; Last year, she was second in the Tour Pyrénées and 19th in La Vuelta.
Source: Eitb
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