Óscar Rodríguez signs for Ineos-Grenadiers until 2026
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The Navarrese cyclist Oscar Rodriguez ha signed by the team Ineos-Grenadiers for the three next seasonsthat is, for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 campaigns, as announced by the British squad this Thursday. The 28-year-old cyclist from Burlada has ridden for two seasons in the team Movistarwhich came from Astana; In his track record, he stands out the La Camperona stage of the 2018 Vuelta a España, which he won when he belonged to Euskadi-Murias.
Óscar Rodríguez, as his new team highlights, has demonstrated in the 2023 season, just completed, “an impressive strength of character”, to recover from the hard fall he suffered in the eleventh stage of the last Giro d’Italia, in May. The Navarrese finished the year competing, with a 33rd place overall in the Tour of Guangxi, after returning to competition in the Tour de Limousin, in August.
“I’m very happy to join Ineos-Grenadiers,” said the runner, in statements included on the team’s website, “it has always been one of my dreams to belong to this team, one of the best in the world, so it is a feeling very special”, he added. The one from Burlada, who highlights that he feels comfortable in the mountain stages, has also stressed that it is an honor to ride alongside cyclists like Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal, winners of the Tour from France: “I’m looking forward to learning from both of them, taking advantage of their knowledge to improve as a runner.”
Source: Eitb

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