The imbabureño won the crown of the 38th edition of the national round, he was with Team Pichincha and prepares his step to professionalism.
Emotional reception had at the finish Steven Haro (Team Pichincha), backed by his family who with songs and drums celebrated the triumph of the imbabureño runner, champion of the 38th edition of the Tour of Ecuador.
Haro crossed the finish line exulting. It was his second triumph in tests of the International Cycling Union (UCI)The first was the Vuelta a Miranda (Venezuela) in 2019, always supported by his inner circle. “That is why the triumph goes dedicated to my family, they are my sponsors “said the 23-year-old runner.
They were eight stages since the departure on December 8 in Guayaquil until the closing with a circuit in Quito, where Haro consolidated what was his performance in the queen stage, that he conquered in Tulcán.
The runner noted that the most difficult was the seventh stage, between Tulcán and Cayambe. “At times I felt defeated, but the encouragement of my team and the people on the road made me cool down. We row every day and that sacrifice today has its reward“Said the runner from the Pichincha Sports Concentration records.
For this test, Haro had to overcome inconveniences for his registration, hence the triumph assumes it as “a rematch.” This is “for the obstacles that they put me, with legal issues that they said were not processed on time “, commented the broker that this season he signed for Team Essax, so it could only be enabled by its sports federation.
Similar situation fell on Benjamín Quinteros (Valverde Team), together they presented themselves as Saitel’s reinforcements; finally, only Haro could run the Vuelta, but with a different team.
“For that also the triumph is dedicated to Benjamin, not seeing him hurt me a lot because we had worked for this ”, he indicated.
Haro He reinforced Team Pichincha, “a team that they said would not finish the Vuelta, which was not a strong team, but we trust the group, that’s why the title is also theirs because we work every day ”, he pointed out.
Not having the Pichincha team among the strongest made Haro function without pressure. “He was not among the favorites, but that’s the least of it. I only show my potential and I want to win, always ”, he indicated.
To the continental team
Haro ran two seasons in Spain, in 2020 with the subsidiary of Caja Rural and 2021 with the Essax. For the following season he announced that he has an agreement to integrate a new squad.
“Next year I will be in a continental team, with them I will have tests such as the Ruta del Sol, Tour San Luis and the Vuelta a San Juan (Argentina)That will be in January ”, said Haro, who for the national championship in February hopes to return to the ranks of Team Pichincha.
The imbabureño remains with the memories of what was done in the national turn. “I am not the best in the country, the winner of the Tour of Ecuador yes, and that fills me with pride for having my name among the winners ”, he emphasized.
As a trophy it remains the yellow jersey, “I’ll have it at home and framed”, he advanced, while announcing the removal of your bicycle.
“It’s time to give it a break, He has been with me for four years and to be in this race I had to make a big expense with my parents to be able to have it in conditions ”, he concluded. (D)
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