The French Julian Alaphilippe, double world champion on the road, and the Colombian Nairo Quintana will premiere the season next Tuesday at the Tour of Provence which will be played between next Thursday and Sunday, where they will coincide with the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, if the Olympic champion fully recovers from his fall on the Star of Bességes
Alaphilippe retakes the competition leading the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, a powerful team that will try to increase the streak of 3 wins achieved in the Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana and a place of honor.
The French champion will make his season debut along with a roster made up of the Danish Kasper Asgreen, the Italian Davide Rebellin and the Belgians Dries Devenyns, Pieter Serry, Ilan Van Wilder and Louis Vervaeke.
Nairo Quintana will also debut in the French test, in an Arkéa Samsic in which his brother Dayer and his compatriot Miguel Flórez will also be present.
For its part, the Ineos is pending the state of form of Richard Carapaz after his fall in the third stage of the Star of Bességes and subsequent withdrawal on matchday five. The squad will compete for the general classification with the 23-year-old Briton Ethan Hayter.
TDLP J-3 : YOU WILL ATTEND THEM
1/ Julian ALAPHILIPPE
Le double Champion du Monde en titre sera au départ du TDLP.
2/ Richard CARAPAZ
Il participe au TDLP pour la toute première fois.
3/ Kasper ASGREEN
Il s’est imposed comme l’un des meilleurs coureurs de la saison dernière. pic.twitter.com/2rgnBNbq2X— Tour of Provence (@TourProvenceOFF) February 7, 2022
Carapaz fell on Friday when he disputed the stage in Besseges, with nine kilometers to go. the corridor ended “with a couple of cuts and bruises”, as he highlighted on his social networks, with a subsequent announcement of his squad that would continue to be monitored.
The Locomotive took the start on Saturday, but registered his abandonment on Sunday for the last day, although his squad announced that he will be ready for the Tour de la Provence.
Is It will be the first participation of the Ecuadorian in this competition, which in 2022 disputes its seventh edition.
The Movistar Team will attend the Provençal event with Colombian Iván Ramiro Sosa as leader, accompanied by Gorka Izagirre, Óscar Rodríguez, Matteo Jorgenson, José Joaquín Rojas, Abner González and Antonio Pedrero.
The Tour de la Provence will consist of 4 stages and will start on Thursday with a prologue of 7.1 kilometers. The Crucial day will be the last, on Sunday, with the finish line in the Lure Mountain, with a climb of 16 kilometers at a 6% drop. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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