the slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) and the Colombian Nairo Quintana (Arkèa Samsic) are called to star in a duel in style in the 80th edition of the Paris Nicewhich will take place from this Sunday until the 13th, the “Race of the Sun”, with luxury participation that will share the limelight next week with the Tirreno Adriatico, the “Race of the two seas”.
The race can be followed live on ETB and eitb.eus.
Although the aspirants to succeed the German Maximilian Schachmanndefender of the title, are many, the spotlights are focused on the Roglic-Wout Van Aert duo, leaders of a powerful Jumbo Visma who will defend their leaders against Nairo Quintana, who arrives in full form after winning the Tour de Provence and in the Maritime Alps.
The list of participants reflects the names of numerous candidates for the podium, such as the two from the unstoppable UAE, with Joao Almeida and Brandon McNultythe british brothers Adam and Simon Yachts (Ineos and BikeExchange respectively), the Dutch Mollema (TreK) or the French William Martin (Cofidis) and David Gaudi (Groupama).
The Movistar team will not have Alejandro Valverde, but will give the stripes to other riders such as Gorka Izagirre or the young American Mateo Jorgenson, fourth in Provence. The training is completed with Imanol Erviti, Iván García Cortina, Albert Torres, Gregor Mühlberger and Johan Jacobs.
Cofidis will line up Ion IzaguirreAstana to David de la Cruz and Bahrain to Luisle Sánchez, a squad that will play its cards in the general with the Dutchman Wout Poels, winner of the Vuelta a Andalucía.
Within a tour and for all tastes
The list of sprinters is outstanding, with Fabio Jakobsen, with 5 wins this season, the last being Kuurne, Dylan Groenewegen, Sonny Colbrelli, king of Roubaix 2021, and Jasper Philipsen.
The route of the 80th edition consists of eight stages It is varied and its key appointments are a 13.4 km time trial and three mountain stages, one of them -the 7th- ending at the Col de Turini, 14.9 km at an average gradient of 7.3 percent. The “Carrera del Sol” will offer opportunities for sprinters and adventurers, forming a route with incentives for all cyclists.
In total, it will be 1,196.6 km, with 16,750 meters of positive elevation gain.
Source: Eitb
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