Join the Belgian cycling superstar as he shares his spring race program leading up to the Tour de France and the Olympics, as well as his aspirations to secure gold medals in both Paris and the road Worlds in Zürich.
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As everybody knows main goal will be uh the month of July well I think the the races that I will do after algar will be from very high quality all Races where uh the GC Riders always want to be on their top game well I will go over to uh to aparin
And then Basque so it’s uh two races that will fit perfectly into the buildup to the ardans especially Basque is something that is uh that is very good for uh for preparing the the Ard and then I will do the combination flesh and Le so I will I will do flesh also is
That first time for you second time first time uh it’s when I won first time uh then I was uh let’s say the the main guide of of Julian during the day I always had to keep him out win it was actually a very nice task to have as you
Know uh you know that you have a rider in your wheel that can win for a I don’t know how many times already so uh I think it’s a very nice uh let’s say spring camp campign with not too many race days but I think it makes sense
Because after Le I will have a small break and then I will go for a almost 4- we altitude period uh that’s why we decided to not go in altitude in Spring period to just keep that off and then have a big effect after uh after the
Classics to to get into the tour but what about Landa he’s like a new guy to the team and we know he’s he’s a GC guy he finished three times podium third at the jro he won a couple of stages he brought fromi to victory in 2016 and 17
Actually 17 fromy last tour Victory he of course will be at your side of the tour how do you see him as your super climbing domistic uh Mikel is is a different Rider I mean he’s a bit a bit older than me he has more experience and of course I’m I’m actually really
Looking forward to to learn from him because like you said he won with a four-time to the France champion and uh himself he also did some amazing results in in the GCS of The Grand Tour so I think it’s it’s the perfect guy to to
Have with us with a young team to to learn from and to uh yeah to see how he does the things definitely going to be interesting I remember Mikel from the days at Team Sky amazing person a really great yeah yeah personal also on the table and in the team meeting we know
Each other a bit from from the altitudes in tid when we when we cross path to have a small chat and it’s actually uh very nice when when when you speak English that well as a as a Spanish person so it’s uh it’s a good guy and uh
I think there’s already a a good friendship building up so it’s uh very important to to start an important year like this with a such a special Rider yeah Special Rider lot of experience and one are still today with he because it’s his birthday today 34 years yeah oh I
Didn’t know I saw him on the table and I didn’t even say did so when I see him I should I should do it but it’s nice then we have a cake tonight exactly exactly Jo you guys Then