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Tour of Spain: A strong Emirati team against Remco Evenpoel
Emirates with Ayusu and Almeida
On Monday, the UAE cycling team announced that the UAE will participate in the Tour of Spain, from August 26 to September 17, with Spaniard Juan Ayuso, third last year, and Portuguese Joao Almeida.
Ayuso, 20, finished third in the Volta behind Remco Evenpoel and compatriot Enrique Mass. This year, the Catalan will be able to count on the support of Joao Almeida, the third on the last tour of Italy in May.
Lieutenant Tadej Pogacar in the last Tour de France, Spaniard Marc Soler is also in the selection as Australian Guy Vine, New Zealander Finn Fischer-Black, Colombian Juan Sebastian Molano and Portugal’s Ruy Oliveira and Ivo Oliveira.
The 78th edition of the Volta starts on Saturday in Barcelona with a 14.8km time trial.
Movistar with Mas, is back after a fall in the Tour
The Spanish cycling team announced on Monday that the Spaniard Enrique Mas will already be at the start of the 2023 edition of the Vuelta with Movistar, Dolphin Remco Evenpoel last year in the Tour of Spain.
Mass, 28, will return to competition in the Tour de España, nearly two months after he fell during the first stage of the Tour de France where he was forced to retire.
Three times a second in the Volta in 2018, 2021 and 2022, Mas will be flanked by his compatriots Carlos Verona, Oyer Lazcano, Ivan Garcia Cortina, Jorge Arcas, Portugal’s Nelson Oliveira, Ruben Guerrero and Colombia’s Ayner Rubio.
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