We are immersed in the week that features two of the most traditional races on the calendar. The Tyrrhenian Adriaticknown as the race of the two seas and the Paris–Nicealso recognized as the Race to the Sun, at the end on the French Riviera, the Côte d’Azur.
Faced with the noise given by the main references of the peloton in the early stages of the season, both races appear to us as a promising stake of eminent magnitude. Pogacar and Vingegaard they open competition in the season. The Slovenian does not stop surprising and giving us exhibitions. At times, with personal success, at others, to the delight of the fans. He doesn’t give away anything. Everything competes, whatever the end, route and scenery. This is how this champion conceives the cycling to which he dedicates himself for the luck and enjoyment of all of us.
vingegaardExcept for surprise, from what has been witnessed so far it does not seem that he is going to underestimate the week. Although, there are doubts about the level of aggressiveness that he will show in the fight for the final victory, something that in the case of the Slovenian is beyond any doubt. Personally, I think that in the last stage at the Nice circuit, with its six “Cotes” of six kilometers each, there will be a battle that you like.
The Dane, which was exhibited at O Great Way with a total of four victories, has as its nuclear objective the Tour de France. The races that precede the big stake serve mainly as preparation. something you share pogacar. However, the dosage of efforts and the applied methodology will be different, just as the personalities of our protagonists are different.
The battle has begun. UAE and Jumbo they are tested and studied. They are two true great teams led with mastery and intelligent passion, qualities that do not have to clash if they are combined and balanced. In the team time trial, the Dutch made it clear that their potential is invaluable. A perfectly oiled machine with different and qualified heads of rows, designed to dominate and tie up their rivals.
Enric Mas, before his first serious test
If in France they have vingegaardin Italy the Jumbo participate with Roglic and Van Aert. The Tyrrhenian Adriatic It will be used to evaluate the state of form of enric mas in this first part of the year. He seems relaxed and more comfortable than ever. His time in the individual time trial represents a positive warning for the audience. The wide range of candidates for the final triumph place the Mallorcan among the favorites to keep the trident of Neptune. The absence of pogacar –last double champion of the test- inaugurates the most open pool in recent years. Something that favors the runner Movistarthat even after all that has been said, he is in need of victories that swell and shine his palmares.
These two careers are twins in interest and opportunity. Both emerge mutually and reciprocally reinforced from the coincidence. They are not neutralized or counterprogrammed. They complement and enhance each other. The general classifications are open and keep the fans in suspense, and the same happens with regard to sprint victories. We have already seen win pedersen already Jakobsen. The list of specialists is extensive and the rivalry between them has already delivered excellent finals. Merlier, Bennett. the aforementioned pedersen, Demare by a coast; the Gaviria, Jakobsen, Philipsen, Own Van Aert, Girmay, as well as the unpronounceable Groenewegen for the other. All of them and some more that left me in the dark turn the presumed sprint finals into another great show.
