Landa confirms Tour participation
London : Mikel Landa (Movistar) has confirmed that he will not be taking part in the Giro d’Italia in 2018 and will instead return to the Tour de France, where he missed out on the podium last season by just one second.
Speaking at the 2018 Vuelta a España route presentation in Estepona on Saturday, Landa confirmed that he “wanted to go to the Tour de France in really top form and I think I have to sacrifice the Giro d’Italia if I do that.”
“The Vuelta a España, too, is very likely, particularly with a Worlds which is so demanding this year and which suits the climbers, and the Vuelta’s good preparation for that,” Landa continued. “And I think it’s good for me to do two Grand Tours, so if I don’t do the Giro, that makes the Vuelta more likely.”
Landa’s increasing interest in the Tour, inspired by a top GC placing in 2017 despite working for Sky teammate Chris Froome, effectively confirms that Movistar will not race the Giro d’Italia with any of their three GC leaders.
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