Last Friday (18), through a statement on social networks and official websites, Jumbo-Visma announced that Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and eight other competitors will be present at the Vuelta a Espanã. According to information, the Danish and Slovenian will be co-leaders in the team throughout the competition.
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Sepp Kuss and Wilco Kelderman were also mentioned by Jumbo-Visma who will play an important role in the matches. Both will be scaled to the super-domestique and will be able to provide protection to the leaders in the mountains, as has happened in previous competitions.
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“It is an ambitious objective that we dare to declare and for which we can present a panel of eight very versatile and strong players in Spain. We are ready for anything with this team and I am looking forward to starting in Barcelona with these riders”, said Marc Reef, Sporting Director of Jumbo-Visma.
The businessman commented on how the strength of Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic will be paramount for the team at the Vuelta a Espanã, in addition to praising the trajectory of both in professional sport.
“Vingegaard and Roglic will start the race as our leaders. Roglic had excellent preparation with a rest after the Giro and then altitude training followed by the Tour de Burgos. Vingegaard took a break after winning the Tour, but he has returned to training and the signals we have received from him are also very good, the main objective is that one of them arrives at Real Madrid with the red shirt”, said Marc Reef, sporting director of Jumbo- Visma.
The athletes that will make up the team together with Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic, Sepp Kuss and Wilco Kelderman will be: Robert Gesink, Jan Tratnik, Átila Valter and Dylan van Baarle. The Vuelta a Espanã will take place from August 26th to September 17th of this year, starting in Barcelona.
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