Is Daniel Martínez going to the Tour de France? The Colombian cyclist would have already made a decision after the Giro

daniel martinez He is having a good season after his podium in the Giro d’Italia. The Colombian is preparing for the Olympics, which could harm his participation in the Tour de France.

The specialist did the math after Daniel Martínez questioned his participation in the Tour for making clear his intention to be at his best level for the Olympic Games. In the French competition, Bora-Hangsrohe will be led by Primoz Roglic.

The accounts indicate that, if he participates in France, Martínez might not be at his highest level for the Olympics since the European competition ends on July 21 and the time trial for the international games is 6 days later, on July 27. Between those days, recovery would not be optimal for the athlete.

Outside of Bora’s plans

According to Pro Cycling Stats, an authority on international cycling information, the Colombian would not be on the provisional list for the Tour de France with Bora. Furthermore, the team will be formed around Roglic followed by Hindley and Vlasov

The German team seeks to do a good job in the Tour de France and the complete team would be made up of Primoz Roglic, Jai Hindley, Aleksander Vlasov, Danny Van Poppel, Nico Denz, Matteo Sobrero, Bob Jungels and Marco Haller.

Martínez, to the Olympics

The main objective of Martinezafter finishing second in the Italy spin It would be the Olympic games. The Colombian could not attend the previous games due to the covid that he suffered at the time.

Daniel Martínez has experience in time trials and on the road. He has already won this test in 2019, at the Pan American Games in Lima; and on 4 occasions (2019,2020,2022 and 2024) in the Colombian Championship.

The one born in Cundinamarca, in the absence of confirmation, would reach the Olympics in one of his best sporting moments, after spending several stages fighting for first place and finishing on the final podium.