Daniel Martínez is the most important Colombian runner this year, so the statistics say: third in the Tour of the Algarve and in Paris-Nice, champion of the Basque Country, fifth in the Flecha Wallona and fourth in the Lija Bastoña Liège.
The great objective for him is the Tour de France and in a teleconference attended by EL TIEMPO he spoke of his best yearof the objectives and of how he faces the successful season.
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Your sensational 2022
The start of 2022. I wanted to establish myself in the team. I arrived in Algarve as team leader. They gave me the option. You saw that the performance was good, I went to Paris-Nice, Basque Country, I think the start has been very good.
The result of the Liege. People have to educate themselves. All the races are important, the monuments are difficult and to have two Colombians in all five is fantastic. This shows that Colombian cycling is growing every time.
what’s coming I will be in Colombia for a break, a week and continue training for the Tour. At the moment we have taken it easy, the block has been good and we have taken advantage of the altitude. Tour of Switzerland to pick up the pace for the Tour de France.
The today of Primoz Roglic. They are special runners. They have great talent. They had been dominating cycling for years in recent years, and seeing Roglic that you can beat him, that Pogacar has its days, that fills one with motivation, but they know the Tour well, there is still a long way to go, but the motivation is high.
The present of the Ineos. It has been seen that they are targeting young people and they want to dominate cycling as in previous years. Egan’s accident has left a key piece out, but we continue to find strong riders and what we have done as a group is shaping up well for this year.
What has changed. You train the same, but the experience adds up. You have to train the head, the spiritual, that is also key.
What is spoken of the start of Colombia. It is confirmed that it is one of the best cycling in the world, because they do not refer to just one, there are several that stand out. The perception is one of great respect, when there is a Colombian in the group, because they take him into account. We need a time trial world champion, people who specialize in pavé, so we would have all of cycling complete.
Rivals on the Tour
The moment. What I have done this year is sensational. The team has given me all the confidence and having teammates of great quality and experience who help you, who advise you, that fills the rider with peace of mind.
Big wins. The start has been important for the team. To win Paris-Roubaix is to win the Classical Tour de France, We have won one-week races, but the main objective is to win the Giro, Tour or Vuelta, if you can’t win, there will be time for that.
Rivals on the Tour. Pogacar and Roglic go for everything and Jumbo also has Vingegaard. In the Tour they are all rivals and we must not neglect any of them.
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