Bahrain McLaren has drivers at the national championships in Italy and Spain en route on Sunday, as well as Friday time trial in Spain.Sonny Colbrelli is a favourite for the race en route in Italy, while the team believes that Pello Bilbao has a very genuine opportunity.opposite the clock in Spain.
“We are aiming for a medal,” sporting director Xavier Florencio said Thursday about Bilbao’s chances at the time trial in a press release.”It may be hard to win, but Pello is on a wonderful podium form last year, winning the silver medal.The tour is demanding, with a small climb at the end, but it suits him well, and he is also motivated.”
In the Spanish road race, Bahrain McLaren also has a single driving force in the competition, and Florence admitted that it would be difficult for Ivan Cortina without teammates.
“It probably wouldn’t be easy for him, because he probably wouldn’t have the help of his teammates, like other rivals.But Ivan feels good, is very motivated and there are surprises in the Nationals,” Florence said.Of course, it is a complicated route, with a circuit of 25 km, adding 500 meters of elevation in each lap “.
The team is well represented for Sunday’s road race in Italy, a 254 km course from Bassano del Grappa to Cittadilla, which includes 11 laps of a 12.5 km circuit, with the ascent of the Rosina, which will be addressed through Sonny Colbrelli, Enrico Battaglin., Eros Capecchi and Damiano Caruso.
“The course may be suitable for sprinters who still manage to have enough power after climbing several times on the final circuit,” explained sporting director Franco Pellizotti.”It’s a short climb and not so difficult, but it can be selective.”through him so many times.
For this reason, one of the favorites of the race is Colbrelli, who is not a born sprinter and who has already demonstrated his prowess in a course similar to the Belgian classics, and which also includes a short paved stretch.
“Sonny feels good, and his return to the season has been perfect so far: not only has he won [a level on the Route d’Occitanie], but he also participated in a very complicated edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné, rather than a position for Sunday’s race, and we’re not hiding our ambition to win the gold medal,” Pellizotti said.
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