Cycling: in Andorra, a new race in the country of runners … We explain everything to you

Specialist in mountain jerseys, a model teammate at Movistar then Lidl-Trek for two years, Carlos Verona only raised her arms once at the pros, in Vaujany, on the penultimate stage of the Dauphiné 2022 (in front of Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard please!). The Spanish runner formalized this Tuesday, May 6, a great victory on Tuesday, May 6 during the official presentation of this race which is so much to his heart, the Andorra Morabanc Classica. The event will be disputed on Sunday June 22 in the aftermath of the arrival of the Occitanie-CIC road in the Pyrenees. The new organization will also benefit from the logistical support of Pierre Caubin teams and we should find a good part of the Occitan plateau in the Principality.

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“Sportingly, this is the best date possible, explained the 3^e from… Loudenvielle on the Tour-2020 (preceded by Peters and Skujins) in Andorra-la-Vieille; We have the ambition to become the capital of cycling a few days before the departure of the Tour de France and a reference to the UCI calendar. “Initially, this beautiful week of bicycle was to start with the Mont-Ventoux Challenge, continue with Occitania and end at Coll de la Botella, but the Provençal organizers have thrown in the towel. It will therefore be necessary to be content, for this year, from Occitanie/Morabanc Classica.

“Like a dream”

Dozens of professional cyclists, such as the Commingeois Pavel Sivakov or Simon Carr, have lived in Andorra where Verona has settled for ten years. “This race is a bit of a dream that comes true for me, he rejoins, with the finale at La Massana where I live.”

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Four WorldTour from Andorra-la-Vieille (Movistar, Lidl-Trek, EF Education-Easy-Post and Arkéa B&B), ten UCI Pro Teams (including Q36.5 and the Spanish); Envalira, Ordino, Comella, Beixalis and La Botella… We talk about it very quickly!