On the sidelines of his new team's media day Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, Oier Lazkano looked back on his three years at Movistar and the reasons for his departure for German training. The Basque runner, future teammate of Primoz Roglichad a solid year in 2024, including a victory during the Classic Jaén in February, a 3rd place in Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne and a 9th place in the general classification of Critérium du Dauphiné. He also participated in Tour de France and to The Returnwhere he scored two top 5s.
Video – Lazkano a terminé 3e de Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne
“They gave me a great opportunity.”
NearEurosportthe Basque shared his enthusiasm and his objectives for the 2025 season. He announced in particular that he wanted to participate in the Tour de France : “I would like to be in France, but with the Classics in between, anything can happen. You have to rest, train, train again and again… and it will depend on my condition. Nothing is fixed: it You have to deserve it.”. Indeed, he announced part of his program for 2025, which will start with theStar of Bessèges and to the Return to the Algarvebefore the opening of the classics with theOmloop Het Nieuwsblad et Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne. Then, nothing is fixed yet, although he admitted wanting to run: “Harelbeke, Waregem, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.”
Oier Lazkano also evokes all his gratitude towards his former team Movistarwhich was decisive in its progress: “A month ago I was having lunch with Eusebio Unzué and I told him that I am super grateful to every member of the team: the management, the staff… Three wonderful years for me. When I moved from Caja Rural to Movistar, I was nobody. They gave me confidence, a schedule, and the means to train. They were perhaps not the strongest team economically, but they supported me in a way. remarkable. I don't know if. some people think I left on bad terms, but that's not the case Life is cycles They gave me a great opportunity, I also knew how to take advantage of it, and I can only do so. 'be grateful', he concludes.
