After four seasons spent with Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Teamthe Australian Ben O’Connor got involved in training a few weeks ago Jayco AlUla. Author of a magnificent year 2024 (2nd in theUAE Tour5th de Tirreno-Adriatico2nd in Tour of the Alps4th you Tour of Italy and 2nd from last Tour of Spain), the 28-year-old runner concluded his season in style by winning the silver medal in the road race of World Championships in Zurich, behind the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. The native of Subiaco is already thinking about 2025 and the next Tour de Francewhich will be one of its objectives.
Video – Ben O’Connor, 2nd in La Vuelta this year
“Include the Giro or the Vuelta? No problem”
In an interview given to the Italian media Bici.Prohe also expresses his desire to return to the Great Loop in 2025 as leader: “Everything is not yet decided, but I would like to come back to the Tour de France. If I could also include the Giro or the Vuelta it wouldn’t be a problem, but it’s not necessarily necessary to do two Grand Tours. I’ve always liked the Giro-Vuelta combination, but I’m not sure about the Tour-Vuelta combination yet. The Giro-Tour combination, on the other hand, could work well, because the Giro is the Grand Tour that could best match my characteristics,” concludes Ben O’Connor.
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