Pablo Torres19 years old, winner of two mountain stages of Tower of the Future last year including that of Colle delle Finestre which he climbed 3'34'' faster than Chris Froome on the Giro 2018, makes his debut in the WorldTour with UAE Team Emirates – XRG on the Santos Tour Down Under where the ease of his pedaling did not escape the other members of the peloton, before the decisive stages of Uraidla (Thursday) and Willunga Hill (Saturday). He delivered himself to Cyclism’Actu.
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“We want to leave Australia with a great result”
“I am very happy with my discovery of the WorldTour”he declared on the microphone of our special correspondent Jean-François Quénet. “The first stages of the Tour Down Under are less flat than they look and I like that. I'm gaining confidence in the WorldTour peloton. I feel like I'm learning my job quickly. The race finales are a lot more intense than in the u23 category I think I will gain even more experience in the hillier stages. We are here with a very good team, which I will try to help as much as possible because we want to get going again. from Australia with a great result. I'm a pro at giving my best.”
“My first professional victory is the goal for this year, I will give everything to achieve it”
“For the moment, I have the feeling that no one knows me. I find it normal that no one talks to me about the Col des Finestre and what I achieved last year. I am now in a category different where the level is much higher. I put in a lot of effort to get here. For my first season, if the team gives me the opportunity to fight for a victory, I will not deprive myself of it. first pro victory, that’s the goal for this year, I'm going to give everything to get there. The races that the team mentioned to me for my program for the season a priori suit me with a lot of mountains. I really want to prepare them to take part in them. best possible physical condition”he concludes.
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