The Slovenian, winner of the Clásica Jaén, is the great candidate for the final victory on the Ruta del Sol
Finally, the Colombian Egan Bernal will not be on the list of participants
Tadej Pogacar part as a favorite in the Tour of Andalusia 2023which starts this Wednesday in Genave Bridge with a stage ending in Santiago of the Swordalso in Jaén territory, with a route of 179 kilometers.
The leader of Team UAE Emirates faces the five-stage race full of morale and in excellent form, as he demonstrated on Monday in the Clásica de Jaén, which he won after a 40-kilometre breakaway by himself.
The Slovenian prevailed in his season opener and that victory places him as a candidate to win a race that will have a route of a total of 845 kilometers, with 18 mountain passes, 5 flying goals and 3 special sprints.
THE REST OF FAVORITES IN THE TOUR OF ANDALUCÍA
With pogacar The winner of the 2020 Giro, the British, also has a fixed presence Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos); twice podium in the Vuelta a España enric mas (Team Movistar), Mikel landa (Bharain), the young promise carlos rodriguez (Ineos), current champion of Spain on the road, and the Belgian Tim Wellens (UAE), winner in 2018 of the Ruta del Sol and who was third in the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior, among others.
The Colombian Egan Bernalwinner of the 2019 Tour de France and the 2021 Giro d’Italia, has been announced by the organization, the Deporinter company, but until this afternoon it will not be known if he takes the start because he suffered a fall in the Vuelta San Juan, in Argentina.
ALL THE TEAMS OF THE ROUTE OF THE SUN
The 17 teams and the 119 cyclists that will participate in the Tour of Andalusia are the Euskaltel Euskadi, Astana, Bahrain Victorius, Movistar Team, Alpecin Deceunicnk, Ineos Grenadiers, Burgos BH, Caja Rural, Eolo Kometa, Internarche Wanty, Israel, Team Jayco, Kern Pharma, Lotto Dstny, FlandersBaloise, TotalEnergies, UAE Team Emirates and totalenergies.