After his terrible fall on the roads of Italian Tour During the first step, Mikel Rural (Sudal Quick-Step) is back to competition on this 47th edition of Tour de Burgos ! After his fracture of the vertebrae, the Basque is back on this race which he appreciates since he won his very first victory with the professionals 14 years ago, but also (for the moment) his last in 2021. The 35 -year -old runner expressed himself at the microphone of theAS on its main objective: to come back in shape and be at the start of the Tour of Spainson Tour national.
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“I had great hopes for the Tour of Italy …”
“My goal is something else (it's not Burgos, editor's note)”begins the training runner Soudal Quick-Step. “My goal is to see where I am, to get into a rhythm and to forget what happened during the last race (the Tour of Italy, note). The objective is to be at the start of the Tour of Spain. I do not think of anything else for the moment. If I succeed, I think I will be satisfied. Now, I have a lot of doubts, of worries about my state, I had great hopes for the Tour of Italy, and what happened was a hard blow.
A question was asked about his role in the years to come within the team Soudal Quick-Stepwith the departure of Remco Evenepoel, to which he replied: “I don't think about it yet. In truth, I came here with another goal in mind, and it's not yet the time to think about it”concludes Mikel Ruralin his interview with the media AS.
