Sensational Aleix Espargaro, from MotoGP to cycling: the former pilot is one step away from Lidl-Trek

Rome, 13 December 2024 - The wheels are always two, but in the meantime the world changes, especially with regard to speed: as ventilated by the portal Relief, Alex Espargaro it could soon pass from MotoGP to cycling.

The previous one with the Movistar Team

 Even the rumors from the Spain they go further and already hypothesize the team that could welcome the pilot: the Lidl TrekThe surprise comes from the career change and the no longer very young age of Asparagus, fresh from farewell to MotoGp: the '89 class, in that case, would probably become one of the most experienced neo-professionals in cycling. The reality, however, is that the native of Granollers he has never hidden his love for two-wheeled pedal bikes, to the point that in 2021 there was already an initial meeting (which then did not come to fruition) with the Movistar Team. "Eusebio Unzue (general manager of the Spanish team, ed.) came to my house and I was very close to signing": these are the words of the pilot, collected eo tempore always by Relief that now, after more than 3 years, ups the ante. Asparagus he would be close to settling down at Lidl Trek, but through two steps: the first, valid for the first half of the 2025, would see him tie himself to the Lidl Trek Future Racing, training Shelf of the Americans, before joining the main team, and therefore as a true professional, in the second half of the year. At the same time, just to make sure he doesn't miss anything, Asparagus would continue to serve as test driver in Honda: a split that should further complicate the Spaniard's plans starting from August 2025, when the real debut in cycling should take place Return to Burgos.

Bottas and Sainz's past

In reality, motors and cycling, two worlds in theory very distant, it is not the first time that they almost touch each other to the point of coinciding. Just to stay in recent times, Valtteri Bottas he has never made a secret of his passion for pedals, which increased after he became involved in his private life with Tiffany Cromwell, Australian professional who runs for the Canyon SRAM: the Finnish driver of Formula 1, in the last season at the helm of the Sauber, last October even participated in the Gravel World Championships, closing with a reassuring result but obviously light years away from that of the winner Mathieu van der Poel. There are no matches reported (yet), but there are images of training sessions via social media with the protagonists Tadej pogacar e Carlos Sainz on the streets of Montecarlo they are frequent and funny to the point that some people are already hypothesizing a mix of roles between the two in the future. In fact, there is also the reverse path, from bikes to engines: he knows this well Vincenzo Nibali, who while waiting to return to his beloved mountain bike (not before, by his express declaration, having found a better shape), has devoted himself to rallying, a passion shared also by Cian Uijtdebroeks, someone who however, before thinking about post-retirement in a certain sense, still has to really start a career in cycling.

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