Giro d'Italia 2025, Landa and Gaudu at the start

The virtual startlist of the Corsa Rosa is growing, and will be presented in Rome on Monday 13 January. The Spaniard: "One of the races I care about most"

di GIUSY ANNA MARIA D'ALESSIO
8 January 2025
Mikel Landa (Ansa)

Mikel Landa (Ansa)

Rome, January 8, 2025 – There probably won't be one Tadej pogacar, as repeatedly hinted by the interested party and from the same director Mauro Vegni, but the parterre of the Giro d'Italia 2025 It looks interesting, however: especially now that big names are gradually starting to be added to the virtual startlist.

Landa at the Giro d'Italia 2025

It starts from Mikel Landa, that after 3 years decided to try again with the Corsa pink, whose entire path will be revealed Monday January 13 a Rome starting from 18 both at Petrassi Hall of the Auditorium Parco della Musica 'Ennio Morricone'. What is known so far is that the 9st May the departure will be fromAlbania, Ttheater of the first 3 stages, in turn anything but trivial, between already interesting climbs and a time trial. The first ones are the bread of Landa, Already 10 times higher in the top 10 in Grand Tours in 22 participations and last year fifth al Tour de France e eighth to the Return: in the first case, the Spaniard had worked in the service of Remco Evenepoel, whose presence at the Giro d'Italia it is still in the balance due to the training accident in early December. In case of black smoke, the captain of the Soudal Quick Step it will be right Landa, who commented on his imminent return to the Corsa pink. "I'm happy to be there because it's a race that has a place in my heart: it's the race that more than any other has helped me make a name for myself in this sport. In 2015 I won 2 stages and I arrived third in the general classification and having got their hands on the fraction of Mortirolo It still remains one of my best memories. The Giro d'Italia 2025 It will be a challenge because there are many good riders at the start. I will do my best to win some stages and to place myself as best as possible in the rankings".

Gaudu at the Giro d'Italia 2025

At the start of the Corsa pink There will be also david gaudu, who confirmed his presence to the microphones of The Team, to whom he also confessed the rest of the season's program, which includes Muscat Classic, Tour of Oman, Classic Var, Tour of the Alpes-Maritimes, Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico e Tour of Romandie. "In the 2023 I started very well, while last year I had a bang in the end and the second option is the one I prefer". On the runner of the Groupama-FDJ he also expressed himself Julien Pinot, brother of the former runner Thibaut, as well as coach of the man who today represents one of the best arrows of French cycling. "I think he can fight for the general classification at Giro d'Italia 2025": a strong investiture that Gaudu, always suspended in a sort of 'I would like to but I can't' like the entire movement in his country, will try to translate it into reality.

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