News | Circuito de Getxo | Vuelta a Burgos • July 25, 2020
UAE Team Emirates announce squad for Vuelta Burgos
Seven riders confirmed for first stage race of new calendar
UAE Team Emirates will face their first big test of the restarted 2020 season when they head to Spain for the Vuelta Burgos (2.Pro) which runs from 28 July – 1 August.
The race will be the first stage race of the ProSeries after the stop of cycling due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There are opportunities for climbers and sprinters over the five days with stages 3 & 5 likely to be the most decisive for the general classification.
The team goes into the race with many options with Fernando Gaviria in the sprints while Fabio Aru and David De la Cruz are expected to be prominent in the hills.
Team Manager Joxean Matxin Fernandez (Spa) and Sports Directors Neil Stephens (Aus) and Aurelio Corral (Spa) will lead the following 7 riders:
Fabio Aru (Ita)
Camilo Ardila (Col)
David De la Cruz (Spa)
Fernando Gaviria (Col)
Sebastian Molano (Col)
Max Richeze (Arg)
Cristian Muñoz (Col)
The UAE team will stay in northern Spain for Sunday’s Circuito de Getxo (1.Pro) (2/08) which takes in a flat circuit of 175km around the coastal Basque city of Bilbao.
Fernando Gaviria (Col)
Max Richeze (Arg)
Yousif Mirza (UAE)
Sebastian Molano (Col)
Cristian Muñoz (Col)
Ivo Oliveira (Por)
Rui Oliveira (Por)
Neil Stephens (Sports Director) : “The guys are very excited and keen to get back racing. It’s been a long time coming but the whole team have prepared well during the time at home and we are expecting good things in Burgos. It’s going to be a bit different than normal racing and safety of the riders, staff and wider public is going to be a big focus. The team is very balanced and we hope to feature in the action every day – both in the sprints and on the climbs.”
Fabio Aru : “We are excited and ready to return to competition in Burgos. In lockdown I had the chance to spend time at home with my young family and am feeling refreshed. It was also a time of hard work – recently I was with the team at altitude in Sestriere where we put in good hours of training. We are all eager to be able to pin a race number on our backs again and be back in the peloton.”
