Nairo Quintana spoke before the start of Tour of Francia 2020, this Saturday with the day starting and finishing in Nice, over 150 kilometers.
Quintana is ready to face the tough route this year, with the aim of obtaining victory, after second places in 2013 and 2015 and third in 2016.
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The chrono. “We will have to arrive over a minute and a half to be calm. We see two strong teams that are in the fight all the time and we will see how we can take advantage of the forces and they are weak, and with one and with the other we can move on. “
Knee. “We know that it is difficult to attack when there are four or five from another team, that does not make sense. We have to go with a lot of head and be able to take advantage. My knee will be fine, we have worked well, she is recovered. ”
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The bonuses on the mountain. “I’ve never liked those bonuses. It’s not my specialty to get those seconds. We’re going to have to fight bonuses to make that difference. ”
The favorites. “Egan is still the favorite, they have a strong team. There is a range of riders, especially the Jumbo, with Dumoulin and Roglic, it will be an important squad. Later, we will be with Mikel Landa, Miguel Ángel López “.
Your moment. “I am adapting after the break that occurred, after the accident in Boyacá. The competitions I did felt good, I am in good condition. The team is fine, we chose the best so that we could go to the Tour with peace of mind. ”
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Your physical condition. “We started with the new team. We are at the start of the home race and we are close to where we live, and that is important. The legs are fine and we hope we don’t have complications and we are lucky to avoid problems. ”
The team. “We have good runners. Warguil stops for a good moment and will go with us on the mountain. Winner Anacona is getting better and better than what we’ve seen. We are not the strongest team and we must be fishing all the time and forcing more than normal. Between Ineos and Jumbo Visma they have a great responsibility to run the race, and we will be enjoying and taking advantage of that work. ”
The key stage. “There are several that we have seen. It is an atypical Tour, different from the others. We do not know what the moment is. You have to be smart and see when we can be in the best way. There will be war between the Ineos and the Jumbo, and we will go with a cool head to enjoy what may happen. ”
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His companions. “We arrived with less pressure due to the obligation we had. The team is available, with boys who will give their strength and their hearts. There is talent and we are going to take advantage of that to be with the best and there to manage the forces and see what happens “.
The covid-19. “We have many controls. Every time we finish a control, the other comes and one gets used to it. That gives peace of mind. We know that most of the runners are fine, there is no contagion and it gives peace of mind. We are in isolation and it is not easy, because one is used to living the subject in another way “.
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