Vuelta a San Juan Petr Vakoc’s first outing in nearly 16 months – Tour de France King of the Mountains winner and multiple stage winner Julian Alaphilippe heads Deceuninck – Quick-Step line up
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Team News: Deceuninck – Quick-Step to Vuelta a San Juan
Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s campaign in the Southern Hemisphere continues at the 37th Vuelta a San Juan, a race scheduled to kick off on January 27 with a flat stage in Pocito. From there, the peloton travels north, where the leader’s jersey will change hands on the punchy finish to Peri Lago Punta Negra, before returning to Pocito for a 12km-long individual time trial.
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The breakaway specialists will get their chance on stage 4, which will be followed by a rest day that precedes the race’s queen-stage to Alto Colorado (2 565 meters). The final two days of the Vuelta a San Juan shouldn’t bring any changes to the general classification, with the sprinters expected to shine again after having survived the mountains.
The Argentinean race will be Petr Vakoc’s first appearance in the bunch since finishing in the top 10 at Binche-Chimay-Binche, in October 2017. The 26-year-old former Czech Champion and Brabantse Pijl winner hasn’t raced since after being injured by a truck twelve months ago, while training in South Africa. Now, after several surgeries and months of rehabilitation during which he never stopped believing, Petr will race again with the Wolfpack.
“I am very eager to finally pin a number after all this time. I won’t hide the fact that I’m a bit nervous, but that’s normal, because it has been 16 months since my last race. My personal goals are to ease back into the peloton and get used to the race and changes in the pace as fast as possible and help my teammates. If I can do that, I will look at it as a big achievement. It’s my second time in South America, after the 2016 Olympics, and I know how passionate people here are about cycling, so I expect a very nice atmosphere and I’m really looking forward to this experience.”
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Joining Petr for Vuelta a San Juan (January 27 – February 3) will be Tour de France KOM winner Julian Alaphilippe, double Junior World Champion Remco Evenepoel – who will make his pro debut in South America – Alvaro Hodeg, one of the best neo-pros of last season, the experienced Iljo Keisse and multiple San Juan stage victor and home favourite Maximiliano Richeze.
“The course is very similar to that of last year, with opportunities for all types of riders, and we are excited to getting things started”, said sports director Davide Bramati. “We have a strong and balanced squad, comprising Petr – who has worked so hard to return and we are extremely happy to see back in action – Iljo, who will use his experience to help young Remco throughout the week, two strong guys for the bunch finishes in Alvaro and Max, and Julian, who is starting his season earlier than usual. As you can see, it’s a solid team, which we are confident will be up there when it will matter.”
27.01–03.02 Vuelta a San Juan Internacional – 36 Edicion (ARG) 2.1
Riders
Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
Alvaro Jose Hodeg Chagui (COL)
Iljo Keisse (BEL)
Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)
Petr Vakoc (CZE)
Sports Director Davide Bramati (ITA)
Website http://vueltaasanjuan.org/
Stages
27.01.19 Stage 1 San Juan – Pocito 159.1 km
28.01.19 Stage 2 Chimbas – Peri Lago Punta Negra 160.2 km
29.01.19 Stage 3 Pocito – Pocito 12.0 km (ITT)
30.01.19 Stage 4 San José Jachal – Valle Fértil/Villa San Agustin 185.8 km
31.01.19 Rest Day
01.02.19 Stage 5 San Martin – Alto Colorado 169.5 km
02.02.19 Stage 6 Autodromo El Villicum – Autodromo El Villicum 153.5 km
03.02.19 Stage 7 San Juan – San Juan 141.3 km
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