Mads Pedersen and Juan Pedro López Lead Vuelta a España Team

Trek-Segafredo has announced the eight riders that will represent the Team at the Vuelta a España (19 August - 11 September).

Afterwards a stunning phase win at the Tour de French republic in July, Mads Pedersen will brand his debut at the Spanish Grand Tour and will spearhead the team'south race ambitions aslope Juanpe López. The young Castilian rider volition be lining upwards for his 3rd Vuelta off the dorsum of a thrilling performance at the Giro d'Italian republic which saw him stop tenth on the full general classification, take home the white bailiwick of jersey and spend x days in the Maglia Rosa.

The pair will be joined on the start line past Alex Kirsch (3rd participation), Antonio Tiberi (One thousand Tour debut), Dario Cataldo (10th participation), Daan Hoole (Grand Bout debut), Julien Bernard (third participation) and Kenny Elissonde (7th participation).

Sports Director Steven de Jongh, Mads Pedersen and Juanpe López requite their thoughts ahead of the race below:

Steven de Jongh

"Start and foremost, nosotros want to win a stage. That'due south our priority. I think with Mads and the guys who volition bring together him on the team for the lead-out, Daan and Alex, nosotros have a proficient squad more than capable of achieving that. Then, on the other hand, nosotros have a stiff climbers group with Juanpe gratuitous to race for the General Classification. Later a good Giro, I am looking forward to seeing what he tin can practice, I think he has a practiced risk to do a nice consequence here likewise."

Mads Pedersen

"I'm really looking forward to doing my first Vuelta. I had a strong Tour de France and came out of it with a actually good feeling. Afterward the Benelux Tour was cancelled, we looked into the possibility of me riding the Vuelta and decided it would be the best option for me for the last part of the season, particularly with the Vuelta having viii stages that fit me quite well.

"I'll give it a get and run into how it works out. For sure, information technology's going to exist hot, and in the past, I struggled a bit with that, just after the Tour we saw that the heat adaptation work that I've done helped a lot, and then I'chiliad not as well worried well-nigh the heat. We experience confident in this determination, and we have a strong, well-rounded Team going to the Vuelta. I think we can exist in the mix of everything: dart days, medium sprint days and climbing days. It should be a good three weeks and I think it will be a good experience to accept ii M Tours in one year. We volition run into how my trunk reacts and perchance it is something we call up virtually for the futurity as well."

Juanpe López

"In my stance, I recall we take a really practiced team for the Vuelta with a potent mix of riders from our Classics group and the climbers group. For this reason, we are set up for every phase, and I am super happy to be a part of this team. I have big ambitions this yr for the Vuelta. My first objective at the Giro was to win one phase and I just missed that, so I want to try and attain that here, for sure. I also desire to do a good GC simply that volition exist something that we will have twenty-four hours past twenty-four hour period. I didn't take the best of luck after the Giro every bit I caught Covid and I wasn't at 100% in Burgos but I practise believe that I volition arrive in the Netherlands in good shape and ready to put in a good performance."

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