Intxausti leads Movistar at the Giro d’Italia
Movistar will be without the defending champion Nairo Quintana at this year’s Giro d’Italia. Instead it will be former pink jersey wearer and stage winner Beñat Intxausti that will lead the team’s general classification ambitions. Intxausti finished eighth in last year’s race 10:26 behind Quintana.
“This Giro should be the confirmation of Beñat's abilities: it's a race he already knows, he's done really well there and finished in the overall top-10,” said team manager Eusebio Unzué.
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Joining Intxausti in the line-up will be fellow Basque rider Igor Antón, who won on the Monte Zoncolan in 2011. The 32-year-old ended a near-four-year win drought at the Vuelta Asturias last weekend, taking a stage win and the overall classification. His recent performance helped him make the final cut, as Unzué explains:
“All 11 riders preselected have come to this part of the season in excellent form. Igor Antón's big progression during the last weeks, from País Vasco to his victory in Asturias, has been the key to this final selection - and having him into the Giro team.”
Completing the line-up will be: Andrey Amador, Rubén Plaza, Jesús Herrada, Ion Izagirre, Juan Jose Lobato, Dayer Quintana and Giovanni Visconti.
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