Rigoberto Uran has admitted that he is under pressure more than ever before to win the Giro d’Italia after the Cannondale team set the Corsa Rosa as a major goal for the 2016 season. After two second places on the final podium in the last three years and with the passing of time, too, Uran believes that his and the team’s decision to aim high is logical and possible.
Now 29, Uran still has a very light-hearted side to him. during Cannondale’s pre-race press conference on Thursday, he happily co-operated with Colombian radio journalists when they ask him to record a 30-second special message to urge all their listeners to stay tuned to their Giro d’Italia broadcasts. He also explained about a recently posted Instagram video clip where he can be seen loudly singing along to a Colombian pop song whilst getting ready to go out training, complete with a bidon with flashing lights.
“What did the team say?” a reporter asked a little cautiously. “That I’m medio loco [half-crazy], and they’re right,” Uran replied.
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However the Colombian takes his racing very seriously and none more so than the Giro d’Italia. After a quiet spring, in which he recently opted not to finish the last stage of the Tour de Romandie - Uran is now looking for overall victory in a Grand Tour. The pressure is higher this time, partly because of his previous results and partly because as he grows older, more and more young rivals appear.
“I’m still the same person, what is changing with time is that there is a greater pressure each year from the team,” Uran said. “But I also put more pressure on myself.”
“It’s because I’ve been close to getting the overall victory, but it hasn’t arrived yet, so the pressure to win gets higher as time goes by. However, I’m handling that well. I know what I’ve done right and what I’ve done wrong in the past, and even if there are more rivals, I’m ready to challenge again for the Giro victory.”
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