Mintegy 3 nap után megérkeztek az első hírek a decemberi edzőtáborból..

Hiába, aki a Paceline-on szocializálódott, az nehezen viseli a változást :-).


Rubiera, Noval, and Navarro at training camp in Javea

José Enrique Cima writes in la Nueva España,

Chechu Rubiera, Benjamín Noval, and Dani Navarro, Astana’s trio of riders from Asturias, are at training camp in the town of Javea, in Spain’s Alicante region, to map out the season and train on the Mediterrean coast.

Most of the team is expected there, including Alberto Contador, winner of the last Tour de France. Other international big names, such as Klöden or North American Levi Leipheimer will not be present, but they will attend the January training camp in the USA.

The Astana team will be in Javea until the eighteenth of this month, and thanks to the good warm weather, they’ll train twice a day. But above all, Johan Bruyneel, Lance Armstrong’s manager during his seven Tours, will take time to analyse each rider’s season and plan which race each will ride.

It’s clear that Alberto Contador will do the Tour again, and will ride to win. With him will be his “guardian angel,” Benjamín Noval, who will protect him in the flat windy stages so that he can be in top form in the mountains.

What races the riders from Gijon will ride is still a question. Chechu Rubiera is thinking about the Giro in his last season. Another question is which races better suit a young climber like Dani Navarro.