Mavi garcia (Mallorca, 37 years old), national champion in road and time trial, had an outstanding year in 2020 despite the pandemic and fought face to face in some events with the two great dominators of women’s cycling, the Dutch Annemiek van Vleuten and Anna van der Breggen. The Spanish del (Alé BTC Ljubljana) hopes to maintain that line and dreams of going to Tokyo and winning a medal.
“In the last two years I have learned many things and I think that in this next one I will put into practice details that I did not take into account. I think it could be better. I hope to fight for the top positions in important races,” says the Balearic cyclist in Cyclingnews.
The key quote will be the Tokyo Games, in which Spain will have two places for the road race and one in the time trial. Garcia hopes to be one of the two selected runners.
“For me it would be something very exciting because I’ve never been to an Olympics, and if I can also have a good race there, so much the better, “he said.
In case of obtaining a medal, it would be the first for Spanish women’s road cycling in about Games. “That is a lot of ambition and, although I know it is very difficult, you always have to think big, because if not, it will surely not be achieved.
Mavi García completed the year 2020 with ninth place in the Giro and two stages in the Tour of the Ardèche, where she was second overall, almost unthinkable results when in 2015 she came to cycling from the duathlon.
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