The turn, glory and drama for Landa

The fine line that separates the drama from glory has experienced it Mikel Rural On countless occasions. Few better than him know. And no career best defines the motto with which his followers accompany him, ‘Landism The Barbarie ‘, than the Giro de Italia. After a first race steps in the ranks of Euskaltel, the Alavés uncovered his promising potential in the 2015 Corsa, a unforgettable edition that led him to world fame In cycling.

There the copper beat with a legend like Alberto Contador, to the one that led to the limit in a turn in which he proved to be the strongest in high mountain. He gregarious work for his boss of ranks, Fabio Aru, retained him On many occasions, but he did not prevent him from shining with his own light, winning two stages and climbing for the first time in his career to a podium of a great return.

From there, the joys and disappointments alternated for him in each of his remaining participations in the Italian round (See table). After the abandonment of 2016, he took off the following year with his third and last stage triumph in the turn to date, while in 2019 gave the podium for 8 seconds (4th) in Verona against Primoz Roglic On the last day, Fruit of your usual handicap in the counterrelojes.

In 2021 the one that was probably the hardest blow, when embarked on the new project of the Bahrain team, And with the privilege of being a single leader who claimed so much, he had to leave in the fifth stage. Suffered a very hard fall to Choc with a career operator who signaled an islet, which caused multiple fractures. A year later he took the thorn again, returning to podium seven years after the first, joy to which he could not give continuity in this 2025, who knows if in his last turn …

In the first stage, Alavés said goodbye to another damn fall that caused a Stable fracture in the T11 vertebra. Must save rest for months and we will see if it competes again this season. Now, the important thing is health, and turn a page that, throughout its participations, has brought glory and drama for Landa.

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