"España será favorita en trial en 2027"

David Lappartient, presidente de la UCI, atiende a MARCA en la Alta Saboya

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00:00First of all, we want to congratulate Glasgow because they've done an amazing job for the first edition.

00:04It was not so easy, also with the COVID period, with inflation, with many challenges.

00:10But it was great, it was huge, and it will be the same, I'm sure, here.

00:14We will have even, instead of 13 UCI World Championships together, we'll have 20 UCI World Championships together.

00:21We'll have more than 10,000 athletes, 281 titles.

00:24So, yes, it will be big all over Haute-Savoie, which is the region here.

00:31This part of France is so wonderful.

00:34You have the Lemon Lake, you have the Alps, you have the Mont Blanc, and so on.

00:40So, it's a perfect place to have all the disciplines.

00:43In Spain, you have also strong riders in many disciplines, not only in road cycling, but in trials.

00:48You are probably the leading one, but you have good riders everywhere.

00:53So, I wish all the best to Spain, and we expect to have our 205 national federations on site.

01:00So, it will be hard to win all the titles, big battles for all these competitions, and I wish also all the best to the Spanish delegation.

01:10For me, I practice road cycling.

01:13I love also mountain bike for myself, and track cycling.

01:18But I like all the disciplines.

01:21For example, when I go to see indoor cycling, I was a big promoter of indoor cycling to bring them in these championships.

01:27Because for them, it was a huge opportunity to be seen.

01:31And for many other disciplines, to see indoor cycling, I love also a BMX freestyle.

01:37I love all the disciplines, in fact.

01:39So, they succeeded last Sunday, but it was hard.

01:42But the races are so beautiful now.

01:46The riders are so strong.

01:48Of course, Pogacar is always at the top, but also Mathieu van der Poel.

01:53Van Aert is coming back at the top level.

01:56Mats Pedersen is also very strong.

01:59And sure, Wingergaard also will be back for Liège and after the stage races.

02:03So, yes, we have a golden generation.

02:05I will say this like this.

02:07And thank you to them, because they are not, you know, only listening instructions on the earpieces.

02:14They also race with their feelings.

02:18And this is what we love.

02:19And this is why we love cycling.

02:21Yes, but in the car today, but I promise I will go with my bike.

02:25And I guess I will be, I will try to ride the Grand Fondo here, like I've done in Glasgow.

02:31But it will be more hilly here.

02:33I'm not a climber, but I like also to be with the participants.

02:38So I will try to compete in one or two disciplines.