Euskadi gets Chinese reward

Apparently due to their recent run of success, Miguel Madariaga's Euskadi team has received invitations to the Tours of China later this year.

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"They invited us specifically, so this is great news", señor Madariaga tells the team's own website. "On one hand it adds a race to the team's calendar. On the other, it's a chance for us to ride against big teams - after all it's a 2.1-ranked race".

The Tour of China has since last year been staged as two separate ones: the Tour of China I and the Tour of China 2.

The first race will be staged from September 7-12, while the latter will be held from the 15th to the 23 of the same month.

Photo: Iñaki Azanza