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since we were going to talk about the favorites, the absence of David Bogachat, the presence of Jonas

Vingegaard, and the question is clear: is this an everyone against Vingegaard, UAE against Vingegaard, do

you see it, I was going to say, as very clear favorites, or, of course, do you see him almost with the expectation of having

to beat Jonas. I, at least, do have the feeling that he has that expectation. That--look,

there we see the graphic with those we have considered the men who can challenge Jonas for the podium.

Yes, but under normal conditions he is the top favorite. Besides, the Vuelta brings back good

memories, even though in '23 he couldn’t win it, or they, quote-unquote, didn’t let him win it, behind

his teammate Sepp Kuss. It brings back very good memories, and I think it’s something he’s missing in the

the palmarès and, therefore, as Alberto said, the broadcast, when a Jonas

Vingegaard or a David Bogachat comes here, they come to win; nothing else will do. Now I think it won't be

so clear, so easy as it might seem at first. I mean, I think UAE really will

put up a fight, and watch out as well for riders like Giulio Ciccone, like Ben O'Connor, who, if they just

get themselves in there and become a long-term nuisance, have already shown they can go very

far. Ciccone has said he's not here to contest the general classification, at least he said it half-heartedly; on the other hand

the other day Ben O'Connor, at the team presentation, did say he was coming to try to make

a podium, to try to win the race again. Well, sometimes, with statements, it's

Complicated. Let's see, in O'Connor's case, he's said so, of course, but in Ciccone's case

the team will demand it of him. It's another matter if, on the day, you falter, and, well, you settle in a

different way, but I'm sure they're coming in aiming for a strong general classification; maybe they don't want

to say it so as not to have greater pressure, but I think they're coming thinking about the overall, and then I have

curiosity, although I'm quite convinced that if he has the legs he'll do it that way; it's just that I

think Vingegaard is going to try to do what Pogacar does in many races, which is win stages, win

stages, win stages, because it's not only about getting wins anymore, but also about that

psychological battle the two of them have, so I'm curious to see how these start

Summit finishes, what the form is like, let's see if we have rivals at Vingegaard's level,

Because otherwise Vingegaard might try, as you say, to go into steamroller mode.