UAE Team Emirates to the 2018 Vuelta a San Juan

UAE Team Emirates will participate in the Argentine stage race from 21 to 28 January, with a well-balanced team, featuring the experience of a proven climber like Colombian Darwin Atapuma and the promising young Filippo Ganna, the reigning European Champion in the Individual pursuit on track who has shown impressive talent in the race against the clock.

Colombia’s Atapuma sees things clearly: “For me Argentina will mark the beginning of a year I’m really looking forward to. In 2017, when I wasn’t dealing with physical problems from falls, I managed to make a good impression and in 2018 I would like continue performing at these levels. In the Vuelta a San Juan I will determine what kind of shape I’m in after the winter break; the stage arriving on the Alto de Colorado will be an interesting test.”

“The event I’m focusing on is the time trial in the third stage,” Ganna explained. “It’s a test I will take on with determination and ambition. Heat and jet lag will play their part, but almost all the contenders will have to race with the same conditions. I had a nice winter, spent doing useful training sessions and targeted workouts; I’ve got the drive and the right determination.”

Roster: El Abdia Annas Aït (Morocco), Atapuma Darwin (Colombia), Ganna Filippo (Italy), Mirza Youssif (UAE), Riabushenko Alexandr (Belorussia), Troia Oliviero (Italy).

Sports Director: Scirea Mario (Italy)