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| Oscar Freire |
Oscar Freire, triple world road cycling, announced today, Tuesday, in Torrelavega, his hometown, his intention to postpone its withdrawal until "at least" after the 2012 London Olympics.
After participating in the tribute that have rendered the Museum Vicente Trueba and members of more than twenty schools cycling Cantabria, Freire has stated that if there is no problem of falling or injury next season, "probably", attempts to participate in which would be his fourth Olympic Games.
The Rabobank rider has indicated that participate in this competition is something that "encourages any athlete" because it is an experience "totally different."
"We're practicing cycling. More or less you always feel in the cycling environment when you go to any competition and yet, when you're in one Olympics, meet other athletes is something that must be lived to tell," he insured.
On the possibility of sealing his career with an Olympic medal, said that is something that is missing from many runners, because they are "very expensive to get."
Despite speculation about his possible retirement, in October, he said there was a 90% chance that he left in 2011 - Oscar Freire has explained that after the season this year has assessed the situation and decided to proceed because, in his opinion, he is still paying "good."
"I won two important victories in various classical (his third Milan-San Remo and the first Paris-Tours) and, above all, I ended up wanting to go," said the Spaniard rider, but has acknowledged making a year, when things "were not going well", had been a withdrawal "100 by 100."
The Rabobank rider, who will open next season with the Challenge of Mallorca and the Vuelta a Andalucía, has also announced that "probably" not participate in the Tour de France in order to focus more on the end of the season, they struggle to get their fourth World Cup.
Although assured that this is the goal, has insisted that, besides the World Cup, there are other races and competitions throughout the year are "very important."
"Obviously when you win the World Cup win another and calling each time the bar is higher, but I would make a good classic that are also important," he added.
It has also confirmed their participation in the Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo, Italy, in addition to all the classic from Spain and has said he hopes to "improve" in 2011, a year after that will decide what to do.
After participating in the tribute that have rendered the Museum Vicente Trueba and members of more than twenty schools cycling Cantabria, Freire has stated that if there is no problem of falling or injury next season, "probably", attempts to participate in which would be his fourth Olympic Games.
The Rabobank rider has indicated that participate in this competition is something that "encourages any athlete" because it is an experience "totally different."
"We're practicing cycling. More or less you always feel in the cycling environment when you go to any competition and yet, when you're in one Olympics, meet other athletes is something that must be lived to tell," he insured.
On the possibility of sealing his career with an Olympic medal, said that is something that is missing from many runners, because they are "very expensive to get."
Despite speculation about his possible retirement, in October, he said there was a 90% chance that he left in 2011 - Oscar Freire has explained that after the season this year has assessed the situation and decided to proceed because, in his opinion, he is still paying "good."
"I won two important victories in various classical (his third Milan-San Remo and the first Paris-Tours) and, above all, I ended up wanting to go," said the Spaniard rider, but has acknowledged making a year, when things "were not going well", had been a withdrawal "100 by 100."
The Rabobank rider, who will open next season with the Challenge of Mallorca and the Vuelta a Andalucía, has also announced that "probably" not participate in the Tour de France in order to focus more on the end of the season, they struggle to get their fourth World Cup.
Although assured that this is the goal, has insisted that, besides the World Cup, there are other races and competitions throughout the year are "very important."
"Obviously when you win the World Cup win another and calling each time the bar is higher, but I would make a good classic that are also important," he added.
It has also confirmed their participation in the Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo, Italy, in addition to all the classic from Spain and has said he hopes to "improve" in 2011, a year after that will decide what to do.
