Ahead of his winter move to Bahrain Victorious this winter, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lenny Martinez has outlined a future goal of winning the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France.
The highly rated 21-year-old has already claimed six one-day race victories including the CIC-Mont Ventoux and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Trofeo Laigueglia during his first t🍒wo years as a professional. He's now set to move on from Groupama-FDJ to Bahrain, where he's expected to continue his development into a top climber ౠand Grand Tour contender.
that the Tour is his ultimate career goal.
"I'm going to do a lot of preparation this winter, on and of💧f the bike♕, to achieve my goals," he said before adding, "I want to win the Tour.
"To beat 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tadej Pogačar, y🤡ou have to put all the chances on your side," he added, referring to his team switch.
Martinez's move to Bahrain came after a long period of rumours linking him with a move away from French squad 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Groupama-FDJ. His signing with Bahrain on a three-year deal was confi▨rmed shortly after cycl🔯ing's transfer window opened at the start of August.
Despite that, Martinez sai🧜d that he "would have liked" to stay on longer with Groupama, saying he had hoped his move away from t🔥he squad would have "come later".
He did, however, say h𝓀ow "grateful" he was to the French team – "an unforgettable family" for their key role in developing him to thi🧸s point while restating that he "always said he wanted to go abroad."
Martinezℱ also said that he had a choice🅠 of several different teams for 2025 and beyond. He'll reportedly earn €800,000 per year during the course of his Bahrain contract.
"There are a lo♎t of expectations around me," he said. "Many teams, both foreign and French, came to approach me, which is quite rare in the world of cycling."
In the interview, Martinez also reflected🅘 on his 2024 campaign, which saw him take wins at Laigueglia, the Classic Var, Classic Grand Besançon, Tour du Doubs and the Classic Alpes-Maritimes during the first half of the season.
He also finished second at O Gran Camiño and finished in the top 10 at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Strade Bianche, though his second half of the year brought less success. He started the Tour de France having ea✨rlier been mooted to take on the Vuelta for a second t🍬ime. In France, he finished 124th, with an 11th-place finish in the closing time trial his best result.
"It was cut in two, with good and bad," he said of his season. "Everything 𒊎was going bᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚadly. My legs were no longer turning in training.
"I wanted to take part in my first Tour de France with a French team. I have gained experience for the future," he concluded, putting a positive spin on his first outing at the ra⭕ce he one day hopes to win🅰.
