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Starting the season in Catalunya does not change his motivation. The rider insists he tackles the year with the same intention as always: to enjoy racing and seize every opening. “There\u2019s nothing in particular that makes this season special, but I hope to enjoy it like all the others, have fun and make the most of every moment,” he said.<\/p>\n
The Volta a Catalunya gathers headline protagonists such as Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Joao Almeida, raising the competitive bar at a point in the calendar when simply banking race rhythm is no longer enough.<\/p>\n
“Just getting race pace isn\u2019t sufficient anymore; it\u2019s March and you have to take the chances that come. There are very strong rivals, so winning will be difficult, but we\u2019ll try to be there,” he commented.<\/p>\n
Across his career, the rider has had to adapt to cycling\u2019s constant shifts. Tools like power control have been part of his routine since turning pro, while newer trends have proved more demanding. “Power has been with me since I became professional, so I\u2019m used to it. But newer trends, like heat training, are harder for me. Even so, I\u2019ve adapted as best I could,” he acknowledged.<\/p>\n
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Mikel Landa focused before race start<\/p>\n
The key to longevity<\/p>\n
For Landa, staying at the top for so many years comes down to sacrifice and recovery. He believes performance in cycling depends largely on daily recovery, both to reach peak level and to overcome difficult moments. “A lot of sacrifice and recovery capacity. Our performance is based on recovering every day, whether to reach the highest level or to come back after an injury,” he explained.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, the rider sets no firm limits. He does not know if this will be his final season, but for now he intends to keep racing, leaving any definitive decision for later.<\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t know if it will be my last year. In my head I want to continue. We\u2019ll see during the season whether it\u2019s here or elsewhere, how and under what conditions, but right now my idea is to carry on,” he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Starting the season in Catalunya does not change his motivation. The rider insists he tackles the year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,204311,17833,85,6494],"class_list":["post-562224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-mikel-landa","tag-soudal-quick-step","tag-sports","tag-tadej-pogacar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}