After the severe disappointment that came due to the removal of Omar Goldstein from the Israel Premier Tech team to the Tour de France due to exposure to a verified Corona patient, today (Thursday) veteran rider Guy Niv will arrive in Copenhagen to join the team, and open the prestigious French Grand Tour for the second time in his career.
"I'm happy and excited to jump into my second Tour de France," said Niv. In this great race this year. "
Niv is Premier Tech's second replacement, after yesterday he was promoted to the Guillaume Guinness ensemble of Canada who replaced the South African Darrell Impale who turned out to be positive for the virus as well.
Guy Niv in the Dufina column in the Alps, Photo: Sprint Cycling
Niv, 27, from Atzmon, did not sleep too much that night.
Once he lands in Copenhagen he will actually have less than 24 hours left until the official opening of the column.
On his current fitness he said: "I finally put together a good and continuous training series and went back to racing with great motivation, got good results in Dauphin's column and especially in the Monte Wento race, proving to myself and the professional team that I was back in very good shape. it happened".
The group's chief manager, Chel Kalstrom, told Israel Today this morning: "It was not an easy decision, we considered it in depth until we got it. There are relatively few teams that have been hit by Corona at the moment, but we will know how to deal with it. We have the strongest team compared to the team the previous two times we competed in the column. "
Niv summed up the drama with optimism: "I expect a particularly tough column. I do not come with ideal preparation but I am confident that I can give a good performance, help the team when I need to, go out on my own when the opportunity arises - and achieve a good result. "His job is to finish in Paris, but that's not the case today: I ride harder and more experienced with higher ambitions. Ready for the job."
Guy Niv.
"Looking forward to a tough column",
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