Jefferson Cepeda: “Winning a stage in the Tour of Italy is a realistic objective”

Jefferson Cepeda He is back in Ecuador. After formalizing his transfer of the Spanish team Caja Rural al Movistar Team has trained for two months with his new team, the same in which Richard Carapaz won the Italian turn in 2019.
“We are going to run the counterreloj of the National Championship. I will not do the route test because I will travel to Spain “said Cepeda, 28, who formed on the roads of the Playón de San Francisco, the road where Carchi and Sucumbíos join, the provinces where the current World Tour Cyclists were formed: Richard Carapaz, Jhonatan Narváez, Jonathan Caicedo, Alexander Cepeda and Jefferson Cepeda.
After the National Championship, Valencia (Spain), or Gran Camiño (Spain) and Adriatic Tyrrhenian (Italy) will run. It will return to Ecuador to finish its preparation for the Tour of Italy, the race that has a great meaning for Ecuadorian cycling.
“We are good for Ecuadorians. It is a race that I have always liked. This year there are many favorites, there will be a lothe added.
Richard Carapaz won the turn in 2019, a year later Jonathan Cepeda won a stage, and Jhonatan Narváez won a stage and dressed with the ‘Maglia Rosa’ in 2024. In this year’s edition, the cyclist of Sucumbíos, wants to climb the podium.
Being in the Movistar Team fills you with happiness and enthusiasm. “There are a nutritionist, a coach and two companions with whom we agree in the Caja Rural. I have had a great reception and the coaches will give me freedoms in some careers. ”He said.
It has already started its process of adaptation to the new bicycle, the Canyon Aerad Cfr. “I have already worked two months with her. The difference is going to be noticed. ”
2025 has as a challenge polish some details in its status as a professional cyclist and conquer spaces to be on the starting line in important careers in Italy, Belgium, Holland, Spain and France.