Landa will make his comeback at the Vuelta a Burgos
Three months after crashing hard on the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia, fracturing a vertebra, Mikel Landa will make his return to racing at the Vuelta a Burgos (5-9 August) as he builds towards anticipated leadership at the Vuelta a España.
"I’m a little bit nervous, as it’s been a long time since my last race," Landa was quoted in the Soudal-QuickStep team announcement. "I am happy to pin on a number again, but at the same time, I don’t know what to expect because it’s my first race in three months and the injury I had was a difficult one. It will be an important test to see if I can ease back to racing. The plan is to just take it day by day and enjoy the race without any expectations."
The 35-year-old signed a contract extension through 2026 just days before the Giro where he was set to lead Soudal-QuickStep before going on to help Remco Evenepoel at the Tour de France, two goals that were derailed by his injury.
