Britain's Adam Yates won the Tour de Romandie in Switzerland,
successfully defending his lead through to the finish in Geneva, where
Colombia's Fernando Gaviria took the final stage.
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“This is a really cool job” Bahrain Victorious’ Fred Wright on his first Grand Tour
He wasn’t supposed to ride the Vuelta in his first year as a professional, but a lot of crazy things happened in 2020. Fred Wright speaks to Rouleur about his experiences as in the WorldTour so far.
Words: Rachel Jary
Photos: Alex Whitehead/CorVos/SWpix.com
Being part of the World Tour has many perks. One of these is certainly having the luxury of professional chefs taking care of your team s nutrition at each race – a far cry eating soggy pasta in race car parks, as you might expect at U23 level. Fred Wright was enjoying this opulence whilst he competed in the BinckBank Tour last year: “Our team chef was making such amazing food,” he explains. “I was joking with him and said: maybe I ll try to come to the Vuelta just so I can keep eating your lovely food!”