Sánchez remembers his brother in Majorca

By Monika Prell

Luis León Sánchez, the winner of the Volta a Mallorca, dedicated his victory to his brother León who died last year. "I wanted to attain a victory as soon as possible to send it to my brother. I won and now I'm more at peace, even if it's difficult to forget a beloved one who is not longer alive", said the 23 year-old cyclist according to todociclismo.com.

He also remembered Isaac Gálvez, who died in the Six days of Gent in November. "My victory is the triumph of the entire team and for this we dedicate it to Gálvez who was a member of Caisse d'Epargne until a short time ago."

The young rider, born in Murcia, was also grateful to the team management, saying, "I'm very thankful that they made a contract with me and that they trust in me, because my last season was horrible and all went very bad due to the incidents with the team Liberty Seguros."

He commented the last challenge of the Volta a Mallorca "was not easy due to the small time lags, a quite difficult race with all the up and down and the wind. Once more my teammates helped me perfectly to control the race."

This victory gives him confidence. "Without any doubt - winning is always important and now my next objective will be Paris-Nice, for what I will be well prepared", said Sánchez.