Luis León Sanchez: This isn’t a transition year

Luis Leon Sanchez was presented by Caja Rural - Seguros RGA in Pamplona.

Luis Leon Sanchez was presented by Caja Rural - Seguros RGA in Pamplona. (Image credit: Caja Rural - Seguros RGA)

Luís León Sánchez (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) only for sure knew he had a team for 2014 in late December - but he was the first Spaniard (and as of day one of the Mallorca Challenge, the only one) to take a victory in the new season, with a stage win in the Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

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Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.