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The Scorcher in Spain

“OBVIOUSLY, WE’D STILL LIKE to aim for a podium at the Vuelta. That would be a great outcome for us, but if we look back at the past Grand Tours we’ve done these last two years, we’ve got some work to do, and our overall objective is to make a good progression throughout the whole race.”

One week out from the start of this year’s Vuelta a España, Mitchelton-Scott sport director Julian Dean didn’t sound overly confident about the team’s prospects, specifically those of its leader, Simon Yates. Pragmatism would be the order

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