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    Harry Tanfield

    Aug 13, 2020 5 minutes
    Words David Bradford
     
    Photos
    Dan Gould

    The week: 20-26 July, 2020

    Location: Andorra

    Training for: Tour of Poland (5-9 August)

     Cycling Weekly caught up with Harry Tanfield while he was still in Andorra finishing off a two-week block of altitude training, just a few days before he was due to fly east for the Tour of Poland.

    The Yorkshireman kicked off his WorldTour career last year, with Katusha-Alpecin, but a takeover by Israel Cycling Academy at the end of the season left him effectively jobless. Fortunately, he landed a new contract with AG2R – which on the day we spoke announced a new partnership with Citroën. Here, Tanfield talks us through a full-on week at altitude.

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