Tokyo 2020 - According to Valter Attila, the track is difficult, but favorable for him

"I haven't rolled on the first ascent yet, but it seems the easiest, long but sloping. The second goes up to Fuji, more precisely just to the foot, because after 1400 meters there would be more than two Blue Roofs to the top of 3776 meters. It's already particularly difficult which will sift the 130-man field thoroughly, especially if the largest nations dictate the pace as expected. The third mountain will be the heaviest, extremely steep almost all the way, "Groupama told MTI on Monday of the 234-kilometer course. He is an FDJ biker who, although he did not want to say a specific position, set the goal of being able to stay in the main field on the first two hills and lose as little energy as possible, then release everything on the third.

"I don't want to make an expectation either, because I rarely go to a one-day race, so I don't know exactly what I can expect from myself. If we went on this track twice in a row, for example, it would certainly be a good average," he said.

Valter, 23, explained that the road is very good quality and extremely wide, so there are no dangerous parts, even the slopes are not technical, there are hardly any hairpin bends, and they are also wide, so the location will not play a big role. Thus, the fact that he represents Hungary alone, ie he will not have a helping teammate. Although Stefan Küng from Switzerland and David Gaudu from France will be members of the field from his French stable, as he noted, he has not yet competed with them. One of the biggest favorites is now the two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar, who is "very strong even when he has a weak day".

"I really like Japan, there is complete peace of mind here, I overtake cars by bike as I am used to at home. I am very lucky to get out as a road cyclist because I think I see most of the country because no one tells us where to ride. "I didn't have a problem with the change because I started at home by getting up and getting up earlier, and I almost fell asleep on the long flight, so I didn't have a problem one night after arriving on Saturday night," Valter said.

Based on his two-day experience, the rider, who wore a pink jersey for three days at this year’s Giro d’Italia, thought the high heat could be a problem because he also “hit” him during Monday’s training by rolling up 38 degrees for an hour. He added that he is not usually bothered by the summer heatwave, so he is confident that his body will get used to it quickly, but now he has raised his heart rate too much.

"There will definitely not be such ascents in Paris, so I have to take advantage of the fact that a route has been chosen for me at the Olympics," said Valter, who will start in a field race on Saturday at 4 pm Hungarian time.

(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti / Photo: pixabay, mti)