The Vuelta a Espana organisation committee announced the 5 wildcards for the 70th edition of the Vuelta a Espana earlier today. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were delighted to receive the vote of confidence from the race organisers once again, as they extended an invitation to our African team.
After our debut Grand Tour appearance at last year’s La Vuelta a Espana, it is fantastic that we will be able to return to the Spanish grand tour this year. The minute the announcement was made, the amazing memories from last years’ experience came flooding back to the MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung camp.
As was proved last year, the Vuelta a Espana is the grand tour which suits our African riders perfectly. The soaring temperatures allowed our riders to come into their own and animate the race on a daily basis. We look forward to going back to this special and beautiful race, improving on our previous results and further establishing our team as a major player in world cycling.
The 2015 Vuelta a Espana will commence on the 22nd August, starting once again with a team time trial. Riders will tackle 21 stages in total, covering a total distance of 3 374km’s before finishing in the Spanish capital of Madrid on September 13th.
Louis Meintjes – Rider
Douglas Ryder – Team Principle
Brian Smith – General Manager
.....just kidding
ok. so who's going to be in the team?!
starts on august 22, just over three weeks