{"id":657191,"date":"2025-12-27T04:47:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T04:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657191\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T04:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T04:47:18","slug":"were-now-getting-used-to-pogacars-attacks-but-i-remember-when-sagan-new-red-bull-bora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657191\/","title":{"rendered":"“We\u2019re now getting used to Pogacar\u2019s attacks, but I remember when Sagan…” – New Red Bull – BORA"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNow, surrounded by figures such as Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel<\/a> during Red Bull – BORA\u2019s Mallorca training camp, he is taking it all in with amazement: \u201cA huge change is coming, a dream since I was a kid. If you\u2019d told me a year ago, I wouldn\u2019t have believed it. And six months ago, neither. Let alone that it would be a team like Red Bull – BORA. It\u2019s something exceptional and thrilling.\u201dA delicate summer and family support<\/p>\n

The process was not without difficulties. Etxeberria admits last summer was hard to manage, though he chose to stay out of it: \u201cThe situation wasn\u2019t easy to handle in summer, but I kept my distance. Once everything was sorted, I felt calmer, because you always have that nagging doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along the way, personal support was key: \u201cI\u2019m a very family-oriented rider, close to my people, especially my father and my grandmother, with whom I live, and I enjoy cycling. My work makes me happy, even though I had some tough years when I even thought about quitting because of injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Within Red Bull – BORA, one of his main supports is Patxi Vila, with whom he even shares training sessions. Etxeberria especially values that close relationship: \u201cThere are usually older riders in my group, and Patxi is one of them. The relationship is close and it\u2019s easier to train that way. He was always looking out for me and we\u2019ve known each other forever. He\u2019s one of my main supports in the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Off the bike, the Basque looks for balance and a switch-off, which he sees as essential to his growth: he\u2019s a fan \u201cof car racing, motorsport, going out to dinner with my partner and friends\u2026 and disconnecting from the sporting loop that affects any cyclist.\u201d All this heading into a first WorldTour season he approaches with realism and ambition, as \u201ca change, a step out of the comfort zone, for a first year that will be \u2018about learning and growth to avoid stagnation\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"Haimar<\/p>\n

Haimar Etxeberria will ride for Red Bull – BORA in 2026<\/p>\n

A complete rider and a clear reference<\/p>\n

On the sporting side, Etxeberria is clear about who he is: \u201cI see myself as an all-rounder with that finishing kick when the line is in sight, which is what brought me wins in the youth ranks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among his role models, one name stands out, closely linked to his new team: Peter Sagan. \u201cHe was the rider I always followed closely. We\u2019re now getting used to Pogacar\u2019s attacks, but I remember when Sagan would jump in Paris-Roubaix with 60 kilometers to go and it seemed crazy. We said he wouldn\u2019t make it, and he did. Now, yes, when Pogacar goes we say the race is over, but Sagan was the one who got me hooked, and it was at the current Red Bull – BORA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Haimar Etxeberria does not hide his ambitions, especially in home races. He wants to compete in front of his own in events like \u201cItzulia and Cl\u00e1sica de San Sebasti\u00e1n\u201d and, of course, to taste victory again: \u201cI wished for it in 2025 and it came true, so it would be nice to repeat it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now, surrounded by figures such as Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel during Red Bull – BORA\u2019s Mallorca…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":579231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4104],"tags":[4230,183518,42460,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-657191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-peter-sagan","10":"tag-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115789723011604005","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}