Rodriguez warns poor weather could make tough Vuelta al Pais Vasco even harder

Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha)

Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Vuelta al Páis Vasco defending champion Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) says that after a more difficult start to the season than he had expected, his condition is steadily improving and he hopes to be able to fight for the outright victory in the Basque race, which starts Monday.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.