Mikel Landa aiming for two Grand Tours in 2021

Team Bahrain rider Spains Mikel Landa rides during the 18th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 168 km between Meribel and La Roche sur Foron on September 17 2020 Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD AFP Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARDAFP via Getty Images
Mikel Landa in action at the 2020 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) will once again target the Tour de France in 2021, aiming for the podium after finishing fourth at the 2020 race. He'll also race another Grand Tour, though which one has yet to be decided.

The Spaniard took part in his fifth Tour this year, taking the chance to lead a team for the first time having moved from Movistar to Bahrain McLaren. He repeated his 2017 result of fourth overall, finishing the race 5:58 down on winner Tadej Pogačar.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

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