EXPERIENCE
JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO
The Spanish climber and TT specialist on his Basque roots and his role at Ineos
I couldn’t escape pro bike racing even if I wanted, not when there’s a race that goes past the front door of my house in Euskadi every year -the Circuito de Getxo, held in the summer in my hometown. It was the first race I saw as a child and I always used to race Getxo when I started out as a pro, first with Orbea and then when I went on to Euskaltel-Euskadi in 2010.
We did Getxo a few times when I was with Movistar, but never with Sky or Ineos. There’s talk that they’ll do it this August, though, and I’d like that very much.
Getting into Orbea was pretty straightforward. I’d raced with Seguros Bilbao, the best amateur team in Euskadi, for a couple of years, and the call came through.