Welcome back to the Lantern Rouge Cycling Podcast, not with Benji Nyson today with the young climbing sensation from Astana Alexander Vlasov.

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But today's interview with Alexander more of a check in to see how his season is going.

As you might know, he started the Giro d'Italia than had to abandon with some bad stomach issues.

But then I think he recovered after a week or so and was able to go back out onto the bike.

And now he started the welter and I think it's more of a case of seeing how he'd go out the welter.

Obviously a big challenge did really well before lockdown in Provolse.

And then after lockdown in Giro d'Italia, Lombardia and Pier Monti even as well.

So a massive talent, one baby zero back in 2018 and certainly going to be a man to watch in the future.

But he's our interview with him today.

Welcome to the Lantern Rouge Cycling Podcast, one of the biggest names we've had on actually.

We're really excited to have you on.

We know you won baby zero in, I think, 2018.

You came to the Giro this year and it didn't work out for whatever reason, the sickness, et cetera.

But you won zero d'Italia, one day race.

And I think the first question is, do you see yourself as a one day racer who tries with the stage races, et cetera,

like maybe Jakob Fulsang does?

Or are you granted in the future as your main goal?

So I prefer stage races.

And also my goal in the future is to win a grand tour or beyond the podium.

It would be very, very nice for me.

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