The Vuelta a San Juan has announced that Peter Sagan, Julian Alaphilippe, Fernando Gaviria, and Remco Evenpoel will return to Argentina for an early season race in 2020. The Vuelta a San Juan is not part of the UCI World Tour, but it attracts several big riders each year to start the season in a low-key but warm climate.

All seven stages, held from January 26 to February 2, will again center on San Juan in northern Argentina, east of the Andes, where a 15km time trial at the edge of the Punta Negra dam, along with a mountain finish to the Alto Colorado, will be the decisive It is likely to be a key point.

The organizers of the Vuelta a San Juan have announced that six WorldTour teams (Bora-Hansgrohe, Deceuninck-Quick Step, UAE Team Emirates, Israel Cycling Academy, Cofidis, Movistar) will travel to Argentina The professional teams include. Professional teams include Bardiani-CSF, Androni Giocattoli, Neri Sottoli, Rally of America, and Fundacion Orbea of the Basque Country, while local continental teams and four national teams from Argentina, Russia, Italy, and Uruguay will make up the peloton ...

Sagan is not expected to compete in the Tour Down Under in Australia and will likely start the 2020 season in Argentina. With the Giro d'Italia already on his schedule, he will likely hold off racing in January, February, and March, with the Classics in April. The Vuelta a San Juan will host the Fondo de Sagan on January 30.

Alapilipe finished second overall at the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan behind winner Anacona (Movistar). The Frenchman laid the foundation for his excellent 2019 season in Argentina and then Colombia, and looks eager to build on the same in 2020.

Evenpoel, who made his pro debut with Alaphilippe, confirmed his potential with wins at the Clasica San Sebastian, Tour of Belgium, and European Time Trial Championships and will return as an overall contender in 2020. He should be able to make up enough time in the 15km time trial to the Punta Negra dam and defend his lead on the long climb to Alto Colorado. Gaviria won two stages in the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan and returns with his trusted lead-out man Max Richeze after the Argentine left Dečuninck-Quick Step for UAE Team Emirates. Gaviria struggled in 2019 due to a knee injury, but looked back to his best when he finished his 2019 campaign with two wins at the Tour of Guangxi in China.

According to organizers, Movistar has not yet confirmed a team leader for the race. However, Nairo Quintana has moved to Arkea Samsic and will not be back in 2020. He was expected to run in Argentina, but was recently confirmed to make his debut with the French team in the Colombia 2.1 race at home.

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