'A year to forget' for Team Sky's Beñat Intxausti

Beñat Intxausti reflects on his forgettable first season at Team Sky

Benat Intxausti on stage one of the 2016 Tour of Poland. Photo: Graham Watson

(Image credit: Watson)

Team Sky's Beñat Intxausti called 2016 "a year to forget" after suffering from mononucleosis and racing only 15 days. He joked that his team-mates had trouble recognising him when Team Sky met in Manchester.

The 30-year-old Basque joined the British squad after racing for Movistar, winning Giro d'Italia stages in 2013 and 2015, and placing top-10 in two Grand Tours. He barely saw action in 2016, though.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.