Mikel Landa excited to go head-to-head with 'best in the world' Chris Froome in 2018

Spanish rider making the switch from Team Sky to Movistar in 2018

Mikel Landa on stage 12 of the Tour de France

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Mikel Landa is looking forward to facing Chris Froome, who he describes as "the best in the world", in 2018 when they are no longer Team Sky team-mates.

The Basque rider is switching to Movistar this winter after two years with team Sky. In July, he supported Froome on his way to his fourth Tour de France title and placed fourth overall.

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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.