#17 JAIME ROSON
JAIME ROSÓN IS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL CYCLIST TO TEST BAGGICASE.
Photo by Miguel del Mortirolo (Pure cycling).
After an unforgettable 2016, competing head-to-head with the best cyclists in the world , the Zamora native faces 2017 with great peace of mind and the conviction that, if he continues as he has been doing, he can achieve great things in the world of cycling.
AT BAGGICASE WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD THAT HE ACCEPTED OUR PROPOSAL TO TEST THE PROTOTYPE, IN FACT HE DID NOT HESITATE FOR A SECOND WHEN WE PROPOSED IT TO HIM,
THANK YOU JAIME!
Prudent and ambitious in equal measure. He got into cycling almost by chance. Jaime, like almost all kids in our country, played soccer. Then one day a friend of his father's offered him a try-out bike, and he liked it a lot.
Like every young boy, he dreamed of reaching the top, of one day becoming a professional runner. As time went by, Jaime won races and competed with the best in Spain . It was then that he realized that with effort and work he could go far.
In 2014 , after excelling in the lower categories , he reached the professional ranks with Movistar Team Ecuador, where he fully realized he could dedicate himself to cycling. After a somewhat complicated year, he returned to the Caja Rural-Seguros RGA amateur team . There, he had a difficult time , going from competing with the best in the world to competing again in the amateur category. But someone with Jaime's personality took this as a great challenge and that year he dominated.
He won the Valenciaga Memorial , the U23 Spanish Cup, the U23 Spanish Championship and the Vuelta a Cantabria, winning the main stage, which allowed him to go as a stagiaire (trainee) with the first team to the USA Pro Challenge.
Full of form, he impressed everyone who was there with him.
His strong performance in Colorado and brilliant season allowed him to return to the professional ranks in 2016 with Caja Rural. After a few acclimatization races, the Tirreno Adriatico arrives, a turning point for Jaime as he begins to compete with the best. The sad thing is that the final stage, where Jaime could have put up a real fight, is canceled.
He later raced the Vuelta a Castilla y León and had another memorable moment: on the Candelario stage, just as he was savouring victory with 400m to go, his lordship Alejandro Valverde overtook him . Jaime's frustration was enormous, but for his teammates and the fans, it was just a passing moment; the important thing was to be there, fighting with the best.
After this comes the Tour of Turkey , one of his goals since the beginning of the season, along with the Vuelta a Castilla y León. Caja Rural puts on a show, winning two stages and finishing first and second overall. This is when Jaime's first victory as a professional arrives, something he will never forget.
After a few months of hard training and the occasional race, the team informs him that they're counting on him to compete in the Vuelta a España. INCREDIBLE!
In his first year as a professional, he's about to race his first major, and what a feat! On stage 4, he joins the strong breakaway and makes a spectacular final climb to San Andrés de Teixedo, breaking the breakaway with 4km to go and also destroying his chances of victory, as he felt the strain at the end.
Finally, after a brilliant performance, he finished ninth and climbed onto the podium to receive the sportsmanship award.
The first time a cyclist competes in a Grand Tour is often a mystery; it's difficult to know how the rider will respond to so many days of high-level competition. In Jaime's case, the balance after La Vuelta is tremendously positive, with a lot of learning and very good feelings, often appearing at the front of the pack and battling with the biggest names on the international scene.
In stage 17, he once again performed brilliantly on the tremendous climbs of Llucena, earning him the award for the most combative rider of the day.
What at the beginning of La Vuelta was full of hope and some doubts has turned into a spectacular performance for a debutant.
After La Vuelta, he competed in the Italian classics, but a setback prevented him from finishing the season as he had hoped. He tore his abductor muscle during a start and had to end the season early.
Now recovered, he has his sights set on La Vuelta a year in 2017. He'll also be available wherever his team needs him.
We hope that injuries spare him and he can show his full potential.
