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In a blistering finish, Costa Rican Jason Huertas surprised the favorites and won the Pan American road race title in Montería, Córdoba. The Costa Rican cyclist claimed the gold medal after being the fastest in the sprint, following a 206.4-kilometer course run on a 16-lap circuit. The podium for the final race of the 2026 Pan American Road Race Championships was completed by Mexican César Macías, who took the silver medal, and Argentinian Leonardo Cobarrubia,

Mexico delivered a high-impact performance in the U23 road race at the 2026 Pan American Road Cycling Championships in Montería, with brothers José Juan Prieto and José Antonio Prieto winning the gold and bronze medals, respectively, in what has been one of the most remarkable celebrations in these continental games. The official result was 3:43:39 for the Mexican champion, with Colombian Cristian Vélez finishing second, all with the same time. The race took place on

In a sprint finish, with wet pavement and a sprint of almost a kilometer, Chilean Catalina Soto won the women’s elite road race at the Montería 2026 Pan American Road Cycling Championships, after covering 120 kilometers on a circuit held in the municipality of Cereté, in the department of Córdoba. Soto added another milestone to her brilliant career, and with an impeccable sprint, the 24-year-old cyclist beat the rest of the field with a time

In a blistering finish, Juan Esteban Sánchez from Antioquia won the gold medal in the junior road race at the Pan American Road Cycling Championships, which are being held until Sunday, June 22, in the department of Córdoba, Colombia. The Colombian national champion was the fastest in the sprint that decided the race, held in the municipality of Cereté over a 120-kilometer course. The podium was completed by Chilean Luciano Carrizo and Mexican Santiago García,

The young Colombian cyclist Salomé Vargas sparked celebrations throughout the country after being crowned Junior Pan American Road Cycling Champion. She triumphed brilliantly in a group sprint after covering 67 kilometers on the streets of Cereté, in the department of Córdoba. The daughter of national team coach David Vargas secured the gold medal in the road race at the Montería 2026 Pan American Road Cycling Championships, earning Colombia its third gold medal in Córdoba. “This

From the moment he mounted his bicycle, the stopwatch seemed to announce a winner. This relationship between Colombian Walter Vargas and the fastest and most solitary race in road cycling (the individual time trial) dates back to 2016 when he won the Pan American title in this event for the first time. Ten years later, he repeated the feat for the seventh time in his hometown of Montería, Córdoba, Colombia. This March 19th, Vargas followed

With two promising young cyclists, Sebastián Ruiz and José Juan Prieto, Mexico secured a 1-2 finish on the podium in the U23 time trial at the 2026 Pan American Road Cycling Championships, taking place in Montería, Córdoba, until Sunday, March 22. Sebastián Ruiz won the gold medal, completing the 36-kilometer circuit in 42 minutes and 2 seconds, setting the fastest time in the category. His compatriot, José Juan Prieto, secured the silver medal, crossing the

Nothing is more important than working with passion. And that is what we have always done, from my first election as President of COPACI in 1991 to the present day. With that passion for our work, we presented the 2030 Agenda last year, which we are fulfilling under its slogan: America rolls with modernity. Today, we report on our progress based on the five pillars we outlined: Growth, Creativity, Impact, Transparency, and Ethics, which are

With words of congratulations and a call to continue fulfilling the approved 2030 Agenda with its specific work objectives, the President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), David Lappartient, addressed the annual Congress of the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI), which took place this Wednesday in Montería, Colombia, the same city hosting the Pan American Road Cycling Championships. The UCI president was one of the speakers at the session, where he highlighted the positive steps

The highest-ranked cyclist among all those registered at the Pan American Road Cycling Championships, American Kristen Faulkner, Olympic road champion in Paris 2024, did not disappoint in her first outing on the roads of Montería, claiming the title in the women’s individual time trial, elite category. With this result, the United States retained its title won in Uruguay last year and reached 14 gold medals in this discipline since its debut in these Pan American