The Movistar Team began its ‘training camp’ this Sunday in Calpe for the 2024 season. The telephone squad, which will prepare until December 20 on the Costa Brava in Alicante, has shared a video on its social networks in which it highlights the return of Nairo Quintana, who trained with his new teammates and with a special guest: The incombustible Alejandro Valverde. The Movistar Team meets, from this Sunday, December 10 to Wednesday, December 20,
10 December, 2023
Winners of the Third Edition of the Classic Canet Double Line 2023
The magnificent setting of the Adventure Park in San José de la Montaña and a spectacular climate, welcomed the return of the Classic Canet Double Line competition in its third edition, a very popular format for downhill competitions whose winner is the athlete who achieves descend two different descent slopes with the shortest accumulated time. The competition has the endorsement of the Costa Rican Cycling Federation. Marcela Canet, renowned national sports athlete and Technical Director
10 December, 2023
Possible creation of the Track Cup announced
The president of the Colombian Cycling Federation, Mauricio Vargas Carreño, announced in an interview with the Antena Dos Radio Network a possible creation of the Colombian Track Cup for 2024, while referring to the arduous work that has been carried out to improve the results in the different modalities and to be able to compete head-on with the powers in the different competitions. “We are looking to strengthen the youth calendar that allows us to
9 December, 2023
The optical sensor will end the chest heart rate monitor
Measuring heart rate is the most affordable way to have a measure of the effort made. For this reason, the use of a heart rate monitor to have a reference for the intensity level of our pedal strokes continues to be popular. However, its use has had the historical toll of the need to use the chest strap, which is unbearable for many. Now, optical sensors seem to be the alternative. Since the mid-1980s, when
8 December, 2023
Is the era of multidiscipline stars in cycling over?
In recent years, cyclists such as Van der Poel, Pidcock, Van Aert or Filippo Ganna have allowed us to enjoy their performances not only on the road bike but also as top-level competitors in cyclocross, mountain bike or track. However, appearances in these disciplines are increasingly measured to prioritize the road season. We are in the month of December, with the cyclocross season well advanced and, however, the three tenors: Pidcock, Van der Poel and
8 December, 2023
The Tour of Táchira 2024 already has its official route
The 59th edition of the Tour of Táchira, which will take place from January 14 to 21 of next year, already has an official route, which includes a large part of the geography of the border entity, also touching Colombian territory, reaching Cúcuta, capital of the Norte de Santander and the tourist city of Mérida in the Venezuelan Andes. The officialization of the long-awaited route of one of the most important cycling events in South
7 December, 2023
Annemiek Van Vleuten will be at the Gran Fondo Andrey Amador
The Gran Fondo Andrey Amador 2024 already has the first luxury guest for its final edition, it is the cyclist from the Netherlands Annemiek Van Vleuten who has titles in the big three, as well as Olympic medals. It is the first time that Van Vleuten will come to the country and she is expected to ride with more than 1,000 female cyclists who are already registering for the third and final edition of the
7 December, 2023
The 10 best cyclists in the world in 2023
Although the road cycling season has been over for months, the end of the year is approaching and it is a good time to take stock of the year. We do it by reviewing the UCI ranking and its members, a classification headed by an enormous Tadej Pogacar who won everything except the Tour de France jackpot. Although there are always controversies about who is the better cyclist, if we stick to the UCI world
6 December, 2023
The countdown begins for the Tour of Costa Rica Telecable 2023
This Tuesday, December 5, the 10-day countdown began for the Tour of Costa Rica Telecable 2023 to begin in its 57th edition, an event that will bring together 13 teams in search of providing a show for all Costa Rican fans. Additionally, this Tuesday the Costa Rican Cycling Federation (FECOCI) took the opportunity to share with representatives of the national teams, sponsors, board members and organization. “Extremely happy to share with the protagonists of this
6 December, 2023
A new scandal shakes Spanish cycling
The newspaper ‘Marca’ reported that the Caja Rural team has filed a complaint with the Civil Guard in relation to an event during the last edition of La Vuelta, the “massive dissemination of a partial report” on doping. And this interested leak caused a great stir within LaVuelta. According to the aforementioned Madrid newspaper, all teams received via email and/or physical format a 23-page document called ‘temaorganizeddoping.pdf’, to which Marca had access, containing conversations and