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The Italian cyclist Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers) set a new hour record after traveling a total of 56.792 kilometers this Saturday, October 8, at the velodrome in the Swiss city of Grenchen. “It’s amazing, fantastic, I have met my goal. I thank my team and everyone who has contributed to this record,” said Ganna. The double time trial world champion, in 2020 and 2021, thus surpassed the 31-year-old British Dan Bigham, who had caused the

Falmouth, Massachusetts (Oct. 7, 2022) – The Pan American Cycling Confederation is pleased to announce that the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross, hosted in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA, has been selected as a replacement host for the 2022 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships. This news follows an official release on Tuesday October 4th, outlining the cancelation of the event originally scheduled to take place in Costa Rica. “We are thrilled to announce the Really Rad Festival of

This Saturday will officially debut in the sports program of the South American Games Asunción 2022 the BMX Freestyle, in the park mode, which joins the cycling disciplines present in the fairs of the South American Sports Organization, Odesur. The Freestyle will take place in the Paraguayan Olympic Park and will award points for the UCI World Ranking, in competitions that will have the participation of 22 athletes, in both branches. In the women’s branch,

The Cuban Arlenis Sierra won this Friday in the first stage of the 1st edition of the Tour de Romandía (Switzerland), which is honored by 16 professional clubs and most of the best road racers on the planet. A 29-year-old native of Manzanillo -eastern region of Cuba-, Arlenis came in a platoon of about 20 runners and attacked about 200 meters from the finish line in the city of Lausanne, to take the sprint against

Complicated days for Nairo Quintana who, in addition to facing his appeal to the TAS, is immersed in the search for a team. The rumors have not been long in coming and he has already been placed in various squads without there being any truthful news yet indicating where the Colombian will end up competing in 2023. A few days ago, Nairo Quintana surprised the entire cycling community by announcing that he would not continue

Filippo Ganna attacks this Saturday (8:00 p.m.) in Switzerland the hour record held, curiously, by one of his engineers. A failure could be seen as a disavowal for the Italian rider, who is not at his best this season. On August 19, in the scorching summer, Dan Bigham, a former track cyclist turned performance engineer for Ganna’s Ineos-Grenadier team, caused a sensation by riding 55.548 kilometers in one hour at the Granges velodrome, beating thus

Two Venezuelan cyclists won gold medals on the route of the XII South American Games Asunción 2022, this Wednesday, October 5. They are Orluis Aular, victorious in the men’s category; and Jennifer Cesar, winner in the female category. In a thrilling finish, Orluis Aular won the crown after a 164.4 kilometer ride on the Costanera José Asunción Flores in Paraguay. Within a superb final pack between five runners, the Venezuelan surpassed the Uruguayan Roderyck Asconeguy,

After his participation in some of the Italian classics, Miguel Ángel ‘Supermán’ López will be Colombia’s card in the first edition of the Gravel World Championship, which will be held this Sunday, October 9, in the Veneto region, Italy. The 2022 Gravel World Championship arrives this weekend with an inaugural edition that will have big names from the road and MTB, as well as specialists from the modality itself. A race that will undoubtedly capture

The Pan American Cyclocross Championship, to be held in San José, Costa Rica on November 5 and 6, has been canceled by the Cycling Federation of that nation, due to the fact that the Government of the nation decided to suspend all activities in the which would be the venue for the event: Parque Viva. In a letter addressed to José Manuel Peláez, head of the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI), the president of the

COMMONWEALTH gold medalist and triple Pan American champion, Trinidadian sprinter Nicholas Paul, will miss the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships due to injury, according to a press release from the Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF). . In the issued note it is reported that Paul was injured in an accident during training. Details of the injury were not released, but the TTCF said doctors have advised him to stay off the bike for