In another finish at pure speed and without climbs, the young Jonathan Guatibonza (GW Shimano-Sidermec) won the second stage of the traditional Tour of Colombia 2023, after traveling 160.1 kilometers between Tibasosa and Gachancipá, The young sprinter crossed the finish line first, in a tremendous run in which he just overtook Miguel Ángel López (Team Medellín – EPM) and Juan Pablo Sossa (Team Sistecrédito), who finished in second and third position, respectively. The escape of
18 June, 2023
Luke Valenti Takes Tour de Beauce Title
Luke Valenti, with the assistance of his Ecoflo Chronos team mates, held on to the Yellow Jersey on the final day of the Tour de Beauce, to become the youngest winner in the history of the race at 19 years of age, and the first Canadian winner since James Piccoli in 2018. Tyler Stites (Project Echelon) took his second straight stage win and vaulted from fifth to second in the overall standings, as well as
The five finals of the penultimate day of the Pan American Elite Track Cycling Championship held in San Juan, Argentina, left four nations at the top of the podium and only Canada was able to repeat on more occasions to stay on top by countries, now with eight gold, four silver and two bronze. The northern delegation prevailed in the individual pursuit for ladies and the omnium for men. In the first of these modalities,
17 June, 2023
“Supermán” López wins the duel against the sprinters in the first stage of the Tour of Colombia 2023
In a finish at pure speed, Miguel Ángel López (Team Medellín-EPM) beat Johan Colón (Orgullo Paisa) in a disputed sprint in the first online stage of the Vuelta a Colombia after 4:36:07 hours of racing, which allowed him to keep his yellow race leader jersey. The day was held around Yopal with a total of 197.3 kilometers traveled, where “Supermán” López added time bonuses to confirm his leadership of the Colombian round. At the end
17 June, 2023
Another Lead Change at Tour de Beauce on Stage 4
Stage 4 in Quebec City may have been the shortest stage of the Tour de Beauce at only 70 kilometres, but it still proved to be decisive, with yet another lead change and rearranging of the classifications. Tyler Stites (Project Echelon) won the stage from the breakaway group, but Luke Valenti (Ecoflo Chronos) became the fourth rider in four days to don the Yellow Jersey after finishing seventh in the breakaway group; he also holds
16 June, 2023
Juan Arango Carvajal adds Colombia among the gold medalists of the Pan American Elite Track
Just in the middle day (the third) of the San Juan Pan-American Track Championship, Colombian rider Juan Arango Carvajal brought his country the first title of the event, after winning the points race; while Canada continued its rise in the medal table with a couple more golds. At the new Vicente Alejo Chancay velodrome, the only indoor one in Argentina and one of the best that currently exists in America, Arango Carvajal dominated the grueling
With a time of 10 minutes and 5 seconds, Miguel Ángel López from Boyacá from Team Medellin-EPM fulfilled the forecasts, won the prologue in Yopal and became the first leader of the Tour of Colombia 2023. “It is something very nice to be here and win the first stage of the Tour of Colombia, close to home, surrounded by family and the warmth of the public. We were very close and we were able to
The second competition date of the Pan American Elite Track Cycling Championship held in San Juan, Argentina, left Canada at the top of the medal table by adding a pair of golds in the pursuit events for both sexes, while Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago won the titles in the women’s elimination race and the men’s Kerin, respectively. Willing to retain the crown achieved in 2022 as a national team, Canada won the first gold
15 June, 2023
New Tour de Beauce leader: Cormac McGeough
A brave solo move in the final 20km of the second stage of the Tour de Beauce earned Cormac McGeough (EC Makadence Primeau Velo) his first win in UCI-organized races and the leader’s yellow jersey of the career. The Irishman won the stage by 20 seconds ahead of Evan Russell (Cycling BC) and stage one winner Matisse Julien (Ecoflo Chronos). That time, along with the ten second stage win bonus, was enough to put him
San Juan has just achieved a more than important milestone in its rich sports history. It is about what happened this Wednesday night when at the Vicente Alejo Chancay velodrome, the International Cycling Union (UCI) -the highest entity worldwide- made this multipurpose sports venue of our province official as the new Satellite Development Center of the UCI, a status that will position San Juan throughout the world and designate it as the benchmark city in