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Cycling could not remain apart from the debate that has been shaking the world of sport in recent months, the debate on the participation of transgender women in women’s competitions and the impact that this may have on the development of competitions. In view of the situation, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has decided to form a round table in which to listen to all parties, analyze the situation and adapt the regulations accordingly. In

Canadian cyclist Emily Batty, one of the icons of mountain biking in Canada, America and the world, announced her retirement from professional mountain biking at the age of 34, in a statement published on social networks and replicated on various digital cycling sites. of the world. Ella batty had not been linked to any team in 2023, her profile was lower than normal on social networks and she was finally not seen competing in the

In a demanding mountainous course, Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) emerged victorious in the third edition of the Mercan’ Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes, a category 1.1 competition held on Tuesday over 169.2 kilometers between the French towns of Puget-Théniers and valberg. The Ecuadorian rider who responded to the sensational work of his team, especially the Colombian Diego Camargo, beat the Austrian Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën Team) and the Belgian Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny) by 12 seconds,

From July 26 to 30, the eighth edition of the Women’s Tour of Colombia 2023 will be held, an event belonging to the UCI 2.2 international calendar, which will cover more than 466 kilometers, through the departments of Cundinamarca, Boyacá and Santander. The municipality of Sopó, in Cundinamarca, will be in charge of opening the competitions of the most important women’s race on the national calendar, on Wednesday, July 26, when the first stage will

The Argentine national team made the best of it with five titles out of six possible in the modalities eligible for the UCI ranking in the South American XCO 2023 Mountain Bike Championship, held this weekend at the facilities of the Agua Vista complex in the city of San Juan del Paraná in the department of Itapúa, in Paraguay. Agustina Apaza shone at the start of the contest in the city of Asunción in Paraguay

The French David Lappartient, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), expressed his condolences for the death of the UCI International Commissioner Pedro Frías, who died at night on May 27 in his native municipality of San Antonio de los Baños , in Artemisa, Cuba. “I am very sorry for the death of Pedro Frías, UCI international commissioner and one of the greatest connoisseurs of cycling in the Americas,” says part of the message he

The three-time winner of the Tour of Spain, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), was crowned champion of the 106th edition of the Giro d’Italia after storming the lead of the Corsa Rosa in the time trial the previous day and passing the final day without complications in Rome. The Slovenian rider, who seized the leader’s pink jersey in the penultimate stage, passed the final section without complications to finish on the top of the podium in the

The Slovenian Primoz Roglic caused a great sensation on the penultimate day of the Giro d’Italia, winning the time trial to Monte Lussari, despite the fact that at one point he had problems with his chain, with which he took Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) out of the pink jersey just one day from closing. On a demanding and exciting day, Roglic took victory in the 18.6-kilometre time trial between Tarvisio and Monte Lussari with a

The Colombian Egan Bernal has changed his competition plan for what was the end of the month of May. Although it had been announced a few days ago that he would be on the Tour of Norway, he did not appear on the list and all the fans’ alarms went off due to the health of the Zipaquireño. However, in the last hours it was learned that the cyclist is in good physical condition after

The Colombian Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) indulged himself in the main day of the Giro d’Italia, winning alone during the nineteenth stage, which became his second partial victory in these pedal classics, since last year he won in segment 17 of the Giro d’Italia itself. Buitrago, a 23-year-old cyclist from Bogotá, was able to make the day’s break good by raising his arms alone in Las Tres Cimas de Lavaredo, where his legendary compatriot Lucho