José Peláez, President of the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI), described the sudden death of the young Colombian commissioner Ivone Melissa Calderón Cárdenas, daughter of another great commissioner of that nation, José Ángel Calderón, as a wound to Latin American cycling. As reported by the Colombian Cycling Federation, 25-year-old Melissa died after five days hospitalized for otitis, which was complicated until she suffered brain death. The cycling family of America is shocked by the news.
17 December, 2022
Jason Huertas escaped and imposed conditions in the second stage of the Tour of Costa Rica
The Costa Rican Jason Huertas from Colono Bikestation Clips won this Saturday with a time of 2:52:36 the second stage of the Tour of Costa Rica Telecable 2022, which remained led in the general classification by his compatriot from the same team Daniel Bonilla. The native of Zarcero imposed conditions and after the third flying goal he starred in a solo escape, in which he left behind runners such as Manuel Larios, Wilson Haro and
Boyacá cyclist Carolina Munévar was chosen this week as the Best Paralympic Athlete of the Year in Colombia, according to the Athlete of the Year Awards organized by the newspaper El Espectador and the company Movistar. A great recognition to the runner born in Cucaita, who won two bronze medals in the Track World Championship, one silver and one bronze in the Road World Championship, and outstanding performances in World Cups this season. “I feel
Wearing the number one bib, defending champion Daniel Bonilla (Colono Bikestation Clips) surprised his rivals after 199.1 kilometers in Liberia, claiming partial victory and the lead in the Tour of Costa Rica Telecable 2022, which began this Friday 16 december. The longest stage of the Tour of Costa Rica started from Heredia, making official the return, after two years, of the most important event on the national calendar. Ten national teams and five foreigners rode
15 December, 2022
Everything ready for the 56th edition of the Tour of Costa Rica!
This Friday, December 16, starting at 8 in the morning, the #56 edition of the Tour of Costa Rica Telecable 2022 will begin with the participation of 10 national teams, including the National Team and five international teams. The presentation of all the teams took place this Thursday afternoon, December 15, at the Omar Dengo Cultural Center, in an event attended by the Second Vice President of the Republic and Minister of Sports, Mary Munive,
14 December, 2022
A historic team will return to San Juan and its leader will be the Colombian Gaviria
Among the teams announced and that will make the next edition of the Tour of San Juan 2023 shine, there will be Movistar Tema from Spain, which will be in Argentina from January 22 to 29, for the fourth time. “Where everything begins” is the motto of this cycling race. It means that history has its starting point and it is in San Juan. And if we talk about history, this Spanish team is a
14 December, 2022
The keys for cyclists to succeed at an ever younger age
Over the years, more and more cyclists are emerging at a very high level at an incredibly young age. Cyclists of the likes of Egan Bernal and Tadej Pogacar have given way to riders like Remco Evenepoel, while other great talents have already reaped great results before the age of 20 this season, such as Juan Ayuso and Magnus Sheffield. Remco Evenepoel’s coach explains the phenomenon. “Before, you weren’t a cyclist until around the age
13 December, 2022
Filippo Ganna begins preparation for Tour of San Juan 2023
The record holder and world champion, Filippo Ganna, began this week his physical and mental preparation for the new cycling season of 2023, which will begin in the Tour of San Juan, in Argentina, where they have announced that Egan Bernal and Peter Sagan will also attend. Ganna, fresh from a splendid end to the season with victories on the track with Hour Record and World Record and gold in Individual Pursuit, the Ineos Grenadiers
The Ecuadorian squad of Movistar Best PC announced the final roster for the Vuelta Costa Rica Telecable 2022, and at the last minute they made a change and will bring Colombian Marco Suesca who was recently crowned champion of the Vuelta Chiriquí, in Panama. The Ecuadorians did not think of bringing Sueca, who was the most recent contract, however the good performance and the title that Chiriquí achieved made the coach change his mind and
12 December, 2022
The UCI makes official the list of teams with WorldTeam and ProTeam license for 2023
The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed how the licenses were distributed for the following season, ratifying the promotion to the highest professional cycling category of the Arkéa Samsic and Alpecin-Deceuninck teams. The highest governing body of world cycling made official the final list of teams that have obtained a WorldTeam, ProTeam or Women’s World Team license for the period between 2023 and 2025. A total of 51 teams make up these three groups, which as