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Carlos Ramírez awarded Colombia the first medal in BMX this Thursday at the Tokyo Olympics. The Antioquia bicrocista, a bronze medalist in Rio 2016, had a remarkable performance in the qualifying phases, to hang the Bronze medal on the final podium. In a sensational comeback, after a difficult and confusing game in a rugged final, the talented runner from Antioquia won the bronze medal, being outmatched in the final instance by the Dutchman Niek Kimmann

Tokyo.- After the first two phases were defeated on July 29, the representatives of America won 11 of the 32 places in the semifinals of the BMX of the Olympic Games, led by the two-time champion of the modality, the Colombian Mariana Pajón, who ratified her goal of win the third consecutive crown. With remarkable supremacy, the main figure on the planet in this modality won the three rounds of the first heat with solidity

Although the news this Wednesday was made by the Slovenian Primoz Roglic, when he became the Olympic champion of the individual time trial, for America the most notable performance was carried out by the Colombian Rigoberto Urán, eighth in the test and therefore, winner of an Olympic diploma. The Slovenian starred in a spectacular performance in the test held with departure and arrival at the Fuji International Autodrome, over a distance of 44.2 kilometers, after

Tokio.- Since I have known Leonel Álvarez, no one calls him by his name, but by his nickname: “El chino”. He says that from a meniscus injury when he played basketball at the cycling house, back in 1970, he changed the athlete’s bicycle for a coach’s motorcycle. In these functions, he has already completed 51 years of work, with medals at all levels, including the only Olympian, from his student Yoanka González, in the 2008

The latest confirmations for the Pan American Road Championship and simultaneously the Caribbean Championship of the same modality, from August 12 to 15, show the thick list of 374 runners from 31 nations, who will be looking for places for the I Pan American Games in Cali. As reported by COPACI, these events needed a readjustment in their calendar given the pandemic and now the Dominican Federation has everything planned for its celebration in Santa

Tokyo.- The Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz entered the history of his country by winning the gold medal this Saturday, July 24, after crossing the finish line alone of the road test of the XXXII Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, run over 234 kilometers with five mountain passes. “It is something incredible, for my country it is something very important, a gold that will be remembered forever, being part of that small group of athletes that has

Tokyo.- Although she acknowledges that she does not like to compete in the Asian or Australian continent due to the time difference and excessive heat, the Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra is already in this city to participate in the route (f) of the XXXII Games Olímpicos, the next 25, “in which I want to be satisfied with myself.” A call, via wasap, allowed us to discuss various aspects, among them, to know some details of

The two-time Olympic champion Mariana Pajón is already training in Tokyo awaiting the start of the Olympic Games this Friday, July 23, with the opening ceremony and official BMX competitions on Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30. The national team is completed with the bronze medalist in Rio 2016, Carlos Ramírez and Vincent Pelluard, who advance their training sessions at the alternate track in the city of Chichibu, Saitama prefecture, almost 100 kilometers from

In a message published on his official Facebook page, the head of the Panamerican Cycling Confederation (COPACI), José Peláez, described the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz as a pride of this sport in America, after achieving third place in the individual general of the Tour de France, concluded this Sunday. Peláez recalled that the South American became the fifth Latin American to appear on a podium in the prestigious gala race, as he valued as an event

The Copaci made official this July 19, after the approval of the International Cycling Union, the celebration of the Pan American Road Cycling Championship, from August 12 to 15 in the Dominican Republic, where quotas will be distributed for the Youth Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia . According to the call, each delegation may attend with a maximum of 22 people, of them up to 18 athletes, distributed in six runners for the male