The British packer Mark Cavendish (Quick Step) won the final pack of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, after a mostly flat 201-kilometre route between Kaposvár and Balatonfüred, the last in Hungary, where the Colombian Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) was third and the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel keeps the pink jersey. Cavendish, 36, added the sixteenth victory of his record in the Giro, in his sixth participation in the Italian race, and
The day finally arrived for the staging of the international BMX date in San Juan. In the first race of the weekend, Gonzalo and Franco Molina, high-performance athletes from San Juan, finished on top of their respective podiums. The San Juan duo had a remarkable performance at the premiere of the competition in San Juan. From locals and wearing the Albiceleste, both finished first in their categories. Midweek, the protagonists of this note mentioned how
San Juan will host the 2022 Pan American Road Cycling Championship between May 12 and 16, in which the organizers announced the participation of 23 national teams and will be attended by the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Frenchman David Lappartient. The tournament will also serve to celebrate the centenary of the Pan American Cycling Confederation (Copaci), which will hold its Congress on Monday 16, with a balance of what has been done
A silver and a bronze medal were achieved by the Colombian Andean National Team, which participated this Friday in the second day of competitions of the Paracycling World Cup, which takes place in Ostend, Belgium. First thing in the morning, rider Carolina Munévar won the bronze in the C2 category time trial, with a time of 33 minutes and 27 seconds, achieved over the 20-kilometre track. For his part, Alejandro Perea achieved second place in
The Tour of Andalusia 2022 already has a name, Arlenis Sierra, from Cuba, who with her Movistar team also dominated the third and last stage by securing the one-two this Thursday behind her Serbian teammate Jalena Eric. Both entered the finish line with a time of 2:19.58 hours, followed by the German Ricarda Bauernfeind (CSG), who was granted the same time in the 81.8 km of the 139 planned, due to an overturned truck on
2019 Giro d’Italia champion Richard Carapaz arrives as the top favorite to win this year’s Corsa Rosa. He is often mentioned as the great candidate to win the first major of the season and the leader of the Ineos Grenadiers does not hide his ambitions: “We are very focused for this Giro. We want to win here.” The Olympic champion explained it in more detail in the press conference prior to the start of the
The Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra won this Wednesday the second stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía, in Spain, where she also triumphed the previous day among the 17 registered teams. The Movistar team, one of the three best in road cycling, stood out for its collective work, especially Sierra’s effort to connect with an advanced breakaway six kilometers from the finish line. Colombian climber Paula Patiño stood out in the abrupt route, to provide options
4 May, 2022
Nairo Quintana officially presented his “Gran Fondo”; Antioquia will host the event in November
Between November 18 and 20, the department of Antioquia will host the Gran Fondo Nairo Quintana, the recreational cycling sporting event with the most participants in the country. The Orquideorama of the Joaquín Antonio Uribe Botanical Garden will receive our three days of commercial fair, in one of them we will experience the new competition for the “kids” and the final day will be the competitions for the elderly, an agenda that will bring together
The Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra, of the Movistar team, prevailed this Tuesday at the opening of the Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol, finishing before reaching the finish line and in full ascent to the Spanish Mavi García (UAE Team ADQ), to who granted a similar time to the Cuban, 2:59.01 hours in the 105.5 kilometers from Salobreña to Arenas. It was Sierra’s first great triumph with the outstanding cast led by the Olympic and
2 May, 2022
Heriberto Quiroz weaves his story in Europe
Guanajuato cyclist Heriberto Quiroz, who rides with the Start juniors team led by Mauricio Frazer, made his dream come true this weekend in Belgium, when on Saturday he felt a little closer to the gods of Olympus by winning his first competition in Europe. and climb to the top of the podium. “El grande”, as his countrymen call him in Purisima del Rincón, starred in the decisive breakaway together with the local Justin Picoux in