The Guatemalan Julio Ispaché and the Mexican Daniela Campuzano prevailed in the elite category of the XCO competition of the UCI International Mountain Biking Championship, which was held on Saturday and Sunday at the San Agustín Bike Park track, on the road to El Salvador. Ispaché Rodas, from the Decorabaños team, completed the four laps of the mountainous circuit with a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes and 35 seconds, to beat Mexican Jaime Miranda,
Lauren De Crescenzo (CINCH Rise) left no questions on the table Sunday at the UCI Women’s Tour of the Gila when she snagged the overall red leader’s jersey, relinquishing the Gila Monster stage win to Emily Marcolini (3T/Q+M Cycling Team) from Canada. De Crescenzo put nearly a minute into her closest competitor Krista Doebel-Hickok (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) to secure the win after a rollercoaster week of lead changes and crashes. “Oh my god I feel amazing;
30 April, 2022
Colombia overtakes Spain in the 2022 UCI Ranking
The UCI Ranking for this 2022 was updated and Colombia surpasses Spain and other countries so far this season. The ‘beetles’ have been excelling in almost every competition, ranking as some of the strongest. To date, the Colombian riders have been very motivated, which has allowed them to do an exceptional job so far this year. A large part of the beetles have managed to stand out and in a great way. Nairo Quintana, Daniel
28 April, 2022
COPACI Centennial Congress on May 16 in San Juan
With the confirmation of the presence of the President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), David Lappartient, and the excellent organization prepared by the sports and government authorities of San Juan, Argentina, the Congress for the Centennial of the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI ) next May 16 promises to be a memorable day. Everything is ready in that Argentine province for the great event, which will be preceded by the Pan-American road championship (from
For the first time in history, Costa Rica has 18 road cyclists competing in professional or amateur foreign teams. This is revealed by the list published by the specialized media in the sport of pedals: crciclismo.com. Throughout history, this country has exported world-class cyclists, such as Andrey Amador, María José Vargas, José Adrián Bonilla, Henry Raabe or Carlos Alvarado, but we have never had so much international representation simultaneously. The cyclist who continues to lead
27 April, 2022
Cuban cyclists heading to the I Caribbean Games
A large under-23-year-old Cuban pre-selection is training for the participation of 11 cyclists, including five girls, in the First Caribbean Games to be held in Guadeloupe from June 29 to July 3 next. The squad will compete in track and road modalities convened for this sport, one of the seven that appear on the official calendar of the new sporting event, reported Pablo Arturo Campins, national commissioner. For the road and track events (middle distance),
25 April, 2022
Daniel Dhers, ‘The Godfather’ of BMX, is still on top
He may look old by action sports standards, but BMX Freestyle rider Daniel Dhers is still up there with the best. The Venezuelan is 37 years old, nine years older than Chiba X Games winner Logan Martin and 17 years older than the youngest participant, Nakamura Rim. While many of his rivals regard Dhers as an idol, they also see him as a threat. Because in this sport, Dhers has already seen and done everything.
25 April, 2022
Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra seventh in Belgian classic
Liège.- Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra finished seventh this Sunday in the renowned Belgian classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège that crowned her teammate Annemiek van Vleuten from the Netherlands from the Movistar team. A native of the eastern province of Granma, Sierra moved within the peloton to support the Dutchwoman, who covered the 142.1-kilometer section starting in Bastoña and closing in this city with a time of 3:52.32 hours. Behind the winner were the Australian Grace Brown and the
With her third podium (silver in the keirin) Colombian sprinter Martha Bayona said goodbye to the Track Cycling Nations Cup, which held its first stop on the calendar in Glasgow this weekend and in which Colombia was the highlight for America with five medals. This Sunday, Martha Bayona was once again the protagonist and won second place in the keirin, only surpassed by 0.044 seconds by the French Mathilde Gros, while the Canadian Lauriane Genest
In what should be interpreted as a sign of generosity and generosity, as well as the desire to contribute to the development of his sport, the great Colombian champion Egan Bernal presented his EB Project, in a sober, elegant and crowded event, held at the Centro of Connecta Conventions, in Bogotá. Initially, six cyclists will make up the youth formation, in which the presence of the younger brother of the Ineos Grenadiers leader, Ronald Bernal,
