In a spectacular day, Nairo Quintana (Arke-Samsic) took victory in the last stage of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, played between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Blausasc over a 112.6-kilometre stretch of undulating terrain, and was left with the title of the French race. The Colombian beetle, who won the Tour de La Provence earlier this month, took the win ahead of Frenchmen Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and Alexis Vuilermoz (TotaEnergies), who arrived more than a minute late. As for
Colombia dominated the 2022 Pan American Downhill Championship with four golds, followed by the hosts Costa Rica with two, after a great tournament that took place on the El Cabuyal track, located in Finca La Lucha, on Tico soil. The coffee growers who became monarchs were Valentina Roa Sánchez and Sebastián Holguin Villa, both in the youth category (f and m), as well as Jimena López Lozano among the MASTER (f) and Juan David Vélez
19 February, 2022
They will carry out Tour of Cuba by regions
Road cycling returns this 2022 with a new format: the Tour of Cuba by regions, starting in the eastern one in Baracoa on February 23. The central one is planned for April and the western one for May. The essential thing, after two years without competitions due to covid-19, is to keep the route modality alive in both genders, since a new Olympic cycle begins in which this sport has set ambitious goals. The women’s
17 February, 2022
Puerto Rico hosts two important Mountain Bike events
Puerto Rico will host the first two level 1 mountain bike events as part of the International Cycling Union (UCI) calendar in the Americas. The tests that will be February 18 to 20 and then from 26 to 27 will have the participation of runners from 10 countries of the American continent and, in addition, three French athletes. The first event will take place at the Olympic Lodge in Salinas and the second in the
Every image of Egan Bernal after his accident and the various surgeries he has undergone is a triumph. First posing standing next to the doctors after leaving the hospital. Then walking down the street, then doing rehabilitation exercises for his upper body and, lastly, pedaling on a stationary bike. Barely twenty days have passed since the serious accident he suffered and the ‘Cóndor de Zipaquirá’ continues to show signs of tenacity and of the great
16 February, 2022
Carapaz recovered from Covid-19 and will be in the Ecuadorian National Championship
Olympic champion Richard Carapaz underwent a new covid-19 test and the result was negative, so he will be able to participate in the National Cycling Championship that will take place between Thursday, February 17 and Sunday, February 20. The professional team Ineos Grenadiers confirmed that the Ecuadorian cyclist is already recovered and will start the individual time trial this Friday 18; while on Sunday, February 20, he will seek to win the road title. The
16 February, 2022
Downhill Pan American will have action this weekend in Costa Rica
For the first time, Costa Rica will organize the Pan American Downhill Championship this weekend at the El Cabuyal track, based at the La Lucha farm, where more than 150 cyclists from 12 countries have confirmed their attendance in search of taking over the first positions of the competition. The categories that will come into action in this long-awaited fair range from the smallest in the children’s category and extend to the elite, both male
15 February, 2022
Miryam Núñez recovers satisfactorily from accident
Ecuadorian cyclist Miryam Núñez, who was run over by a vehicle while training in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador, on the morning of February 13, is in the process of recovery after confirming a skull fracture. The 27-year-old rider, who until last season rode for the Colombian team Liro Sports, had just competed in Spanish territory with her new team Massi-Tactic and was preparing in Sangolquí to defend the title of national road champion. The
15 February, 2022
Cycling president Rowena Williams: Njisane still has a lot to offer
Rowena Williams, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF), said that retired national cyclist Njisane Phillip still had a lot to offer the sport, as a competitor, but is willing to support the 30-year-old if he decides to assist the budding crop of up-and-coming riders. Phillip revealed in a story on Thursday’s Newsday that he had officially retired from the sport. He participated in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, where he
13 February, 2022
Nairo Quintana opens 2022 with victory at the Tour La Provence
The Colombian Nairo Quintana (Arkea Samsic team) was proclaimed the winner of the Tour La Provence for the second time with a resounding exhibition on the Lure Mountain, at the top of which he appeared alone, rendering the efforts of his pursuers useless, among whom was the double world champion Julian Alaphilippe. With an attack 5 km from the finish line, Quintana (32 years old) shattered Alaphilippe’s resistance and flew alone to the summit, where
