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Everything is ready for the first of eight events in the 2026 Track Cycling Americas Cup to begin this weekend in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The event is organized by the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI). The first edition of this event begins with the Easter International Cycling Grand Prix, a CL2 event held on April 4th and 5th at the Couva National Cycling Centre. This COPACI initiative aims to help American cyclists

The 80th edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen will feature three Latin Americans: Venezuelan Orluis Aular (Movistar Team), Uruguayan Eric Antonio Fagúndez (Burgos Burpellet BH), and Mexican César Macías (Burgos Burpellet BH), who will be tasked with representing their region well. The long list of favorites includes Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech), Wout Van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), Mads Pedersen (Lidl Trek), Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Intermarché), Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step), Christophe Laporte (Team

The major sporting events to be held in San Juan del Paraná during April were presented at a press conference on April 1st, especially the 2026 Pan American MTB Championship, which will take place from April 15th to 19th. The event organizers highlighted that this will be the first time Paraguay has hosted a Pan American Mountain Bike (MTB) Championship. Juan Andrés Szopa, representative of the organizing committee for this sporting event, stated that this

With gold medals won by Chilean Viviana Sáez and American Matt Thompson, the Americas were the second most awarded continent at the UCI Masters Downhill World Championships, held at the Nevados de Chillán Bike Park in the Ñuble Region. More than 390 riders competed for these titles, which will be awarded to the winners in the 2026 season. It was a true celebration for the cyclists over 35 years old, who had been preparing for

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) updated its world rankings this week, following the conclusion of the Pan American Road Cycling Championships, with Mexican Isaac del Toro climbing to second place after winning the UAE Tour. The rankings, which take into account results from all UCI races over the past 52 weeks, continue to be comfortably dominated by Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), who remains at the top with 11,635 points. The world champion, who

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially announced that only biological women will be eligible to compete in the women’s category starting with the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, following the approval of a new eligibility policy. The decision was announced after the Executive Committee meeting, where the organization’s president, Kirsty Coventry, confirmed that the measure will not be retroactive and will apply to all events under Olympic jurisdiction. This regulation establishes that eligibility in women’s

Montería, Colombia—There are athletes you admire from afar, and when you meet them in person, you discover they are greater than all the titles and medals they’ve won and chronicled, thanks to their simple way of speaking, their sincere smile, and above all, their incredible confessions. This is what happened to me with Mariana Pajón, who, after putting Théo (who turns four months old on March 28) to sleep in her arms, handed him to

Mexican cycling wants to put one of its most emblematic races back on the international map. The Tour of Mexico could return in 2027, marking a significant step in the restructuring and relaunch process underway for the sport in Mexico. Its organizers intend to revive the race with ambition, international reach, and the desire to attract top-level riders. The historic Mexican tour had its first edition in 1948 and is a significant part of Latin

At 36 years old, Nairo Quintana will hang up his bicycle at the end of the season, after more than 14 seasons in the European elite and countless victories. A Giro d’Italia win in 2014, a Vuelta a España victory in 2016, and three podium finishes in the Tour de France, in addition to several stage wins, are part of his impressive palmarès. The Colombian cyclist from Boyacá confirmed his retirement at a press conference

In a blistering finish, Costa Rican Jason Huertas surprised the favorites and won the Pan American road race title in Montería, Córdoba. The Costa Rican cyclist claimed the gold medal after being the fastest in the sprint, following a 206.4-kilometer course run on a 16-lap circuit. The podium for the final race of the 2026 Pan American Road Race Championships was completed by Mexican César Macías, who took the silver medal, and Argentinian Leonardo Cobarrubia,