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Colombian and Latin American cycling faces another blow following the confirmed death of Cristian Camilo Muñoz, a 31-year-old cyclist who was competing in Europe. His death occurred in a hospital in Spain after a series of health complications that arose days earlier in France during an official competition. The President of the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI), José Manuel Peláez, published a message of condolence on his personal social media profile for the family, friends,

The experienced Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana, of Movistar Team, maintained his lead in the overall standings of the Vuelta a Asturias after defending his position in the third stage, a 157.2-kilometer route between Figueras and Vegadeo. The 36-year-old Colombian rider is 30 seconds ahead of Spaniard Adrià Pericas (UAE Team Emirates – XRG). Another Colombian, Diego Pescador (Movistar Team), from Quindío, is in fourth place, narrowly missing out on third. The third stage was won

After the doubts sown on the opening day due to a lack of tactical effectiveness and poor coordination with UAE Team Emirates in chasing the breakaway, Movistar regained its dominance and confidence in the second stage of the Vuelta a Asturias, won by Colombian Nairo Quintana. The Telefónica-backed team, which needed to erase the image of ineffectiveness shown on the way to Benia de Onís, found in Nairo its ideal weapon to attack the Asturian

Kristen Faulkner has opened a rare window into the invisible work behind her performance. The Olympic road cycling champion has revealed that she has spent two months developing her own Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to better understand how her body responds and transform that information into useful decisions for training and competition. Faulkner claims she just recorded her best 20-minute power output. What’s most striking about the EF Education-Oatly runner isn’t just her use of

Tom Pidcock secured a valuable victory in the third stage of the Tour of the Alps, where Colombian Egan Bernal delivered his best performance of the day, finishing third in the sprint behind Pidcock and Tommaso Dati. Pidcock had started the Tour of the Alps on Monday far from his best form, admitting, although he finished second, that he had had one of his worst days on the bike. Two stages later, his performance was

The fifth Bantrab Cycling Tour, a UCI 2.2 category event, will begin in Guatemala on April 29 and run until May 3, according to the Organizing Committee, which officially announced the five-stage route and the participation of several international teams. The colorful caravan will cover 665.6 kilometers, starting with a long stage of 161.8 kilometers from the capital city of Amatitlán, in the western department of Escuintla, along the Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa bypass, to Retalhuleu.

The Colombian Cycling Federation officially presented the route for the 2026 Women’s Tour of Colombia Sistecrédito, an edition that will combine challenging mountain stages, strategic stages, and a decisive individual time trial to crown the new champion of the race in its eleventh edition. From June 2nd to 7th, the peloton will cover more than 600 kilometers through six stages that will cross Cundinamarca, Tolima, Quindío, and Risaralda, with summit finishes and iconic mountain passes

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has decided to abruptly halt one of the newest formats on the international calendar. The E-Mountain Bike Cross-country World Cup will not be held in 2026 after an internal review concluded that the competition has not evolved as expected since its launch. The decision comes after analyzing the development of the series, managed by WES Management, and finding that it has not achieved the objectives set in terms of global

The history of the Tour of the Alps tells us that it was created in 1962 and is run between Italy and Austria. Initially, it was called the Tour del Trentino, after the border region that divides the two countries. The race was suspended for 14 years between 1964 and 1978. For many riders and teams, it is considered the final test before the Giro d’Italia, and its history includes some of the biggest stars

Catalina Vidaurre in the elite category and Florencia Monsalvez in the under-23 category secured the final two titles for Chile at the Pan American Mountain Bike Championships, winning the Olympic Cross Country events held at the AguaVista circuit in Paraguay. Mexico and Brazil also had champions in the men’s events. Vidaurre dominated ahead of Brazilians Raiza Goulao and Karen Fernandes, bringing her total to three medals at this edition of the Pan American Championships. She