With the good news that the health emergency has come to an end and after two years of not being able to pedal due to the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Vuelta Ciclista de Uruguay will have its long-awaited return. The cyclists will start the 77th edition next Friday, April 8 at 8:30 a.m. They will start from the Municipality of Montevideo and the champion will be known on April 17, when the
The Panamanian Cycling Federation and the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation have sealed an agreement committing to establish synergies to promote cycling in both countries. Under his historical link to promote the knowledge and practice of cycling in all specialties, José Luis López Cerrón, president of the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation; and Vicente Carretero Napolitano, president of the Panamanian Cycling Federation, have met at the RFEC headquarters in Madrid to seal an agreement between both institutions
In 2003, the Cycling Union of the Argentine Republic (UCRA) was born, with a prestigious president, but above all one of great humility and desire to work at all hours: the former cyclist Gabriel Curuchet, who promised a management “without pettiness or interests personal”. And so it has been until now. On his shoulders for these weeks is the organization in San Juan of the Congress for the Centennial of the Pan American Cycling Confederation
The Cuban Marlies Mejías added her third partial victory in the last stage of the RPC Radio Classic in Panama, but she could not prevent the Venezuelan Lilibeth Chacón from winning the fair after collecting 72 points in the competition for 68 from the Antillean rival her. The 30-year-old athlete was in the first position after completing the four stages between March 30 and April 2. The Costa Rican Milagro Solano also got 68 units,
Impeccable work starred this Sunday the Cuban Arlenis Sierra as the Movistar team of the Olympic and world champion Annemiek van Vleuten, who crossed second and the Cuban fourth in the important classic Tour of Flanders in Belgium. During the 158.6 km with 11 elevations and six cobbled sections they worked hard against the incessant attacks they could control until the final sprint, which was dominated by the very fast Belgian Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx),
Jolanda Neff and Martin Vidaurre did not believe in the rain and took victory in the XCO race of the first International Michelin MTB Cup, just one week before the XCO/XCC World Cup to be held at the same Petropolis circuit, in Brazil. The rains of recent days left the technical circuit of Brazil in a complicated state where the cyclists had to be very careful not to have hard falls a few days before
The Colombian Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), who more than two months ago suffered a serious traffic accident that could cost him his life, said this Saturday that he dreams of “competing again this year.” Leaning on a cane, Bernal sat down to talk this Saturday with the media and acknowledged that he came to think about “retiring from cycling” after the accident, when “thousands of things went through his head.” “Clearly I thought about it
After a dream season in 2021, the double Olympic BMX medalist, Carlos Alberto Ramírez Yepes, won the bronze medal at the first stop of the BMX European Cup in Verona, Italy. The ‘Little Magician’ achieved his first podium of the season. In the final round, the Dutchman Niek Kimmann prevailed over the Frenchman Sylvain Andre, who were first and second, respectively. The next stop of the BMX European Cup will be held this Sunday at
In a great performance, the Barranquilla cyclist Daniela Salcedo (Descarados Cycling Team) won the third stage of the Women’s RPC Classic in Panama, on a 34.8-kilometer stretch on a circuit through the tourist Calzada de Amador. The Colombian rider, who broke away 8 of the 12 laps of the 2.9 km circuit, entered the finish line alone with a time of 57:16. In the group sprint, the Costa Rican Milagros Mena (Colono Construcción-Bikestation) prevailed over
This Thursday, in addition to presenting the reports after the first year of administration of the Costa Rican Cycling Federation (FECOCI) Board of Directors, headed by Oscar Ávila, it was detailed that Costa Rica will host the Central American Road Championship in 2022. The FECOCI presented in the Ordinary General Assembly the work report to the representatives of the 14 associations, including Mountain Biking, Bicicross, Downhill, Enduro, among others. A very important detail is that