11 January, 2022
Marlies Mejías will honor Challenger Escambray de Mountain Bike
Cuban Marlies Mejías announced that she will race in the Escambray Mountain Bike Challenger scheduled for 21-23 this month in the imposing scenery of those mountainous areas of the Sancti Spíritus province. “I am flattered by the invitation of the Los Manigüeros group and although I am not in my best sports form, I want to support the beautiful idea and the effort they are making to promote this modality in my country”, said the
10 January, 2022
BMX Racing in 2021: the numbers say it all
The International Cycling Union (UCI) published a summary in numbers of what happened in the BMX Racing specialty in 2021, in which our geographical area once again had a leading role, led by the three-time Olympic medalist, the Colombian Mariana Pajón, who led the universal ranking among ladies. These are the summary numbers for BMX Racing. 8 rounds – two per weekend – in three venues made up the 2021 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup:
While Tadej Pogacar announced his short-term plans by confirming his participation in La Vuelta 2022, his great generational rival bets on those from the far future. Egan Bernal has renewed with his team, Ineos Grenadiers, until 2026 and will continue to be the great asset of the British team in the most important races of the cycling calendar. “It is a signature for my most important years. They will be the best and I want
The Giro del Sol 2022 was left in the hands of the young Buenos Aires rider Agustín Del Negro, who won the time trial and then was second in the last stage, won by Nicolás Tivani (Agrupación Virgen de Fátima) after traveling 157 kilometers in a time of 3 hours 48 minutes. The 21-year-old Argentine runner, who was not in anyone’s plans, surprised the great favorites and took over the twentieth edition of the San
Ricardo Escuela, a rider from the Virgen de Fátima Group, won the first stage of the XX edition of the Giro del Sol and stayed with the segment that started from the San Juan Villicum Circuit to the Difunta Correa and returned to finish at the racetrack. of Albardón. The Barrealino defeated Maximiliano Richeze (Chimbas Te Quiero) and Nicolás Tivani (Agrupación Virgen de Fátima) in the final sprint who completed the podium on the hot
7 January, 2022
A sixth Colombian team to the Tour of Táchira
One of the broadest representations in recent years will have Colombia in the 57th edition of the Tour of Táchira. In the last hours it was known that the Gesprom Evolution Team will be another of the national squads that will travel to the neighboring country for the start of the Tachira test on January 16. With the confirmation of the new Colombian team, there are already six from Colombia, two from Italy, one from
Maximiliano Richeze (Chimbas Te quiero) climbed to the top of the podium in the first stage of the Giro del Sol 2022, which started under the scoring system of laps on the 1.6-kilometer track located inside the El Pinar campsite. The 38-year-old experienced cyclist won the prologue and will start as leader on the second day of the San Juan race, which in this edition pays tribute to the recently deceased rider Nicolás Naranjo. The
6 January, 2022
19 teams will animate the Giro del Sol 2022
This Friday, at the El Pinar campsite, the second most important competition of the San Juan route calendar will begin. This is the Giro del Sol, which will have the participation of 19 teams and, amid the explosion of coronavirus cases, will have an important protocol to comply with. Among the protagonists that the multicolored peloton will have are the six most important local cycling teams for having Continental category. These are the Municipality of
6 January, 2022
80th edition of the Paris-Nice: Egan Bernal and Nairo Quintana confirm their presence
Two stars of Colombian cycling, from America and the world, Egan Bernal and Nairo Quintana, confirmed their presence at the 80th edition of the Paris-Nice, one of the most important and famous one-week races held in France, which made his tour official between March 6 and 13. A route “for all tastes” that includes a time trial and two mountain stages, one of them ending at Col de Turini, will mark the current version of
5 January, 2022
The Tour of Táchira reached 10 foreign teams
With the confirmation of the Colombian squads JB Ropa Deportiva and Team Sport Neiva, the 57th edition of the Tour of Táchira, in Venezuela adds ten foreign teams for its start on January 16, in which no less than a dozen will also participate. of local sets. Known as “La Grande de América”, the tour will consist of eight stages and will conclude on January 23. Previously, the invited formations from five nations were distributed