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After multiple efforts and despite the efforts of the Uruguayan Cycling Federation, the Management Committee of the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI) decided to move the Pan American Road Championships and the COPACI Centennial Congress to the city of San Juan, in Argentina. In an official statement sent to all the national federations of the continent, it was reported that both events will be held between May 10 and 15, with the date of the

BARAHONA.- The American John Borstelmann (Volver Factory Team) conquered this Monday alone the first stage of the XLIII Vuelta Ciclista Independencia Nacional run with the section Santo Domingo-Barahona (178 kilometers). Borstelmann escaped from kilometer 35 of the section that he covered in 04:04:58 hours, beating Alfredo Rodríguez (Best Buddies Racing) and his teammate Coles Davis (VFT), who arrived in the lot at one minute, 23 minutes of the now leader. Dominican Alberto Ramos (Team EDA),

The Guatemalan Cycling Federation officially launched the first International Tour of the Bicentennial 2022, the first major international event of the season in that Central American country, which will take place from March 23 to 27. The competition will be held with all the requirements for these contests and will tour the departments of Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Jutiapa, Sacatepéquez, Escuintla, Suchitepéquez, Retalhuleu, Quetzaltenango, Sololá and Chimaltenango. There will be the participation of teams from Guatemala,

The American and former mountain biking world champion, Kate Courtney, won the short distance route and the Olympic distance of the Tropical MTB Challenge held at the Salinas Olympic Albergue and in Rincón, respectively, in Puerto Rico. Courtney, the 2018 International Cycling Union (UCI) world titleholder, dominated the short route event with a time of 22:07 minutes, beating fellow American Gwendalym Gibson by two seconds. The short route is an eight lap circuit. As for

Richard Huera, 22 years old and from Team Banco Guayaquil, was the winner of the National Road Championship held in Quito, this Sunday, February 20, 2022, by beating none other than the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion, Richard Carapaz, second place, and the consecrated Jonathan Caicedo. Huera, from Sucumbíos, prevailed in a close final against Carchenses Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) and Caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost). The finish line was located behind the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, on a steep

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

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

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