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Olympic champion Richard Carapaz underwent a new covid-19 test and the result was negative, so he will be able to participate in the National Cycling Championship that will take place between Thursday, February 17 and Sunday, February 20. The professional team Ineos Grenadiers confirmed that the Ecuadorian cyclist is already recovered and will start the individual time trial this Friday 18; while on Sunday, February 20, he will seek to win the road title. The

For the first time, Costa Rica will organize the Pan American Downhill Championship this weekend at the El Cabuyal track, based at the La Lucha farm, where more than 150 cyclists from 12 countries have confirmed their attendance in search of taking over the first positions of the competition. The categories that will come into action in this long-awaited fair range from the smallest in the children’s category and extend to the elite, both male

Ecuadorian cyclist Miryam Núñez, who was run over by a vehicle while training in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador, on the morning of February 13, is in the process of recovery after confirming a skull fracture. The 27-year-old rider, who until last season rode for the Colombian team Liro Sports, had just competed in Spanish territory with her new team Massi-Tactic and was preparing in Sangolquí to defend the title of national road champion. The

Rowena Williams, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF), said that retired national cyclist Njisane Phillip still had a lot to offer the sport, as a competitor, but is willing to support the 30-year-old if he decides to assist the budding crop of up-and-coming riders. Phillip revealed in a story on Thursday’s Newsday that he had officially retired from the sport. He participated in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, where he

The Colombian Nairo Quintana (Arkea Samsic team) was proclaimed the winner of the Tour La Provence for the second time with a resounding exhibition on the Lure Mountain, at the top of which he appeared alone, rendering the efforts of his pursuers useless, among whom was the double world champion Julian Alaphilippe. With an attack 5 km from the finish line, Quintana (32 years old) shattered Alaphilippe’s resistance and flew alone to the summit, where

Enormous. The coronation in the Tour del Porvenir de San Luis is without a doubt, the most important achievement of the Virgen de Fátima Group this season. The UCI category test was for Nicolás Tivani and a great job by the whole team. The Virgen de Fátima Group ended up consecrating itself after taking over the queen stage on Saturday afternoon. This Sunday, the last partial that toured the streets of San Luis with 126

The Tour for Just Peace in Guatemala ended with a Colombian flavor. Yecid Sierra took the victory in the last stage in the municipality of Patzicía. While Óscar Pachón from Santander was confirmed first in the general classification by entering second in the stage. The Iowa Latino-Bicicletas Addict team dominated the event from start to finish, and ratified their hegemony by winning the last day. The Colombian team finished with the 1-2-of the day and

In the queen stage, Nicolás Tivani (Virgen de Fátima Group) won the fourth stage of the II Vuelta del Porvenir San Luis, over 164.9 kilometers with start and finish in Juana Koslay. The Argentine rider achieved his second victory in this edition and now commands the general classification. The Argentine runner took the victory with a time of 3 hours 47 minutes and 31 seconds ahead of his compatriot Mauricio Quiroga of Team Coraza and

The Tour de France will return to its 22-team format in this year’s edition, which will start on July 1 in Copenhagen, after the 23 it admitted in 2021. The organization of the French cycling round disclosed this Friday the 22 teams that will participate, among which are 18 ‘World Teams’, such as the Spanish Movistar, Bora, Bahrain, Ineos or Jumbo, and four ‘Pro Teams’. Among the latter are the first two classified on the

In the queen stage, the Colombian Óscar Pachón from the Iowa Latino-Bicicletas Addict team won alone. The third part of the Tour For Just Peace 2022 was disputed between Catarina and Esquipulas Palo Gordo over a 60-kilometer route. The Cundinamarcan runner took the victory with a time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 22 seconds ahead of the Mexican Jorge Ramírez (Agromx Cultivating Champions) and the Colombian Yecid Sierra Sánchez (Iowa Latino-Bicicletas Addict). The main