30 March, 2022
Marlies Mejías and Alfredo Rodríguez dominate the first stage of the Clásica RPC Panama
On a rainy day, the Cuban Marlies Mejías and the Mexican Alfredo Rodríguez (Best Buddies Racing) won the first stage of the Clásica RPC Panamá and became the first leaders of the race, which began this Wednesday in the tourist Calzada de Amador over a 60 kilometer journey. The day was a criterium of 2.9 kilometers, where the runners completed the agreed distance. The winner of the test was Marlies Mejía who added 20 points,
30 March, 2022
COPACI mourns the death of Vincent Jacquet, director of the International Cycling Union
As a friend of cycling in America, José Manuel Peláez, president of Copaci, described Vincent Jacquet, Director of International Relations, Development and of the World Cycling Center of the International Cycling Union (UCI), who died suddenly on March 30 Below we reproduce the message published by Peláez on his official Facebook account, which summarizes the feelings of a continent for his dear friend. CYCLING OF AMERICA LOSES A FRIEND: VINCENT JACQUET.- The news very early
28 March, 2022
Tarija won the Bolivian road cycling national
With the triumphs of the cyclists Elizabeth Vásquez, David Rojas and Mauricio Cardozo in the Sub-23 and Elite, Tarija managed to be crowned champion of the National Road Championship, which was held this weekend with the long-distance test in the Tarija community of Tolomosa. On the last day of competition, Cochabamba started ahead in the general classification with three gold medals, but Tarija moved to the forefront with the victory of Vásquez, Rojas and Cardozo
A total of 651 runners from Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia participated in the I Mezuena Egan Bernal Cup, held this weekend at the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral Mountain Bike track, which awarded UCI points to Junior runners, who now they will have a better position in the world rankings. The winners of the Junior UCI category among the females were Salomé Cortés, followed by Sahara García and Sahara Quintero, while in the male category Hugo
Sergio Higuita (Bora-hansgrohe) withstood the attacks on the traditional Montjuic circuit and was proclaimed the new champion of the Volta a Catalunya, something four Colombians had previously achieved: Álvaro Mejía (1993), Hernán Buenahora (1998), Nairo Quintana ( 2016) and Miguel Ángel López (2019). Higuita, who won his first overall World Tour title, was accompanied on the podium by Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) and Portuguese João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates). While Nairo Quintana (Arkéa Samsic)
A great job was done by Colombian Heiner Parra, who rides for the Canel’s team from Mexico, to take the leadership of the individual general classification from Ecuadorian Jorge Montenegro, and finish as the champion of the Vuelta Bantrab of Guatemala, concluded this Sunday. The fifth stage of the Guatemalan round, finished in the central park of Tecpán, was won by Team Medellín EPM, who made the one and two with Yeison and Aldemar Reyes
The Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz (INEOS) won this Saturday in the sprint in Cambrils (Tarragona) that he disputed with the Colombian Sergio Higuita (BORA-Transgohe), the new leader of the Volta a Catalunya after the sixth stage, an epic day in which the two escaped with 133 kilometers to go. Higuita is now 16 seconds ahead of Carapaz and, except for surprise, in the final stage this Sunday in Barcelona both will play for the final
Amid a loud and unison applause from the public, the Guatemalan Mardoqueo Vásquez, from the Hino One La Red Suzuki team, climbed to the top of the podium by winning the fourth stage of the Bantrab cycling tour that began in San Francisco El Alto, Totonicapán, and concluded in Piedra María Tecún, in the same department. During the penultimate stage, which included seven bypasses in Salcajá, Quetzaltenango and then a climb across the summit of
25 March, 2022
The Mexican “Lalo” Corte moves the caravan in Guatemala
The Mexican cyclist Eduardo “Lalo” Corte Cordero is the benchmark of the Vuelta Bantrab that takes place in Guatemala. From the first day he stood out as an excellent team player, he works for his team, he finished stage one with the same time as the winner and led his teammate, the Colombian Heiner Parra, to second place while he stayed in fifth place. In the second stage, the work of the poblano consisted of
24 March, 2022
The Mezuena Egan Bernal MTB International Cup will award UCI points in the junior category
Athletes from all over Colombia and the world will gather at the 1st Valid International Cup of the Mezuena Egan Bernal Cup, which will take place starting at 8:00 a.m. this Sunday, March 27, on the Salt Cathedral mountain bike track. of Zipaquira. “We will have more than 500 participants with the presence of runners from various countries, in our categories that range from 3 years of age to masters and recreational adults. It will