24 September, 2021
COPACI will have two chairs on the UCI Steering Committee
The Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI) secured two positions on the Steering Committee of the International Cycling Union (UCI), which was elected on September 24 as part of the entity’s Congress held in Leuven, Belgium. The holder of the Copaci, José Manuel Peláez, kept his seat as leader of one of the five continental confederations; meanwhile Sonia Gregoria Ramos Acuña, top cycling leader in Bolivia, will be the other delegate from America with 19 votes,
24 September, 2021
Per Strand Hagenes is the new junior universal route holder
With his victory this Friday in the youth road race at the World Road Cycling Championships in Leuven, Per Strand Hagenes made history as the first Norwegian to win a junior rainbow jersey. The 18-year-old achieved a solo victory at the end of eight laps of a technical tour around the city of Vlaams-Brabant, beating Frenchman Romain Grégoire on the line by 19 seconds after a late attack. Hagenes became the third Norwegian rider to
23 September, 2021
Copaci president exchanges with Eddy Merckx
As part of his participation in the Congress of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Copaci president, José Manuel Peláez, held a meeting with the mythical Belgian rider Eddy Merckx, which he described as “very special” on his official website. From Facebook. “It is always a pleasure to be surrounded by friends, runners, coaches and figures of world cycling. As part of the Congresses of the International Cycling Union it always happens ”, said in his
23 September, 2021
World Cyclocross Championship will test the mixed relay
The International Cycling Union (UCI) plans to introduce a new test at the next World Cyclocross Championships in the United States. It is a fraction of relays, which would take place for the first time in Fayetteville, between January 29 and 30. The exact plan for this mixed relay is not yet known. For example, it is not clear if it will be with men and women, as in the team time trial of the
23 September, 2021
Road Cycling World Championships arrive in Africa in 2025
The 2025 Road Cycling World Championships will be held in Rwanda, which will mean the first edition of these universal events on the African continent, the Rwandan cycling federation announced on Thursday. The Congress of the International Cycling Union (UCI), which will take place on Friday in Leuven, Belgium, must ratify the decision before its officialization. Two candidacies: Rwanda (Kigali) and Morocco (Tangier), were in contention for the organization of the first cycling World Cups
22 September, 2021
World Cycling Championships: Germany, World Mixed Relay Champion
The German team, with Tony Martín in the team, was proclaimed this Wednesday champion of the mixed relay team time trial by prevailing in the 44.5-kilometer test, starting in Knokke-Heist and arrival in Bruges, of the World Championship of Road Cycling in Flanders, Belgium. Germany prevailed with a time of 50 minutes, 49 seconds and a 13-second lead over the runner-up Netherlands. With which the positions of the debut of the test in the World
21 September, 2021
1700 participants for the Gran Fondo Boyacá Mundial 2021 THE RETURN
The Gran Fondo (GF) Boyacá Mundial 2021 THE RETURN will be held on Sunday, October 17, on the roads of the department, the cradle of several of the best beetles in the history of the country, for which 1,700 practitioners have already confirmed their presence. Only less than a month remains for one of the most anticipated events of the year in Colombia and one of the most prestigious in America to take place along
21 September, 2021
The fastest youth against the clock: Alena Ivachenko and Gustav Wang
The Russian Alena Ivanchenko conquered this Tuesday the universal title of the women’s youth time trial, registering a time of 25:05 minutes during the third day of the World Road Cycling Championships in Flanders, Belgium, where again no rider from America could climb the podium. Ivanchenko starred in the best time in the 19.3 kilometer route between the town of Knokke-Heist and Brugge, to consolidate her dominance in the test, after previously celebrating the monarch’s
20 September, 2021
Ellen van Dijk and Johan Price-Pejtersen, two more kings in Flanders
The Dutch Ellen van Dijk won her second women’s time trial title in the World Road Championships, winning this Tuesday in the same elite category; while Belgian Johan Price Petejt did it in the men’s branch, but in the sub 23 category. Ellen van Dikj triumphed at the event in 2013, before winning silver in Doha in 2016 and bronze in Innsbruck in 2018. This time she was also considered one of the main contenders
20 September, 2021
The Cuban Arlenis Sierra on the 25th in the World Road Championship
Cuban rider Arlenis Sierra runs the next 25th in the World Road Championship, which started this Sunday in Flanders, Belgium, with the triumph of Italian Filippo Ganna in the elite category individual time trial. After his outstanding eighth place overall on the International Tour de Ardéche, France, Arlenis returned to Italy where his club A.R. Monex to continue the preparation. This Tuesday the Manzanilla will move to the headquarters of the world contest, which celebrates