30 January, 2022
Tom Pidcock, new cyclocross world champion
Great Britain celebrated. Tom Pidcock won the cyclocross world title for the first time in his career. The Briton far dominated his rivals on the Fayetteville track. The Dutch Lars van der Haar took the silver medal and the Belgian Eli Iserbyt took the bronze medal. The men’s race was the highlight of the Cyclocross World Championships in the United States. In the opening phase of the test, the favorites appeared immediately, with Van der
29 January, 2022
Cyclocross World Championship: Marianne Vos, the story; United States, silver in relay
In a dry and very fast circuit, the Dutch Marianne Vos continued to make history with her eighth world title, by winning the women’s event of the Cyclocross World Championship, which began this Friday in Fayetteville, Arkansas, (United States), where the local representation won a second place in the relay event, only surpassed by the Italian team. In the women’s specialty, from the first round the five Dutch women were in the lead, but the
Egan Bernal has reappeared. After his very serious accident while training on the roads of Cundinamarca, an area near Bogotá, the ‘Zipaquirá Condor’ has published a personal tweet in which he thanked all the doctors and colleagues for their work, in addition to pointing out the danger of the accident. It should be remembered that the Ineos man hit a bus. “After having a 95% chance of becoming a paraplegic and almost losing my life
The organizers of the Gran Fondo Chiloé Epic 2022 announced that the last tickets to compete in the race are available. With a strict health protocol, the cycling event will take place on March 6. “We created the Gran Fondo Chiloé Epic for those compatriots who wanted to be part of a competition with the same route and logistics as the Vuelta Ciclista a Chiloé UCI 2.2. The reception has been so good that there
27 January, 2022
UCI anti-doping programme praised after WADA audit
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has praised the International Cycling Union (UCI) following an audit of its anti-doping programme. WADA said the UCI’s programme had “numerous strengths” and was “comprehensive and efficient” after conducting the audit, the first since cycling’s worldwide governing body entered into a partnership with the International Testing Agency (ITA). The organisation added there were “very few findings to report on, given the quality of the UCI as an anti-doping organisation and
The University Clinic of La Sábana delivered a new medical report on the health of Egan Bernal. The medical team published the seventh medical part on Thursday afternoon to update the evolution of the Colombian beetle. “Egan continues with the rehabilitation plan, he has not shown signs of infection, he is also in good spirits and thanks to his improvement, the vasopressor medication was withdrawn,” the statement said. The leader of the Ineos Grenadiers is
Cycling Canada has announced it will host a Canadian Esports Championships for the first time on March 12 and 13. It follows the organisation delivering a series of virtual events in 2021 and 2022. The event is set to take place on the RGT virtual cycling platform. Cycling Canada will hold the Championships in collaboration with Echelon Racing Promotions, with fitness technology company Wahoo serving as the presenting partner. Titles will be awarded in 14
26 January, 2022
UCI confirms COVID-19 protocols for 2022 road season
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed COVID-19 protocols for the 2022 road season, with the governing body stressing national laws will take precedence at events. The protocols are broadly similar to the 2021 protocols, the UCI said, with cycling poised for its third consecutive pandemic impacted season. Entry into team bubbles for one-day and races with less than seven stages will require people to be fully vaccinated or produce a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
25 January, 2022
Egan Bernal recovers sedated and with assisted breathing
Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadier) successfully passed the spine operation to which he underwent after crashing into a bus on a highway near Bogotá, and will begin his rehabilitation immediately, medical sources reported Tuesday. The reigning Giro d’Italia champion and 2019 Tour de France winner has undergone several surgeries since yesterday, following the serious accident that has shocked the country and the cycling world. The Clinic of the University of La Sabana, where the
25 January, 2022
2022 Pan American Cyclocross will be held in Costa Rica
The 2022 Pan American Cyclocross Championship will be held in Costa Rica on November 4 and 5 after several months of negotiations with the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI). “It is very gratifying and satisfying, it is a country where there is no culture of this modality, therefore we have to develop it, but having been supported by COPACI and endorsed by the International Cycling Union (UCI) to be the hosts makes us enormously proud