13 January, 2022
President of Copaci congratulates Egan Bernal on his birthday
With an invitation to participate in the centennial celebration of the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI), the head of this entity, José Manuel Peláez, congratulated Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal, who turned 25 on January 13 and is today considered the best road cyclist on our continent and one of the highest in the world. In his message on the official page, Peláez recalls the times that he has been able to greet him and recalls
13 January, 2022
Mountain Bike Challenger Escambray ready to start
More than 60 contestants will animate the First Escambray Mountain Bike Challenger scheduled for the 21st to the 23rd of this month. The event includes a journey through that impressive mountain range with a paradisiacal final destination in Playa Ancón, in the province of Sancti Spíritus. The Manigüeros group is its creator with the support of the sports management of that territory and its cycling commission together with the companies of Campismo Popular and Gaviota
12 January, 2022
They seek to build a BMX ‘race’ track in Puerto Rico
The plans of the Puerto Rico Cycling Federation (Fecipur) to rescue the BMX racing modality will take time and effort. For now, the most important step is to build a track. The federative body –which is chaired by Roberto Collazo– is in talks for the construction of this type of facility on the Island, complying with the competition requirements of the International Cycling Union (UCI). San Juan and Bayamón are some of the possible venues
12 January, 2022
The Cortizo team from Spain hires the Guatemalan Sergio Chumil
The Guatemalan cyclist, pride of the Chuachalí village, Tecpán Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Sergio Chumil, will no longer run with the Hoomu Seguros team in Spain, but will do so with the Spanish Cortizo, which ratified his link on his social networks on Tuesday. Chumil, who runs for the Guatemalan Army in Guatemala and is selected for the U-23 national team, will participate in the Spanish Cup with the Aluminum Cortizo team. There will be 11 dates
11 January, 2022
Vuelta al Táchira 2022 is presented and is on a countdown
The 57th edition of the Vuelta al Táchira by Bicycle, the most important pedal competition in the country, was officially presented in society this Tuesday, January 11, at the emblematic San Cristóbal hotel, where the organizers and main players of the sport met cranks and pedals. The sport gala served to reunite civil and military authorities, members of the Tachirense Cycling Association (ATC), former champions of the Andean tour and representatives of the media. The
11 January, 2022
Marlies Mejías will honor Challenger Escambray de Mountain Bike
Cuban Marlies Mejías announced that she will race in the Escambray Mountain Bike Challenger scheduled for 21-23 this month in the imposing scenery of those mountainous areas of the Sancti Spíritus province. “I am flattered by the invitation of the Los Manigüeros group and although I am not in my best sports form, I want to support the beautiful idea and the effort they are making to promote this modality in my country”, said the
10 January, 2022
BMX Racing in 2021: the numbers say it all
The International Cycling Union (UCI) published a summary in numbers of what happened in the BMX Racing specialty in 2021, in which our geographical area once again had a leading role, led by the three-time Olympic medalist, the Colombian Mariana Pajón, who led the universal ranking among ladies. These are the summary numbers for BMX Racing. 8 rounds – two per weekend – in three venues made up the 2021 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup:
While Tadej Pogacar announced his short-term plans by confirming his participation in La Vuelta 2022, his great generational rival bets on those from the far future. Egan Bernal has renewed with his team, Ineos Grenadiers, until 2026 and will continue to be the great asset of the British team in the most important races of the cycling calendar. “It is a signature for my most important years. They will be the best and I want
The Giro del Sol 2022 was left in the hands of the young Buenos Aires rider Agustín Del Negro, who won the time trial and then was second in the last stage, won by Nicolás Tivani (Agrupación Virgen de Fátima) after traveling 157 kilometers in a time of 3 hours 48 minutes. The 21-year-old Argentine runner, who was not in anyone’s plans, surprised the great favorites and took over the twentieth edition of the San
Ricardo Escuela, a rider from the Virgen de Fátima Group, won the first stage of the XX edition of the Giro del Sol and stayed with the segment that started from the San Juan Villicum Circuit to the Difunta Correa and returned to finish at the racetrack. of Albardón. The Barrealino defeated Maximiliano Richeze (Chimbas Te Quiero) and Nicolás Tivani (Agrupación Virgen de Fátima) in the final sprint who completed the podium on the hot