6 January, 2022
19 teams will animate the Giro del Sol 2022
This Friday, at the El Pinar campsite, the second most important competition of the San Juan route calendar will begin. This is the Giro del Sol, which will have the participation of 19 teams and, amid the explosion of coronavirus cases, will have an important protocol to comply with. Among the protagonists that the multicolored peloton will have are the six most important local cycling teams for having Continental category. These are the Municipality of
6 January, 2022
80th edition of the Paris-Nice: Egan Bernal and Nairo Quintana confirm their presence
Two stars of Colombian cycling, from America and the world, Egan Bernal and Nairo Quintana, confirmed their presence at the 80th edition of the Paris-Nice, one of the most important and famous one-week races held in France, which made his tour official between March 6 and 13. A route “for all tastes” that includes a time trial and two mountain stages, one of them ending at Col de Turini, will mark the current version of
5 January, 2022
The Tour of Táchira reached 10 foreign teams
With the confirmation of the Colombian squads JB Ropa Deportiva and Team Sport Neiva, the 57th edition of the Tour of Táchira, in Venezuela adds ten foreign teams for its start on January 16, in which no less than a dozen will also participate. of local sets. Known as “La Grande de América”, the tour will consist of eight stages and will conclude on January 23. Previously, the invited formations from five nations were distributed
Ottawa, Ontario (January 5, 2022) – Ten athletes will be competing under Canadian colours at the second UCI Esports World Championships, scheduled for February 26 on the Zwift virtual cycling platform. Canada was awarded a quota of 4 men and 4 women based on the UCI qualification system, and an additional two athletes qualified directly through invitation-only Continental Qualifier events held in November. The women’s squad will be comprised of Esports specialist Esta Bovill, road
4 January, 2022
Regrettable absence from the cyclo-cross world championships in Fayetteville, United States
The Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), four times world champion in cyclocross, will not be able to defend the title on the next day 30 in Fayetteville (United States) due to a back injury that prevents him from training and competing normally. Following his recent return to racing, the 26-year-old Van der Poel has not found the necessary physical tone and both he and his team, the Alpecin-Fenix, have decided to take the
4 January, 2022
Foreign teams in Tour of Táchira increase to eight
The 57th edition of the Tour of Táchira by Bicycle, which will be held from January 16 to 23, 2022, increased the presence of foreign teams to eight, with the confirmation of another Italian team, the new continental team Corratec, a German bicycle company. which will be sponsored by Montecatini Terme. The news was confirmed by the race organization on social media. Those led by Francesco Frassi will have a sextet made up of Italians
3 January, 2022
Road in 2021: the numbers say it all
100 years of the International Cycling Union Road World Championships. The centenary edition of the main UCI annual event took place in Flanders, Belgium, with the presence of several former UCI world champions, while great sporting moments were experienced. 75 nations were represented at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Flanders. 8 UCI World Champion crowns. Such is the record of Tony Martin, who won gold with his German teammates in the mixed team
Catalina Mandarino from Parchment was the first woman in the history of national cycling to preside over the body of sports commissioners of a competition, when she led the peloton that participated in the Tour of the Catamarca Valley at the beginning of December 2022. She grew up in a family that was always related to cycling, in 2010 she took the course for regional commissioner. “I was born in this environment and it is
2 January, 2022
The Tour of San Juan canceled due to the health situation
The Tour of San Juan that was to be played from January 30 to February 6 in Argentina has been canceled for the second consecutive year due to the health emergency of Covid-19, as confirmed by the province’s Secretary of Sports, Jorge Chica. “We will evaluate next week if a local edition can be held. Starting today, in the massive events that are held, we will carry out a health pass. We are concerned about
The Colombian Miguel Ángel ‘Supermán’ López will defend his title in the 68th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista a Andalucía-Ruta del Sol, which will be held from February 16 to 20 with departure in Ubrique (Cádiz) and final in Chiclana de Segura (Jaén ), so it will have the number one and, in addition, it will be the image of your poster. The general director of the event, Joaquín Cuevas, confirmed the presence of Supermán