23 April, 2025
Colombia opened with two gold medals at the Pan American Road Cycling Championships in Uruguay
With the best balance of the day: two golds and an equal amount of silver, Colombia started ahead in the Pan American Road Championship, which began on Wednesday 23 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, with the participation of more than 400 cyclists from America, organized by the Pan American Cycling Confederation with the support of the Municipality of Maldonado. The United States retained the individual time trial title won in Brazil last year with Ruth
23 April, 2025
One Cycling Super League set to change cycling
Despite the secrecy with which the One Cycling Super League project is being developed, it seems to be taking shape and would seek to be launched in early 2026, coinciding with the start of a new cycle of World Tour licenses with which it will have to coexist after the UCI has set very clear red lines for its promoters. The Belgian newspaper Het Laaste Niews reports that the One Cycling Super League is finalizing
22 April, 2025
What are the benefits of bicarbonate for cyclists?
Bicarbonate is the latest discovery when it comes to improving cyclists’ performance thanks to its ability to reduce the burning sensation in the legs that we feel when we exert ourselves to the limit. Some nutrition brands already include this product in their offer. It seems incredible that a substance that we usually find in our kitchens is now postulated as a useful aid when it comes to improving sports performance. We are talking about
21 April, 2025
UCI president’s idea to improve cyclist safety
Images of high-speed crashes have become all too common in professional cycling. The Itzulia 2024 was just the latest example of a worrying pattern: massive crashes on technical descents, where a mistake or a simple impulse to overtake can turn into a tragedy. In this context, a simple but powerful idea is beginning to gain ground among riders: limiting gear ratios to reduce speed at critical moments. One of the great promoters of this proposal
20 April, 2025
The best road racers of America meet in Punta del Este
Punta del Este will host the Pan American Championship of individual time trial and road to be held between Tuesday, April 22 and Sunday, April 27. The event, which gathers the best riders of the continent, will be held in Uruguay for the second time. The event will be held on the Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco promenade, where competitions will be held for the junior, under-23 and elite categories, in both the men’s and women’s categories.
19 April, 2025
Tour of Uruguay: Anderson Maldonado triumphed in the penultimate stage and is the new leader
The Tour of Uruguay 2025, the oldest stage race of the continent, continued this Saturday with its penultimate stage that went from Santa Lucia to Maldonado with a distance of 164.7 kilometers and the winner was Anderson Maldonado who, in addition, took the leader’s jersey the day before the end, with 17 seconds of advantage over the Brazilian Vinícius Rangel. The competitor of the Club Náutico de Boca del Cufré crossed the finish line first
There are less than 100 days to go before the most ambitious edition of the Tour de France Women’s 2025 kicks off on July 26. At least that’s what race organizer Franck Perque has promised. For the first time in its history, the women’s race will have its Grand Depart in the Breton region of Morbihan. The 2025 edition will have nine stages, one more than in previous years, highlighting the growth and ambition of
18 April, 2025
Leonel Rodríguez won the eighth stage in Trinidad
This Friday the eighth stage of the 80th edition of the traditional Tour of Uruguay, a stage race organized by the Uruguayan Cycling Federation, was run and after 175.8 kilometers Leonel Rodríguez won. The competitor of the Club Ciclista Cerro Largo, after a great final sprint, crossed the finish line in Trinidad, capital of Flores, in a time of four hours, seven minutes and 29 seconds. The podium was completed by Roderyck Asconeguy, from Club
18 April, 2025
Does the current UCI bike weight limit make sense?
With the return of weight marks to the spotlight and the advent of lighter bikes, the UCI’s 6.8 kg limit for racing bikes is back on the table and bringing back the debate we had years ago about whether it’s an appropriate limit or whether technology allows lighter bikes to be made while still remaining reliable. Let’s go back about a decade. Before aerodynamics, disc brakes or internal cable routing dominated virtually every bike design
This Thursday the seventh stage of the Tour of Uruguay 2025 was disputed, leaving from Agraciada with arrival in Durazno over 192.7 kilometers and where the Brazilian Gabriel Metzger won the duel to the Venezuelan Winston Maestre in the oldest stage race in America. The ACRD Cycling Team rider crossed the finish line in a time of five hours, three minutes and 45 seconds. Next to him came the Venezuelan Maestre, from the Venezuelan national