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CARACAS. The Venezuelan Cycling Federation announced that it will be Orluis Aular, 23, the Venezuelan cyclist who will run on the men’s route of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Venezuela won the country quota in this test thanks, in part, to the excellent season of the rider who achieved 19 victories this year. Aular sealed the country’s Olympic classification on October 20, when it was placed in the tenth space of the Japan Cup Cycle

MANAGUA. More than 70 cyclists from Nicaragua, Cuba, Honduras and Costa Rica were part of the last lap of the “Vuelta a Nicaragua” race, which started last Friday and ended this Sunday after having traveled Masaya, Chinandega and Managua as the last circuit of 100 kilometers of travel through the different sports and tourist spaces. The Deputy Mayor of Managua, Enrique Armas, emphasized that today cycling has greater openness and participation thanks to the government’s

We publish the official list of Quotas obtained by each country for the Road events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Receive the congratulations of COPACI and its President Jose Manuel Pelaez Rodriguez all those countries that have obtained quotas and the commitment to continue working for the development of Cycling in our Confederation. HOMBRES / MENS / MEN MUJERES / WOMENS / FEMININES

CITY OF PANAMA. In an official letter dated November 15, 2019 and signed by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the Panama Olympic Committee was notified of its participation – for the first time – in cycling during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “We are pleased to confirm that your National Olympic Committee will take part in the Road Cycling event, of the Elite Men’s category, during the 2020 Yokio Olympic Games,” the letter begins. On

LONDRINA. The International Cycling Union (UCI) released a previous ranking ranking for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The criteria used to define the amount of placings for each country is for consideration of the scoring periods in the combined route and track ranking. The first cycle began on December 31, 2018, and the second one remains open until June 7, 2020. 230 places will be arranged, 150 for men and 80 for women. In the partial

SAN JOSE. The coach of the Asociglobo-Nestlé-Giant Yurandir Leandro squad spoke about the second stage of the Tour of the Caribbean, where they could not face the Tele Uno-BCT and had to settle for second place. «We did the time we wanted to do, I wanted to do 36 minutes, the other teams have been working, Tele Uno is the second, because they did in the South, they are one step ahead of us, but

LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA. Attached I send you the classifications of the Pan American Championship XCM 2019 held within the framework of the 7th Edition of the CableCarril Cup in the City of Chilecito, province of La Rioja, Argentina. The 70-kilometer competition was developed in varied soils, combining paths and wide street, framed in a very picturesque mountain landscape. The event brought together more than 800 runners between the competitive and promotional categories, which gave it

SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA. The event that took place in the brand new facilities of the San Juan cycling venue, the participating teams, their figures and the stages that will be part of a new edition, number 38 °, were announced. The meeting was attended by the governor of San Juan, Sergio Uñac, the provincial sports secretary, Jorge Chica and various local and national cycling leaders, among which the Olympic champions Juan Esteban Curuchet and Walter

BOGOTÁ. 2019 has been the best year for Team Medellín since its creation: 17 participations in high-level events, 9 of them international, with 4 titles outside the country and 18 stage victories, among other results, ratify why the squad of the Antioquia capital finished in number one of the América Tour ranking of the International Cycling Union (UCI). This motivated the joy of athletes, cyclists and the ICU itself, who sent congratulatory messages to the

MIDLAND, ONTARIO. The Pan American Cyclocross Championship was held in this city with the presence of cyclists from the American continent, who starred in the contest that had a high competitive level. In the elite male category, the American Kerry Werner (Kona Maxxis Shimano-USA), followed by his compatriots White, Curtis (Cannondale P / B Cyclocrossworld-USA) and Driscoll, James (Mavic / DNA Cycling-USA), medalists of silver and bronze, respectively. Among the ladies Maghalie Rochette (Specialized x