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HAVANA. Bermudian cyclists Kaden Hopkins and Caitlin Conyers, were crowned on Saturday as the first holders of the Caribbean Road Championship, which opened its competitive activities in the Havana Malecon, in the presence of the president of the International Cycling Union, David Lappartient, and his counterpart in the Americas, José Manuel Peláez. Medalists in women’s time trial Hopkins traveled the 33.6 kilometers of the circuit in 45 minutes, 16 seconds and 629 thousandths, to outdo

HAVANA. Competitors from more than 20 countries will star in this weekend in the Havana Malecon the 19th Caribbean Road Cycling Championship, dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Cuban capital. At nine o’clock in the morning today the 22.8 km (km) time trial race for ladies will start and, at 10, the 34.2 km race for men, in both cases with elite and sub 23 year old bikers. The tour will be in a

GUATEMALA CITY. Guatemalan rider Manuel Rodas won his second Tour of Guatemala with a 28-second lead over teammate Alfredo Ajpacajá and 2 minutes and 59 seconds over Colombian Yeison Rincón, fifth placed. The final circuit of 140 kilometers, which consisted of 8 laps in the Peripheral of Guatemala City, was a national holiday for Guatemalans, who again saw their hero Manuel Rodas climb to the top of the podium in a test that until 2017

GUATEMALA CITY. The Guatemalan Julio Padilla won on Thursday the ninth stage of the return to Guatemala, the second in his private account, by winning the Colombian Bryan Gomez, but Manuel Rodas is already emerging as the winner of the competition. After disputing the nearly 125 kilometers that separate Pamezabal from El Camán, in Patzicía, Padilla first stepped on the podium with a time of 2 hours, 51 minutes and 26 seconds, the same as

HAVANA. The first three days of November will be pure road cycling in the Havana Malecon, with the celebration of the XIX Caribbean Championship, which was confirmed by the head of the International Cycling Union (UCI), David Lappartient; while 25 nations and about 115 riders appear already registered. The event is framed within the activities of Havana for the 500 years of its foundation, hence the lovers of this discipline can go to the main

GUATEMALA CITY. The Guatemalan cyclist Mardoqueo Vásquez was consecrated in the eighth stage of the Tour of Guatemala (Piedra María Tecún), while Manuel Rodas remains the leader and dreams of consecrating himself. This Wednesday’s stage left Momostenango and ended at the María Tecún Stone Summit (122 kilometers). On the basis of sacrifice the riders passed a test that was known as one of the most difficult obstacles of the 59th edition of the Tour. Mordecai,

GUATEMALA CITY. The Guatemalan José Canastuj, better known as “el Torito”, beat the Colombian George Tibaquira on Tuesday and won the seventh stage of the Tour of Guatemala, where Manuel Rodas is still the leader. After disputing the 116 kilometers of the Palo Gordo Esquipulas circuit to San Marcos, Canastuj, he won the stage with a time of 3 hours 10 minutes and 45 seconds, followed by Tibaquira and Nervin Jiatz, second and third, respectively.

GUATEMALA CITY. The Guatemalan Alfredo Ajpacajá, current Vuelta champion, was left with the victory in the sixth stage of the Tour of Guatemala that ended in Totonicapán, while Manuel Rodas remained in the lead. Both Decorabaños runners showed their high level before the attack of the Colombian riders in a 96-kilometer stage, where three mountain prizes and the same number of flying goals were played. “I am happy with the triumph. I wanted to give

BOGOTÁ. Four representatives of the national team Manzana Postobon will be present from November 1 at the beginning of the World Cup series, events that will serve to add and seal the classification to the next Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Those directed by Jhon Jaime González will be presented in the first of the six valid at the Minsk velodrome, Belarus, from November 1 to 3, with Martha Bayona, Juliana Gaviria, Santiago Ramírez and Kevin Santiago

CITY OF PANAMA. Geraldine López was consecrated this Sunday as the new “queen” of the Women’s Cycling Tour of Panama. The Colombian was awarded the VI version of this pedal event, which was also crowned as the best climber, after five days of competition. López (Bugliatti-Paths of Omar-Team Infinity), also won two stages in this 2019 edition and was second in the classification of the flying goals. “It is a dream to have achieved this