ACHAO, CHILE. From the Church of Curaco de Vélez, the more than 100 athletes started the second stage of the Vuelta a Chiloé, which took them to travel 117 kilometers to Achao, passing three times through the Ascent of the Salmons, almost two kilometers averaging 7, 9% slope, including 400 meters with an inclination of 22%. Óscar Sevilla of Team Medellín surprised again with his times in Friday’s stage, which allowed him to maintain his
8 March, 2019
ALEJANDRO PARRA, NEW LEADER OF THE ROUTE CLASSIC
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Holguin Alejandro Parra, with brave and spectacular sprint, sentenced the peloton in the same goal to dominate today the second stage of the VI National Classic of Ruta Baracoa-La Habana and become the new leader. In the section from Guantanamo, an official route of 104.1 kilometers, Parra and the Santiago Miguel Valido, who runs for Sancti Spíritus, marked 2 hours, 18 minutes and 20 seconds. After crossing the line Leandro Marcos (Havana),
8 March, 2019
TOUR TO CHILOÉ: DOUBLE OF THE LEADER ÓSCAR SEVILLA
ACHO, CHILE. From the Church of Curaco de Vélez, the more than 100 athletes started the second stage, which took them to travel 117 kilometers to Achao, passing three times through the Ascent of the Salmons, almost two kilometers that average 7.9% of altitude, including 400 meters with a 22% inclination. Óscar Sevilla of Team Medellín surprised again with his times in Friday’s stage, which allowed him to maintain his leadership in the general standings;
MONTEVIDEO. The fifth stage, which was finally Tacuarembó-Curtina-Tacuarembó, was won by Héctor Fabián Cabeza Aguilar, a Fernandino who defends the mesh of the Tacuarembó Cycling Club. The definition was so celebrated by the tenants as tight. Aguilar managed to impose himself on the checkered flag to Matías Presa, of Cerro Largo, and of Nicolás Fénix, of Fénix. “I was very excited, we were hitting on the post, but it was not […] I saw the
GUANTÁNAMO, CUBA. Like last year, the Tuner Yans Carlos Arias finished strong and beautiful to win the initial stage of the VI National Classic Road Cycling, a stretch of 149 kilometers run on sunny morning from Baracoa to the capital of Guaso. The solid sprinter surpassed the best auctioneer in the courtyard, the Havana native Leandro Marcos, as well as the Yolanda Fernández, the Holguin-born Frank Consuegra, the representative of Artemisa Félix Nodarse and the
QUELLÓN, CHILE. The more than 100 national and international cyclists who are participating in the Vuelta a Chiloé, made a 122-kilometer tour, which ended in the center of the city with victory for the Brazilian Alessandro Ferreira Guimarães. Guimarães was followed by Pablo Alarcón (Team Canel’s Specialized); Daniel Bonilla (Costa Rica); Román Villalobos (Canel’s Specialized) and the Chilean Elías Tello (HB Medios). The second stage of the competition will be held on the island of
MONTEVIDEO. This Wednesday the section that joined Treinta y Tres with Melo was completed, where Presa achieved his second achievement in two consecutive days, after his triumph on Tuesday between Minas and Treinta y Tres. Matías “Piojo” Presa, cyclist of Cerro Largo, was ahead of Hector Aguilar (Tacuarembó) and Pablo Anchieri (Carmelo) to win in his land, after which Lucas Gaday (Red Wings) and Richard Mascarañas (San Antonio) were placed. The Argentinean Gaday continues to
CASTRO, CHILE. This Wednesday was the prologue of the Vuelta a Chiloé 2019. With 30 seconds of difference between each competitor, the game was played to make the 3.2-kilometer heritage tour in the city of Castro, in the modality against the clock. During the presentation of the teams that took place on Tuesday, the Mayor of the Los Lagos Region, Harry Jürgensen, highlighted the importance of this type of competition. “The quality of the competition,
CASTRO, CHILE. At 6 pm on Tuesday, March 5, the official opening of the Vuelta a Chiloé took place, an event that brought together more than 100 international runners looking for points for the upcoming Olympic Games in Kyoto2020 The activity was attended by Harry Jürgensen, Intendant of the Region; Fernando Bórquez, Governor; César Zambrano, Seremi de Hacienda; and Marcelo Bello, Seremi de Deporte. Together with the athletes of the teams that dispute the return.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica took the step in the International Cup of MTB Chile Pemuco 2019, when in the male elite category the first and second place went to Andrey Fonseca and Carlos Herrera. While in women, the plays were also protagonists with Adriana Rojas second place and Kristel Espinoza fourth place. For the technical director of the MTB Team, Andrés Brenes, the XCO race was quite technical. “Very satisfied by the development of the