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HAVANA. We intend to compete in the Pan-American Road Cycling Championship with athletes under 23 years, in addition to the elite sextets, because the participation of the young people in the Vuelta a Martinica was frustrated, Jorge Luis Báez, head of national team coaches, told ACN . We had planned to participate in the Tour of Martinique, between days 18 and 21, but difficulties were faced for the visa of the five athletes and the

MADRID. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced this Monday that the Colombian cyclist Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo) has been controlled “non-negative” by erythropoietin (EPO) in a control carried out on February 26, out of competition. As detailed by the highest level of world cycling, the control was carried out by the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), an independent body appointed by the UCI itself in its strategy to combat doping in cycling. Erythroetin is a substance

BOGOTÁ. The Argentinian Nicolás Naranjo (Agrupación Virgen De Fátima), added his third victory of stage in the Vuelta a Uruguay and consolidated in the leadership that the test that lived his fourth day with total dominion of the continental currency Argentina. The fourth stage developed between Citapebi and Artigas on 149 kilometers, left once again as winner Naranjo, after 3 hours 47 minutes 51 seconds. Succeeding in the packaging, before his partner Nicolás Tivani and

MADRID. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced this Monday that the Colombian cyclist Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo) has been controlled “non-negative” by erythropoietin (EPO) in a control carried out on February 26, out of competition. As detailed by the highest level of world cycling, the control was carried out by the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), an independent body appointed by the UCI itself in its strategy to combat doping in cycling. Erythroetin is a substance

BOGOTÁ. The Colombian cyclist Rafael Gutiérrez confirmed this weekend that he is the ‘King of America’ in the Down Hill modality of the Mountain Bike, when crowned champion of the Pan American that was fulfilled in the Cerro Bayo track of Villa La Angostura, in the province of Neuquén, in Patagonia. Argentina. For the third consecutive year, and for the first time outside of Colombia, since he had already been champion in Paipa-2017 and Manizales-2018,

MADRID. The Giro d’Italia 2020 will depart from Budapest, being the prelude to two other stages in Hungarian territory, as announced on Monday at an event that took place in the Hungarian capital. It will be the fourteenth time that the most important stage event in Italy, one of the “big three” of the international calendar along with the Tour de France and the Tour of Spain, will come from outside the borders of the

MONTEVIDEO. The Argentine cyclist Nicolás Naranjo (Virgen de Fátima) won this Sunday in the third stage of the 76th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay and stretched his lead as leader of the general classification. Naranjo, team A.C.A. Virgin of Fatima, traveled the 150.1 kilometers that united the city of Fray Bentos with Paysandú in 3 hours, 26 minutes and 48 seconds. Héctor Aguilar, from the Tacuarembó Cycling Club crossed the line in second

HAVANA. The first Central American Road Cycling Championship ended this Sunday in Managua, Nicaragua with the second gold medal for the Guatemalan Manuel Oseas Rodas, in the road race that put the final point to the event, organized by the Nicaraguan Cycling Federation, presided by Yader Grijalva. Rhodes won the time trial on Saturday and closed with a flourish the route with time of 3 hours, 8 seconds and 5 seconds, to overcome his compatriot

HAVANA. The First Central American Road Cycling Championship begins today its competitive program in Managua, Nicaragua, with the presence of cyclists representing Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and the host country. Organized by the Nicaraguan Cycling Federation, the event has the approval of the Pan-American Cycling Confederation (COPACI), whose president José Manuel Peláez, is among the directors invited to the event. (Copaci Press)

MONTEVIDEO. Argentinian cyclist Nicolás Naranjo (Virgen de Fátima) has donned the first leader’s jersey of the 76th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay after winning this first stage of 156 kilometers between Cuidad del Plata and Colonia. With a time of 3 hours, 35 minutes and 33 seconds, Naranjo won the sprint on arrival in Cologne, where he beat his compatriots Héctor Lucero (Municipality of Pocito) and Nicolás Tivani (Virgen De Fátima), second and