22 December, 2024
Luis Daniel Oses crowned champion of the Tour of Costa Rica 2024
The 7C Economy rider from Palmares, Luis Daniel Oses, was crowned champion this Sunday, December 22 of the Tour of Costa Rica Telecable 2024 with a time of 36:27:15 after ten stages that took place in the seven provinces of the country since Friday, December 13. Oses took the lead from the second day of competition and held throughout the race the leader’s jersey that made him this Sunday the first Costa Rican champion of
21 December, 2024
Santiago Montenegro wins the duel with Sergio Chumil in the penultimate stage in Costa Rica
The ninth stage of the Tour of Costa Rica 2024 was won by Santiago Montenegro (Movistar Best PC). The Ecuadorian was the strongest of the breakaway and achieved the victory, after riding 106.8 kilometers around Naranjo. The 26-year-old South American rider, who achieved his first victory of the year, won the duel with Guatemalan Sergio Chumil (Guatemala National Team), who came in second with the same time as the winner. Daniel Bonilla, from Colono Bikestation
20 December, 2024
VAR comes to cycling
The Dutch cycling federation will incorporate cameras on the handlebars of all participants in order to establish a VAR that will allow judges to observe in real time any incident in the race and apply the measures they deem appropriate. Although for some years now the judges or referees of cycling races have had immediate access to television images and have the power to make decisions based on them, now the Dutch federation has decided
The eighth stage of the Vuelta a Costa Rica 2024 was won by Donovan Ramírez (Team Colono Bikestation Kölbi), who added his second consecutive victory. The Costa Rican was once again the strongest in the mountainous definition and once again won alone, after riding 118.5 kilometers between Perez Zeledon and Oreamuno. The 22-year-old Tico rider, who achieved his sixth victory of the season, beat Ecuador’s Richard Huera (Movistar-Best PC) and his compatriot Andrés Alpízar (Ciclo
19 December, 2024
Belgian cycling legend Rik Van Looy dies at 90 years of age
Rik Van Looy, “The Emperor of Herentals”, a Belgian cycling legend with 397 professional victories, including two world championships and eight monuments, has died at the age of 90 after a long illness. He is gone forever a winner of race since his youth, who at the age of 22 years coincided in the Faema with Bahamontes. He immediately began to excel in the classics, winning in his first season the Ghent Wevelgem and the
19 December, 2024
Tour of Costa Rica 2024: Donovan Ramírez wins stage seven
The seventh stage of the Tour of Costa Rica 2024 was won by Donovan Ramírez (Team Colono Bikestation Kölbi). The Costa Rican was the strongest in the definition and achieved the victory alone, after riding 137 kilometers with arrival in Buenos Aires. The 22-year-old Costa Rican rider, who achieved his fifth victory of the year, beat his compatriot Sebastián Brenes (Canel’s-Java) and American Jhon Borstelmann (BTR Racing), who finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively, both 10
The Union Cycliste Internationale has announced another significant change in the development of competitive mountain biking with the creation of the Continental Series, set to debut in 2025. These new events will be included on the UCI international MTB calendar and aim to expand opportunities for riders from all regions of the world to reach the UCI World Cup. Last September, the UCI Management Committee in Zurich (Switzerland) approved a series of events as part
18 December, 2024
Gabriel Rojas wins the time trial and Luis Daniel Oses saves the lead in giro costarricence
In a great performance, Gabriel Rojas (7C-Economy Lacoinex) won the sixth stage of the Tour of Costa Rica 2024, a time trial of 31.9 kilometers between Ciudad Neily and San Vito, in which the Costa Rican Luis Daniel Oses (7C-Economy Lacoinex) kept the leader’s jersey. The Costa Rican rider won with a time of 1:12:15”, beating his teammate Josué González by a small margin. The only Colombian in the competition, Heiner Parra (Canel’s-Java) finished eighth,
The fifth stage of the Tour of Costa Rica 2024 proved to be prey to the breakaway, where Cormac McGeough (Canel’s-Java) was the best of the breakaway, emerging victorious in a 191-kilometer stage between Quepos and Golfito. Costa Rican Luis Daniel Oses (7C-Economy Lacoinex) maintained the lead. The Irish rider took the stage victory, ahead of Costa Ricans Joseph Ramírez (CMS-Prefabricados San Carlos) and Jason Huertas (Team Colono Bikestation Kölbi), who finished second and third,
16 December, 2024
Andisabel Luque is titled champion of the Women’s Tour of Venezuela
The experienced 35-year-old cyclist Andisabel Luque ended the hegemony of Wilmarys Moreno and was crowned champion of the Women’s Tour of Venezuela 2024, which took place during three days on the roads of Aragua, Carabobo and Caracas. Andisabel was accompanied on the final podium of the third edition of the Venezuelan race by her compatriots Wilmarys Moreno (M.M. deportes Diamante C.E.S) and Wilmary Pacheco (Fundación Angie González), who finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. In the