In another finish for sprinters, the turn to win for the second time in the race went to Jonathan Milan (Lidl – Trek), who won in a close sprint stage eleven of the Giro d’Italia 2024, after riding 207 kilometers between Foiano di Val Fortore and Francavilla al Mare. The general classification remained unchanged in the top positions and Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) kept the lead, escorted by Colombian Dani Martinez (Bora-Hansgrohe) at
The Colombian Mariana Peña in the 14 years old category and the Venezuelan Jonathan Suárez in the 40-44 years old cruiser category were crowned in the BMX Racing World Championship, held at the RockHill track, in the United States, with the participation of 3,500 athletes from 45 countries. Colombia added four medals in the third day of competitions, since in addition to the title of Mariana Peña among the 14-year-old ladies, two silver medals were
In a mountainous finish, Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) won the tenth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2024, a day that started from Pompei and ended in Bocca della Selva, covering 142 kilometers with great mountainous difficulties, where the Colombian Esteban Chaves achieved a meritorious tenth place. The 23-year-old French climber, who won his first victory as a professional, was part of a large breakaway and managed to catch Jan Tratnik (Team Visma
The Americans Christopher Blevins and Hayley Batten closed with gold medals in the elite final of the Olympic cross country (XCO) of the Pan American Mountain Bike Championship, which took place this Sunday in Utah, United States, with the presence of cyclists from 40 nations. American Christopher Blevins came in first in his specialty (1:19:35 hours), followed by Mexican Adair Prieto (1:21:02) and Canadian Gunnar Holmgren, bronze with a time of 1:21:16. Colombian Diego Alfonso
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled in favor of Colombian cyclist Miguel Ángel López, known as “Superman”, in his dispute with the Astana team. The CAS has ordered the Kazakh team to pay Lopez the salaries for the year 2022 that were not paid to him following his suspension for his alleged involvement in Operation Ilex against doping. ‘Superman’ Lopez was suspended by Astana in May 2022 after appearing as a suspect
In a movie ending, Olav Kooij (Visma | Lease a Bike) came out victorious in the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2024, a 241-kilometer fraction between Avezzano and Naples, which closes the first week of the competition, led by Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). The last kilometers were animated by the Ecuadorian Jhonathan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers), who seemed to be on his way to another victory after an attack on a small hill,
The municipality of Macanal, located to the south of the department of Boyacá will be in charge of opening the 74th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia, event belonging to the UCI 2.2 calendar, which will cover from June 14 to 23 more than 1,295 kilometers between the departments of Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Tolima, Caldas, Risaralda, Valle and Antioquia. On this occasion, the most traditional race in our country, which has been held without interruption since
In the great first mountain duel of the Corsa Rosa, Tadej Pogacar took his third stage win in the Giro d’Italia 2024, after beating Colombian Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora-Hansgrohe) in Prati di Tivo in a memorable duel. After an uphill finish on the second day, we had to wait until the eighth day for the first real mountain stage of the Italian round with 152 kilometers of racing. The fraction had three categorized passes, including
Haley Batten and Riley Amos earned the top podium spots at the Cross-country short track (XCC) on Friday 10 May at the Pan American Mountain Bike Championships in Solider Hollow, Utah. Batten led an American sweep, with Kate Courtney in second and Bailey Cioppa in third. Team USA’s Makena Kellerman took fourth place, showcasing the dominance of this US Women’s team. In the men’s field, American Riley Amos earned the top podium spot racing in
10 May, 2024
Tadej Pogacar’s plan to win the Giro d’Italia 2024 continues: he dominated the time trial
He was the top favorite before the start of the race and, as the days go by, he continues to fulfill point by point the path he had set for himself to achieve the prized maglia rosa. Tadej Pogacar once again made the most of his status as favorite to not only consolidate his overall lead before the first big mountain stage tomorrow, but he also had the luxury of winning the stage against the