8 February, 2024
Alejandro Osorio dominated in Tunja, but Rodrigo Contreras is new leader of the Tour Colombia
In a dizzying finish full of attacks, Alejandro Osorio (GW Erco Shimano) defeated Rodrigo Contreras (NU Colombia) in the third stage of the Tour Colombia 2024 with a time of 03:20:18. The day was disputed in a circuit in Tunja for a total of 141.9 kilometers traveled. Rodrigo Contreras (NU Colombia) assaulted the lead by the bonuses and now leads the general classification, followed by the Huilense Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan) at 6″ and the
8 February, 2024
San Carlos will host the World University Cycling Championship
The World University Cycling Championship is just around the corner and San Carlos, in Costa Rica, will host the sporting activities, scheduled to take place from May 20 to June 2. This is the ninth edition of this universal competition, which will award 5 categories for both genders. The athletes come from the 5 continents and will represent the University Sports Federations of the world. Based on previous events, the presence of 40 countries and
In an exciting and very busy finish, Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan) was victorious in the second stage of the Tour of Colombia 2024, after riding 168.6 kilometers between Paipa and Santa Rosa de Viterbo, in an undulating day that had three categorized passes. The climber from Huila, who took the lead of the race, was the strongest of the breakaway and won ahead of Italian Andrea Piccolo (EF Education – EasyPost) and Spanish Óscar Sevilla
7 February, 2024
Miguel Indurain, an attraction in the Andalucía Bike Race
The Andalucía Bike Race will mark the return of one of the best cyclists in history. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France, two-time winner of the Giro d’Italia and world road champion in Colombia in 1995: the Spaniard Miguel Indurain. The 59-year-old cyclist from Navarre, Miguel Indurain, will take part in the fourteenth edition of the Andalucía Bike Race, which will be held between February 26 and March 2 in Jaén
In a finish for sprinters, Fernando Gaviria (Movistar Team) won the sprint in the first stage of the Tour Colombia 2024, after riding 155.8 kilometers between Paipa and Duitama, in a day that had a flat course. The paisa sprinter crossed the finish line in first place overcoming in a close packing to the Italian Davide Persico (Bingoal WB) and the British Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan), who finished second and third, respectively. The breakaway of
6 February, 2024
UCI bans the new Ekoi pedals
The UCI has done it again. A few days ago it came to light that the French team Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur was testing a prototype of pedals built by the components and accessories firm Ekoi. Pedals characterized by their large platform and with a new cleat and anchoring system to obtain the best transfer of forces that the brand itself valued at a gain of around 8 watts. Surprisingly, the UCI decided to ban
The Tour Colombia 2.1 2024 is close to start, but before rolling through the roads of Boyacá, the protagonists gave their impressions of what will be this new version of the Colombian race, which returns to the calendar after three years of absence. Mark Cavendish, Richard Carapaz, Egan Bernal, Nairo Quintana, Rigoberto Urán, Esteban Chaves, Alejandro Osorio, Fernando Gaviria, among others, shared with journalists from national and international media in a press conference prior to
4 February, 2024
Canadian Dylan Bibic won two golds at Nations Cup in Adelaide
With victories in the elimination and omnium, Canadian Dylan Bibic became the most important figure of America in the Track Nations Cup that took place this weekend (February 2-4) in Adelaide, Australia, with the presence of delegations from more than 40 countries. Bibic won the first day, winning the elimination race ahead of the local Blake Agnoletto and the American Grant Koont; while the second day could not have a tighter outcome in the omnium,
The North American from the UAE Team Emirates Brandon McNulty has been the strongest during the week and took the 75th Tour of the Valencian Community. The northerner did well in his victory in El Miserat and controlled, together with his team, the different attempts that occurred in the last stage. The final stage was in the hands of Will Barta (Movistar Team), who was in the initial breakaway, escaped at the end and won
Miguel Ángel López, who was suspended in the middle of last year by the International Cycling Union (UCI), when he was accused of possible doping when he belonged to the Kazakh team Astana Qazaqstan Team, would maintain the suspension against him, according to some studies carried out seem to indicate, which concluded the least expected for the Colombian. López would have consumed Menotropine in the 2022 Giro d’Italia, a prohibited substance prescribed by doctor Marcos