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The organization of the fourth edition of the Tour Colombia 2.1 continues to finalize the details for the return of the most important race in America to the international calendar of the International Cycling Union (UCI) for the 2024 season, which will take place from 6 to 11 February, and in which the participation of 156 cyclists representing 26 teams is expected. The international group that will travel the roads of Boyacá and Cundinamarca will

The sports director of Alpecin-Deceuninck, Christoph Roodhooft, told the secrets of the preseason of the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, which, for the moment, represents full of victories, all of them overwhelming, in the cyclocross races that he has held and that aim to a memorable mud campaign. The lack of pressure and the last few months facing his preseason on the roads of Alicante have meant that Mathieu van der Poel is in the

The Ibero-American Community Trophy, awarded each year by the Higher Sports Council of Spain, fell this time to the Pan-American Cycling Confederation (COPACI), which was celebrating its centenary in 2022, as stated in the jury’s minutes. to be announced this December 27. As recognized by the jury, COPACI stood out in the section of best Ibero-American athlete, entity, club or institution in 2022 for its activities carried out as part of its 100 years of

The Costa Rican Cycling Federation (Fecoci) explained that by 2024 they will advance the start date of the 58th Cycling Tour, an event that will take place from December 13 to 22, local media highlighted today. One of the reasons is that the final does not coincide with December 25, to achieve greater participation of foreign teams and riders, they allege. After an in-depth analysis we have decided to bring it forward, in the last

There are so many quality GC contenders in the Grand Tours, but only four of them are capable of attracting public interest to a race on their own. These are the well-known Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel. Not surprisingly, each of the four choose a different path to start the season. Evenepoel will be the first to put on the number, as the Belgian aims to add to his two Volta

2023 is close to ending and one of the most outstanding cyclists in Colombia and America was the double Olympic champion and multiple world medalist, Mariana Pajón, who achieved several achievements during the respective BMX competitions that she competed in. However, in recent days there have been reports of an alleged retirement date that this sports figure would have already defined. And several national media echoed this through some articles and publications that they also

Currently, 18 teams make up the World Tour, the highest cycling category. For 2024 there are striking changes in terms of sponsors, highlighting Jumbo, which is about to make history in 2023. This club became the first to win the three grand tours in the same season and, furthermore, with three different riders: Giro d’Italia with Roglic, Tour de France with Jonas Vingegaard and Vuelta a España with Sepp Kuss. However, as of December 31,

Juan Diego Alba from Boyacá won the title of the Vuelta a Costa Rica 2023, a competition that took place for ten days and ended on December 25, with the partial victory of local rider Gabriel Rojas. The Colombian climber took over the yellow jersey in the eighth stage and defended it without setbacks until La Aurora. The 26-year-old rider from Boyacá, from Movistar Best PC, won his first title in a UCI race. In

The UCI has been waging a war against Tramadol for years. The drug, an opioid analgesic, had been considered prohibited in the context of competitive activities organized by the International Cycling Union (UCI) since 2019. Since then, the substance has been in the sights of scientists and from January 1, 2024, it will become part of the list of prohibited substances by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The war in question seems to have borne fruit: