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Months after the first cycling super world championships, in which the UCI grouped in the same venue most of the disciplines under its umbrella, the organization of the championships takes stock through a report commissioned to the accounting firm Ernst&Young, which is categorical: they were a resounding success. In recent times, the organization of major events is often questioned because of the difficulty of making profitable the important investments required for their organization and, on

Second sprint finish, in which Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) took the victory of the fourth stage of the Tour Colombia 2024 disputed between the municipalities of Paipa and Zipaquirá on a route of 181 kilometers on mostly flat terrain. The Cundinamarca-born Rodrigo Contreras, from Nu Colombia, holds on as leader of the general classification. The British rider overcame Fernando Gaviria (Movistar Team) and Nelson Soto (Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli), who finished second and third,

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

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

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

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

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,