14 January, 2024
Franklin Archibold makes history in the Tour of Chiriquí
Franklin Archibold made history in the XLIII International Tour of Chiriquí, by becoming the first Panamanian to win the international cycling tour twice, which was held for a week. Archibold, a native of the province of Chiriquí and member of the Panama es Cultura y Valores team, won the competition by two seconds, after having started the last stage in second position in the individual general classification, one second behind Costa Rican Gabriel Rojas (7C
In a final for sprinters, Colombian sprinter Nelson Soto (Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocatolli) won the first stage of the Tour of Táchira 2024 in a close sprint, after traveling 150 kilometers around San Cristóbal. The runner from Barranquilla, who assumes the lead of the race, crossed the finish line first with a time of 3:36:14″ ahead of the Venezuelans Angelvis Arroyo (Venezuela Pais Futuro) and the Venezuelan Francisco Peñuela (Venezuela National Team ), who
13 January, 2024
Gabriel Rojas dresses as a leader and there will be emotions for the end of the Cycling Tour of Chiriquí
The XLIII edition of the International Cycling Tour of Chiriquí culminates this Sunday, January 14, with a closed circuit that will take place at Parque Cervantes in the city of David and a very close individual general classification. This Saturday the sixth stage was won by the Costa Rican Sergio Arias (Colono Bikestation Kolbi) with a time of 3 hours 51 minutes and 58 seconds for the 153 kilometers of the route. The race had
13 January, 2024
Surprising Latin American podium in Down Under Classic 2024
In a finale full of emotions and surprises, the Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narváez (Ineos Grenadiers) won this Saturday the Down Under Classic criterium, a test held in Adelaide, Australia, prior to the traditional stage race of the Santos Tour Down Under. The gold medalist in road cycling at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games brought out all his power and class in the last meters to defeat the Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion (Lidl Trek) in a spectacular
12 January, 2024
Panamanian Franklin Archibold is the new leader of the International Cycling Tour of Chiriquí
The Panamanian Franklin Archibold crossed the finish line of the fifth stage in second place, surpassed by the Costa Rican Pablo Mudarra, but his reward was greater by taking over the leader’s jersey of the International Cycling Tour of Chiriquí. The stage was difficult, with a complicated ascent such as the La Chancleta hill, the “fifth stage was not won, but we wore the (leader) shirt, that’s the important thing,” said Franklin Archibold from Chirica
The 59th edition of the Tour of Táchira will be held between January 14 and 21, with the participation of riders from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain and Mexico and a route that includes a large part of the geography of the border with Colombia, arriving at Cúcuta, capital of Norte de Santander and the tourist city of Mérida in the Venezuelan Andes. The current champion is the Venezuelan José Alarcón, who will defend the
In a finish at pure speed, Christofer Jurado (Panama is Culture and Values) won the fourth stage of the Tour of Chiriquí. The Panamanian emerged victorious after racing 99 kilometers around the city of David, while his teammate Alex Strah became the new leader of the race. In the end, the group of 15 cyclists controlled the race, stopping attacks in the last meters, defining everything in the sprint, in which the Canalero rider took
11 January, 2024
Cycling Canada announces 2023 annual award recipients
Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Annual Awards, which recognize individuals and events that made large impacts in the cycling community over the past year. “Congratulations to our 2023 Annual Award recipients,” said Matthew Jeffries, Cycling Canada Chief Executive Officer. “These awards are vital in recognizing the tireless effort and countless hours that go into growing cycling nationwide. We are so grateful for this dedicated community: our sport would not
The XLIII International Tour of Chiriquí has a new individual general leader. This is the Panamanian Sandi Guerra, from the Panama es Cultura y Valores team, who assumed the lead of the tour after completing the third stage, which was won by the American Conor Schunk. The journey was 146 kilometers between David-Paso Canoas-Progreso-Paso Canoas-San Pablo-Los Anastacios and David, where Schunk (Río Grande Cycling), who had a time of 3 hours 26 minutes and 47
The pulse of the teams continues, with the general director of Visma-Lease a Bike at the helm, so that the race organizers rethink the organization of cycling, make this sport more profitable and, most importantly, at the end of the day , to participate in the benefits that are generated, which currently fall almost entirely on the large organizers. Look like Formula 1: Objective of the Cycling Super League. What until weeks ago seemed like