With a masterful sprint, Bredio Ruiz (Rali Yajois) from Herrera won today the second stage of the XLIII Tour of Chiriquí 2024, which has left Costa Rican Gabriel Rojas as the new leader. There were 96.6 kilometers, divided into 20 laps, in which Ruiz spent 2 hours 2 hours 27 minutes and 38 seconds, surpassing Fernando Ureña from Chirica (Descarados Cycling Club) and Roberto González (Rali Giant) from Santeo, who completed the podium. . “I
9 January, 2024
Does the current UCI limit for bicycle weight make sense?
With the return to the spotlight of weight marks and the arrival of bikes, again, lighter, the limit of 6.8 kg that the UCI sets for competition bicycles is back on the table and recovering the We have been going through a debate for years about whether this is an appropriate limit or whether technology allows us to make lighter bikes without them ceasing to be reliable. Will we see weighted bikes again in the
The 7C Economy Lacoinex team conquered this January 8th the first stage of the XLIII edition of the International Cycling Tour of Chiriquí, in Panama, and has also placed the first leader of the individual general classification in the figure of Daniel Oses. The Costa Rican squad spent 15 minutes and 28 seconds for the 12.6 kilometers of the route between Parque de Las Madres, Los Algarrobos and Parque de Las Madres in the city
With less than a week until the start of the 2024 cycling season, the rosters registered for the Santos Tour Down Under are already known, an Australian race that will take place from January 16 to 21. This competition will mark the beginning of the new campaign for the World Tour Category, that is, for the highest category of professional cycling, where 20 squads will participate. In one of them, a Colombian was confirmed: the
7 January, 2024
Roniel Campos triumphs in the Tour of Bramón and comes out motivated for the Tour of Táchira
Roniel Campos (Team Fundación Ángeles Hernández) became the undisputed champion of the Tour of Bramón this Sunday, an emblematic competition of the Junín municipality that has captured the attention of fans for fifty-two years, as a prelude to the Tour of Táchira. A new triumph for the two-time champion of the Vuelta al Táchira, a native of the Yaracuy state, who in 2020 and 2021 won the title of the most important cycling event held
7 January, 2024
Richard Carapaz, new uniform and with an intense 2024
2024 will undoubtedly be a year of redemption for the Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz, Olympic road champion in Tokyo 2020. The tricolor will try to leave behind his bad luck from last year to, once again, seek the yellow jersey of the Tour de France 2024 . For this great challenge that lies ahead for the Carchense, his current team, EF Pro Cycling, has decided to build a new uniform that reflects the objectives of
6 January, 2024
The Tour of Chiriquí will run from January 8 to 14
The XLIII edition of the International Cycling Tour of Chiriquí will be officially run between January 8 and 14, 2024, an event for which 16 teams have confirmed so far, of which eight foreign squads and six local teams. In total, 729.8 kilometers will be covered over seven stages, which include a team time trial, one on flat terrain, three mountain days and two closed circuits. Parque Cervantes will resume its role as the epicenter
6 January, 2024
Egan Bernal will be present at the 2024 Tour de France as the main mountain team member
Until this Saturday, Egan Bernal’s calendar for the season was a mystery, but it was already known which Grand Tours the rider born in Zipaquirá will compete in. Within the INEOS Grenadiers they have handled everything with mystery and have not shed light on the plans they would have for their team leaders. However, the ‘Global Cycling Network’ portal revealed that the British team would have it in their plans to start on June 29
5 January, 2024
COPACI announces 2024 continental championships calendar
The programming of all the continental championships that the Pan American Cycling Confederation (COPACI) will organize was announced in the first days of the year, with the uniqueness that on this occasion it involves five nations: United States, Colombia, Brazil, El Salvador and Chile. The first competition will be the Pan American track event (April 3 to 7), in Carson, a district of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States, where the velodrome
5 January, 2024
The revolutionary helmet that aims to set a trend in cycling
Cycling, beyond what happens on the asphalt, has become a technological race in recent times. From disc brakes to bicycles manufactured by 3D printers that break the hour record, through tubeless, tires that can reduce or increase their own pressure on the fly, telescopic seat posts… that is, endless advances that in the professional elite they are already the order of the day. However, there are still things that remain to be seen… Just when