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To ratify the favoritism with which she was burdened and honoring her scroll, the Colombian Mariana Pajón Londoño obtained the gold medal this Sunday at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games in the BMX Racing Cycling competition. The 32-year-old Colombian – silver medalist (in Tokyo 2020) and double Olympic gold medalist (in London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016), nicknamed “The Queen of BMX” -, won on the Parque Peñalolén track with a time of

The Colombian Walter Vargas, with a devastating performance, took gold in the men’s road cycling time trial at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, beating the Ecuadorian star Richard Carapaz this Sunday, who won silver in his debut in the contest Also making his debut in these events, the 31-year-old coffee rider gave Colombia the first gold medal in the Chilean capital, with a time of 47:02.72 and an average speed of 51 km/h. In

The American Kristen Faulkner, sixth in the world in the time trial in 2022, comfortably won the event at the XIX Pan American Games, while the Cuban Arlenis Sierra finished with silver and the Chilean Aranza Villalón took the bronze. Faulkner, a Harvard graduate, Silicon Valley investor and professional runner for the UCI Women’s Continental Team Team Jayco–AlUla, needed a time of 25:45.38 to win the gold medal ahead of Sierra (26:07.11) and Villalón (26:07.28),

This Saturday, October 21, the third edition of the UCI Track Champions League, the event organized by the International Cycling Union that brought together the best 72 track cyclists in the world, began in Mallorca, Spain. Colombia was represented in the contest with Martha Bayona and Kevin Santiago Quintero, who managed to place second in the keirin, and the woman from Santander finished 3rd in the sprint. In the women’s division, Ellesse Andrews took the

During the morning of this Saturday, the first medal ceremony of the XIX Pan American Games Santiago 2023 took place, honors that went to the mountain bike riders, where the two titles were on the necks of Canadian riders: Gunnar Holmegrem among the men and Jennifer Jackson in the women’s branch. Holmgren (1:17:59) rubbed shoulders with the local hope, the 23-year-old Chilean, Martín Vidaurre, during the seven laps of the circuit (+0:53 seconds), and was

When the XIX Pan American Games begin this October 20 at the National Stadium in Santiago de Chile, six flag bearers from five nations will be cyclists, which makes our sport the fourth with the most names in this recognition to lead the parade of their respective countries. For Aruba, Shanayah Howll, from BMX Racing, carries the national banner; while Conor White will do it for Bermuda, one of his promises for the podium in

For the third consecutive year, Mallorca hosts the premiere of the UCI Track Champions League, the most spectacular and exciting track cycling competition held in the world, and for which riders from 28 nations have been summoned, four of them from America: Canada, United States, Mexico and Colombia. This Saturday, October 21, starting at 5:30 p.m., the Illes Balears velodrome, in Palma, will once again see the best runners on the planet in action in

Just six months after winning his ticket to the next Olympic Games, Paris 2024, Mexican cyclist Gerardo Ulloa has to see that dream lost, as well as the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, which begin this Friday. A lack of attention to anti-doping protocols caused an 18-month ban out of competition for Ulloa, who has been the strongest card for Mexico in mountain biking in recent years and who debuted on the highest Olympic

One of the most anticipated cycling tests in these XIX Pan American Games will be the individual route, set for October 29 and which will take place in the green lung of Santiago de Chile, with a prominence for the climbs and descents, while the start and finish will be in the Forest Park. “Although the circuit will be very demanding, it will be a super nice race. We will be very close to the

Martín Vidaurre, under 23 world champion in Mountain Bike in 2021, does not mince words when there are only two days left until the opening of the XIX Pan American Games and assured that he is going for the gold to give it to the homeland of Chile, during the planned competitions for Saturday, October 21. Just before the expected Santiago 2023 Pan American Games start, the outstanding Chilean cyclist Martín Vidaurre (23) is already