Costa Rican Gabriel Rojas became the first leader of the XIX edition of the Tour de Panama by winning today, Tuesday, the team time trial stage disputed in the village of El Coco, in Penonomé, province of Coclé.
Team 7C Economy of Costa Rica rode 17.5 kilometers, registering a time of 20 minutes and 29 seconds, with an average speed of 50.38 kilometers per hour.
This team, led by Yurandir Leandro, is composed of Gabriel Rojas, Josué González, Rodolfo Villalobos, Luis Osses, Jhon Jiménez, Luis Mejía, Dylan Jiménez and Luis Aguilar.
Only two seconds behind, the Panama es Cultura y Valores team came in, with a time of 20 minutes and 31 seconds. This team is composed of Bolivar Espinosa, Franklin Archibold, Christofer Jurado, Alex Strah, Randish Lorenzo, Cristofer Vargas, Sandi Guerra and Bredio Ruíz.
In third position finished Colono Bikestation Kolbi, from Costa Rica, with a delay of seven seconds. This team is made up of Daniel Bonilla, Sergio Arias, Emanuel Castro, Donovan Ramírez, Jason Huertas, Brandon Aguilar and Sebastián Moya.
In total, 23 teams took the start in the region of El Coco, forming a peloton of 161 riders from various countries.
This Wednesday the second stage will take place, which will consist of 110 kilometers in a two-lap circuit between El Coco, Juan Diaz, Las Palmas, Churuquita, Toabré and Cuesta de Marica. The stage will include two sprints and a third category mountain prize.
In addition, there will be a stretch of sterrato (unpaved road) during the route, which will be 1.8 kilometers long.
Tour de Panamá 2024
Team time trial results | Feria Institucional de Coclé – El Coco (17,5 km)
| 1 | 7C Economy Costa Rica | 20:29 | 20:29″ |
| 2 | Panamá Es Cultura y Valores | 20:31 | 0:02 |
| 3 | Colono BikeStation Kolbi | 20:36 | 0:07 |
| 4 | Red Hock Guatemala | 21:19 | 0:50 |
| 5 | HYF Ropa Deportiva *Colombia | 21:27 | 0:58 |
Ranking General
| 1 | Gabriel Rojas | 7C-Economy Costa Rica | 20:29 | |
| 2 | Rodolfo Villalobos | 7C-Economy Costa Rica | m.t. | |
| 3 | Jossue González | 7C-Economy Costa Rica | m.t. | |
| 4 | Luis Aguilar | 7C-Economy Costa Rica | m.t. | |
| 5 | Luis Oses | 7C-Economy Costa Rica | m.t. | |
| 6 | Dylan Jiménez | 7C-Economy Costa Rica | m.t. |
Source: FEPACI