The first online stage of the Tour of Colombia 2024, with start in Guateque and finish in Chivatá, was won by Adrián Bustamante (GW Erco Shimano), who beat Rodrigo Contreras (Nu Colombia) and Diego Camargo (Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli), second and third, respectively.
The rider from Boyaca, who won his third victory of the season, finished the sprint in a great way, and managed to overtake his teammate Alejandro Osorio in the last meters.
Bustamante, who crossed the finish line first after imposing his conditions as a fast man, managing to raise his arms in his department, gave his impressions. “This is very gratifying, we went out with the illusion of disputing the stage, in the end the Pony did the work for the others to chase him, thank him because I kept the stage. The truth is that I am very happy to win in Boyacá”, said the rider from Boyacá, at the end of the stage.
This unprecedented fraction in the history of the competition began with several attacks, first five riders tried, Robigzon Oyola (Team Medellín-EPM), Edgar Cadena (Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli), Edgar Pinzón (GW Erco Shimano), Juan Diego Guerrero (Team Sistecrédito) and Dany Osorio (Orgullo Paisa), however, they were quickly neutralized by the peloton.
After passing the Alto del Sisga the race situation changed and four riders, Brayan Sanchez (Team Medellin-EPM), Bernardo Suaza (Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli), Kevin Castillo (Team Sistecrédito) and Santiago Ramirez (Avinal-Alcaldía el Carmen de Viboral), but they were also hunted by the peloton.
In the end, a reduced group defined the stage in which GW Erco Shimano took the victory after playing their cards with Adrián Bustamante and Alejandro Osorio, who in the final meters saw how his teammate snatched the victory.
The Colombian round will continue this Sunday with the dispute of its second stage in line, an undulating fraction of 139.3 kilometers starting in Paipa and finishing in Tocancipá.
Tour of Colombia (2.2)
Results Stage 1 | Guateque – Vía Chivatá (151,4 km)
| 1 | Adrián Bustamante | GW Erco Shimano | 4:01:48 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Contreras | Nu Colombia | ,, |
| 3 | Diego Camargo | Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli | ,, |
| 4 | Alejandro Osorio | GW Erco Shimano | ,, |
| 5 | Yesid Pira | Alcaldía de Manizales – 100% Huevos | ,, |
| 6 | Yeison Reyes | Team Sistecredito | ,, |
| 7 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz | Nu Colombia | ,, |
| 8 | David Camargo | Alcaldía de Sogamoso-Mundial de Tornillos | ,, |
| 9 | Juan Camilo Castillo | Colombia Potencia de la Vida | ,, |
| 10 | Wilson Peña | Team Sistecredito | ,, |
Ranking General
| 1 | Rodrigo Contreras | Nu Colombia | 4:17:32 |
| 2 | Diego Camargo | Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli | 0:42 |
| 3 | Wilson Peña | Team Sistecrédito | 0:48 |
| 4 | Adrián Bustamante | GW Erco Shimano | 0:52 |
| 5 | Javier Jamaica | Team Medellín-EPM | 1:01 |
| 6 | Yeison Reyes | Team Sistecrédito | 1:02 |
| 7 | Jonathan Caicedo | Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli | 1:08 |
| 8 | Yesid Pira | Alcaldía de Manizales – 100% Huevos | 1:10 |
| 9 | Cristian Rico | Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli | 1:11 |
| 10 | Daniel Méndez | Nu Colombia | 1:20 |
Source: Revista Mundo Ciclístico