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MADRID. This 15th day will start the 2019 season in the UCI World Tour. The great figures of the cyclist peloton will be measured in some of the most demanding road cycling events with the most calendar history. So that you do not miss any of the best cycling in As we bring you the UCI World Tour 2019 calendar with the main appointments of the calendar. (as.com) JANUARY. Santos Tour Down Under (January 15-20)

SANTA CRUZ DE MORA, VENEZUELA. Venezuelan cyclist Yonathan Monsalve, of the Venezuela País de Futuro team, has worn the leader’s jersey of the 54th edition of the Vuelta al Táchira by bicycle after prevailing on Monday in the fourth stage, a day of 146.9 kilometers played between the localities of San Felix and Santa Cruz de Mora. With a time of 3 hours, 22 minutes and 14 seconds, Monsalve won ahead of Carlos Torres (Dvo

CARACAS. Venezuelan cyclist Orluis Aular (Governor of Miranda) has won the third stage of the 54th edition of the Vuelta al Táchira en Bicicleta, a 132.2-kilometer race held Sunday between the Venezuelan towns of San Cristóbal and Táriba. With a time of 3 hours, 16 minutes and 29 seconds, Aular won the sprint on arrival in Táriba, where he beat Ralph Monsalve (Venenuela País de Futuro) and Norberto Vilchez (Betplay), second and third respectively. “I

CARACAS. Venezuelan cyclist Jonathan Salinas of the Táchira Lottery team, was awarded the second stage of the Vuelta Al Táchira, which had a route of 144.3 kilometers between San Cristóbal and arrival in Borotá. Salinas thus emerged to the conquest of the title that it achieved in 2017. The day allowed to see the first great selection of runners and teams that will fight for the final title, especially as appreciated in the last 10

CARACAS. The Italian cyclist Marco Benfatto (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) has put on the first leader’s jersey of the 54th edition of the Vuelta al Táchira en Bicicleta after winning the first stage, a day of 124.8 kilometers with start in the locality of Bramón and goal in the city of Rubio. In the final urban circuit of Rubio, Benfatto was the fastest and won the sprint ahead of local Orluis Aular (Gov. Miranda-Trek) and Isaac Simón

CARACAS. The Vuelta al Táchira, Venezuela’s main cycling event, will start this Friday with teams from Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Italy facing the local brigades. The Andean tour will be played in eight stages until Friday, January 18, with a total distance of 1,107.9 kilometers. Traditionally it was celebrated in ten stages, but the economic crisis of the oil country forced to reorganize the route. The champion of 2018, the Venezuelan Pedro Gutiérrez, had to

SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA. Every time less is needed for world class cyclists to travel the San Juan routes with the Vuelta a San Juan. From January 27 to February 3 will be one of the most important sporting events worldwide for Argentina. At the end of each stage of the line, the best cyclists will be awarded the different jerseys for use in the next stage and can be identified by the public that is

QUITO. The Ecuadorian national team Byron Guamá will be part of the Team Movistar Ecuador team, which will participate in the 54th edition of the Táchira Cycling Tour, to be held from January 11th in 8 stages and not in the 10th as was their tradition. As it was known, the cut of the phases to be disputed was due to a request from the Ministry of Sports of Venezuela, sponsor of the test, for

HAVANA. The president of the Cuban Cycling Federation, José Manuel Peláez, expressed on behalf of the entity his regret for the death of José Ramón Fernández Álvarez, who until a few months ago presided over the National Olympic Committee of Cuba. Peláez, who also chairs the Pan-American Cycling Confederation, points out in his message of condolences that “José Ramón Fernández was a fervent promoter of Cuban sport, and a demonstration of this is his crucial

SAN CRISTÓBAL, VENEZUELA. Eight teams from Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Italy will contest the 54th edition of the Vuelta al Táchira by bicycle, which since January 11 will travel through 19 of the 29 municipalities of the Venezuelan state. The organizers announced on Thursday that Movistar Team and Team Saitel of Ecuador have confirmed their participation to date; the Italian Androni Giocattolli; the Saufel of Chile, and the Colombians JB Ropa Deportiva, GW Shimano, Fundación