BOGOTÁ. For the first time in its history, a Colombian team attended an international event of the new Olympic modality, BMX Freestyle, a sport that mixes acrobatics and aesthetics on ramps designed to meet high standards of the show for the athlete and the public. The Colombian delegation disputed the II stop of the World Cup of the United States in Cary, North Carolina.
BMX Freestyle debuted in the Olympic program at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the country was represented by Sebastián Martínez Vacca and Estefanía Echeverry.
Now, under the direction of Alejandro Caro, the twins Lizsurley and Queen Villegas along with Stuard Ruiz, who were supported by the Colombian Cycling Federation to open their qualifying process in the United States, join as part of the process.
For the first time in its history, a Colombian team attended an international event of the new Olympic modality, BMX Freestyle, a sport that mixes acrobatics and aesthetics on ramps designed to meet high standards of the show for the athlete and the public. The Colombian delegation disputed the II stop of the World Cup of the United States in Cary, North Carolina.
BMX Freestyle debuted in the Olympic program at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the country was represented by Sebastián Martínez Vacca and Estefanía Echeverry.
Now, under the direction of Alejandro Caro, the twins Lizsurley and Queen Villegas along with Stuard Ruiz, who were supported by the Colombian Cycling Federation to open their qualifying process in the United States, join as part of the process.
The three managed to advance to the final rounds obtaining good scores, but above all breaking the scenic fear of presenting themselves against the best in the world with a clear and concrete goal.
In the grand women’s final, the 15-year-old Villegas sisters finished in the sixth and seventh boxes, with 64.6 (Lizsurley) and 62.6 (Queen) points, respectively. The winner was Hannah Roberts with 84.4.
Stuard, 23, earned a valuable record of 64.8 that earned him a place among the 10 best in the world. The big winner was Daniel Dhers with 92.8. The experience and learning added for these young athletes opens an encouraging panorama in order to have a sixth modality of cycling in Tokyo 2020. (mundociclistico.com)