The 60th edition of the Tour of Táchira en Bicicleta will have as incentive for the champion, beyond the official prize money designated by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the incentive of a “0 kilometer” vehicle for the winner of the Andean Tour.
The information comes from the statement offered by the Minister of the Popular Power for Sports Arnaldo Sánchez, who in the press conference on the occasion of the official presentation of the “Grande de América” pointed out that it has been an initiative of the President of the Republic Nicolás Maduro Moros to grant this prize that comes to generate greater initiative to the more than 100 cyclists that will be on the road from January 12 to 19”.
The first sports authority of Venezuela, Sánchez, indicated that the Vuelta al Táchira will also have the anti-doping control, which has been implemented in the Andean Tour for a couple of years now; he also pointed out that for the third consecutive year the Tour of Táchira for women will be held, this time with two exciting stages.
On the other hand, the governor of Táchira, Freddy Bernal Rosales, reflected in his speech that the state has everything ready to receive the multicolored caravan of the Vuelta al Táchira, which has worked on the reconditioning of several roads where the most important cycling race of the country will be circulating, also highlighting the issue of security, which will ensure the smooth running of this event that opens the calendar of competitions of the UCI.
On the other hand, the governor of Táchira, Freddy Bernal Rosales, reflected in his speech that the state has everything ready to receive the multicolored caravan of the Vuelta al Táchira, which has worked on the reconditioning of several roads where the most important cycling race of the country will be circulating, also highlighting the issue of security, which will ensure the smooth running of this event that opens the calendar of competitions of the UCI.
In relation to the teams that are going to be part of the giro fronterizo, he indicated that they will be six international and at least 14 national currencies, which is very positive in the competitive aspect, but also in what has to do with the spectacle that the cyclists offer to their passage through all the regional geography and in the states Barinas and Mérida where the winding caravan will also be circulating.
Tributes to the greats
The organization of the Tour of Táchira made in the official presentation a well-deserved tribute to the international Italian trainer Gianni Savio, promoter of Venezuelan cycling in Europe, as well as the exhibition of the jerseys of the races, which were modeled by the glories of Tachira cycling linked to the “Great of America”.
The event was also attended by María Soto, president of the Venezuelan Olympic Committee; Jiuvant Huerfano, president of the Fair Committee; Eliécer Rojas, president of the Venezuelan Cycling Federation; José Gregorio Freites, president of the Tachira Sports Institute and of the Organizing Committee of the Vuelta al Táchira, among other authorities.
Source: www.lanacionweb.com