Adrián Bustamante after crossing the finish line in the first stage of the Vuelta a Antioquia.
Photo: Anderson Bonilla
176 cyclists gathered in this new competition, which began this Friday, June 14 and in which five foreign teams are present, of which the successor of Miguel Ángel López from Boyacá will be sought, who was crowned champion of the race in 2023.
The prologue began in the municipality of Macanal, located south of the department of Boyacá and whose winner was Rodrigo Contreras, from the NU Colombia team. “Today was a very tough time trial, we knew we had the opportunity and today is an opportunity to smile at victory,” Contreras said happily.
The race will pass between the departments of Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Tolima, Caldas, Risaralda, Valle and Antioquia.
Take note of road closures
Through Resolution No. 089 of 2024, the Government of Cundinamarca authorized the Colombian Cycling Federation so that, through the Traffic and Transportation Section of the National Police of the Department, the temporary partial closure of the section of the municipality of Cota to the Siberia Glorieta, next Monday, June 17 between 7:00 am – 8:30 am.
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The Vuelta a Colombia 2024 will culminate with an individual time trial of 17.3 kilometers, between the EPM Intelligent Building in Medellín and El Alto de Las Palmas, on a route that was carried out in 2016, with victory for Mauricio Ortega (Supergiros-Redetrans), who later He was crowned champion of the race.
These will be the other routes of the 74th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia:
STAGE 1 – JUNE 15
Route: Guateque – Macheta – Sisga – Chocontá – Villapinzón – Ventaquemada – Tunja bypass to Cómbita crossing – Tunja variant return – Tunja Terminal – Oreja via Chivatá – 151.4 kilometers.
STAGE 2 – JUNE 16
Route: Paipa – Tunja – Ventaquemada – Villapinzón – Chocontá – Cruce Sesquilé – Gachancipá – Tocancipá – 139.3 kilometers.
STAGE 3 – JUNE 17
Route: Cota – Siberia – El Rosal – Alto del Vino – La Vega – Villeta – Guaduas – Honda – Mariquita – 168.6 kilometers.
STAGE 4 – JUNE 18
Route: Mariquita – Falan Crossing – Guayabal Armero – Lebanon – Murillo – Alto de Letras – 143.4 kilometers
STAGE 5 – JUNE 19
Route: Manizales (through the Violetas) – Chinchiná – Santa Rosa de Cabal Variant – Dosquebradas – Pollo Variant – Cerrito – Cartago – Zaragoza – Obando – Zarzal – La Paila – Bugalagrande – Tuluá Variant – San Pedro – San Carlos – Buga – 195.6 kilometres
STAGE 6 – JUNE 20
Route: Buga – San Carlos – San Pedro – Variante Tuluá – Bugalagrande – La Paila – Zarzal – Obando – Zaragoza – Cartago – Cerrito – La Virginia – Cruce Balboa – Santuario – Apía – 173.3 kilometers.
STAGE 7 – JUNE 21
Route: Pereira – Cartago – Zaragoza – Las Cruces – Return – Cartago – Cerrito – La Virginia – Viterbo – Belén de Umbría Crossing – Anserma – Quinchía Crossing – Guástica – Riosucio – 155.3 kilometers
STAGE 8 – JUNE 22
Route: Supía – La Felisa Crossing – Marmato Crossing – La Pintada – Puente Iglesias – Return PR 21 –– La Pintada – Santa Barbara – Versalles – Alto de Minas – 144.3 kilometers
STAGE 9 – JUNE 23
Route: Individual Time Trial – Departure: Medellín at the EPM Smart Building – Arrival at Alto de Las Palmas – 17.3 kilometers
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