The Colombian Rodrigo Contreras (Nu Colombia) was crowned this Sunday champion of the Vuelta a Colombia, proof that he has mastered from start to finish, and which closed with a crushing victory in the last stage, a timeclimb with departure in Medellín and arrival in Alto de Las Palmas (15.9 km at 6.6%).
Contreras, 30, won the prologue in Macanal and He has worn the leader’s jersey on all nine days of the race, showing solidity in all stages (he signed three second places, one third and two fourth places). After the penultimate stage, which ended in Alto de Minas, he was 1’36” ahead of the second place overall, Wilson Peña (Team Sistecredito). In the final time trial, 17 km, He gave a new blow of authority, winning with important advantages over his rivals.
The champion of the Vuelta a Colombia – who repeats the title achieved in 2023 – took 40 minutes and 53 seconds to reach the finish line in Alto de Palmas, where the Spanish cyclist Óscar Sevilla has the record for the climb in the Vuelta a Colombia with 39:58, achieved in 2015, when he won this race for the third time.
The second best time in the last stage was for the Colombian Diego Camargo (Petrolike), 1’05” behind the winner, while the Colombian also Wilson Pena (Team Sistecrédito) was third, 2’06”.
So Rodrigo Contreras certifies his victory in the Vuelta a Colombia with 2’59” advantage over Diego Camargo, which rises to second position overall, with Wilson Pena third, at 3’42”. Also Colombians Yesid Pira and Javier Jamaica complete the top-5 of the test.
This triumph confirms Contrerars’ dominance in the grand tours of his country, since in addition to the last two Tours of Colombia (2023 and 2024), won the Tour Colombia 2024 in February to the Ecuadorians Richard Carapaz and Jonathan Caicedo, second and third, respectively, and to Rigo Urán and Egan Bernal, who completed the top-5.
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