Camacho Quintero and Camila Cortes claim first UCI Granfondo win in Colombia

Photo Credit Rodrigo Philipps

The very first edition of UCI Granfondo Colombia in Bogota was held on a 128km course starting nearby the capital surrounding the Embalse de Tomino, an artificial reservoir of 18km, about 60km north of Bogota before returning back to the finish .  The victory was for Camilo Camacho Quintero who got away in the final to win with a 21 second gap towards three men sprinting for overall second.  Juan Sebastian Rocha Saavedra won that sprint, claiming victory in the M35-39 category while Sabastian Molina Ibanez finished as third, followed by his brother David Molina.  Also remarkable was the presence of a junior Juan Camilo Charris Urete with the fifth fastest time.

The average speed of Camacho Quintero was 39.5 km/h.

 

In the women categories, a sprint of 5 decided on the win.  Catalina Balaguera, Andrea Catillo, Gina Samantha Martinez Wilches and Camila Cortés Severino all fought in a tight sprint with junior Sara Alejandra Arias Marino.  The win in the respective categories was for Balaguera (F19-34), Martinez Wilches (F35-39) and Cortès Severino (F40-44) who was the first female overall.  Arias Marino was the fastest junior, all in an average speed of 33.9km/h on the challenging course with 1285m of elevation.

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