The The Antioquian cyclist Martha Bayona he began his participation with a triumph in the keirin in the Track Champions League, competition which took place at the Illes Balears velodrome in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and which brought together the best 72 cyclists in the world.
The Colombian Federation of this sport highlighted that the coffee rider led the keirin in the first round, obtain the quota for the final of the test, in which he beat the Olympic sprint champion at Tokyo 2020, the Canadian Kelsey Mitchell, second, and the German Lea Friedrich, third.
Bayona also participated in the sprint, although she did not have the same luck in this competition, finishing third in her heat in the first round, in which she was overtaken by the Ukrainian Olena Starikova and the Dutch Laurine Van Riessen.
“With the victory in Keirin, Bayona he ranks third overall in the Track Champions League Sprint Standings, with 22 points, in a standings led by Dutch Shanne Braspenincx, who finished fourth in the keirin and reached the semifinals in the sprint”, highlighted the rector of the sport of the connecting rods.
Meanwhile, in the male branch, also the Colombian Santiago Morales He had a decent presentation, which helped him place fourth in the final, which the Dutch won Harry Levreyssen.
Next Saturday, November 19, the riders will return to compete at the velodrome in Berlin, Germany, where the second round of the Follow the Champions League.
