Among more than 160 riders in 22 teams, the member of 7C Economy maintained the leader’s shirt by triumphing in the first and third phases of the circuit, in addition to obtaining leadership in the mountains, a total of 450 kilometers that were run in three provinces : Coclé (center), the Caribbean Colón and this Sunday in the final at Cinta Costera 3, in the Isthmus capital.
In this way, Rojas replaced the holder of this international competition in 2023, the Colombian-Spanish Óscar Sevilla.
In statements to Prensa Latina, Rojas pointed out that personally this victory is due to teamwork, who prepared hard, arrived with enthusiasm and desire, defined strategies and hopes to fight in the same way to face the Vuelta a Costa in two months. Rich.
The sixth and final day of the tour – a stretch of 95 kilometers in 10 laps – was dominated by the local Olympian, Franklin “Águila” Archibold, 24 years old, a native of the western province of Chiriquí and a member of the Panama es Cultura y squad. Valores, with a time of two hours, four minutes and 39 seconds, who previously won the second and the day before in the fifth stage of the circuit.
In the last phase he was followed by his teammate Cristopher Jurado; and the Tico Joseph Ramírez (7C Economy).
Among other award-winning categories, in the sub-23 category, fellow Tico rider Joseph Ramírez, from Accipal-Rali, stood out; and in the junior they also distinguished Kendall Fernández, from the same team.
In addition to the host nation, the 2024 Tour of Panama was attended by riders from Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, the United States, Spain, Cuba, Honduras and Venezuela.
Regarding the event, the president of the Panamanian Cycling Federation, Vicente Carretero, praised the efforts made to place the discipline at the center of the development of cycling in Central America.
For his part, the director of Pandeportes, former cyclist Guillermo Abadías, told Prensa Latina that, among the 22 participating teams, the 10 international ones, including Cuba, gave prestige to this competition, which helps the collective and individual preparation of their representatives.
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