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Martín Emilio Rodríguez Gutiérrez (born 14 April 1942), known by the nickname Cochise , is a retired Colombian road and track cyclist.

Cochise started his first Vuelta a Colombia in 1961. He would win his first Vuelta two years later in 1963 and would win the event four times in total. He was the road racing champion of Colombia in 1965. He had won gold in the 4,000-metre pursuit at the Central American Games in 1962, the Bolivarian Games in 1965, the American Games in 1965 and 1966 and the Pan-American Games in 1967. Cochise also won Colombia's second most important stage race, the Clásico RCN, in 1963 as well as winning the Vuelta al Táchira in Venezuela three times. On 7 October 1970, Cochise beat the world hour record, with a distance of 47.566 km.

In 1971 in Track World Championships in Varese (Italy), Rodriguez won the Amateurs 4.000ms individual track pursuit beating Swiss Josef Fuchs. Cochise turned professional in 1973 where he won two stages in the Giro d'Italia. Cochise was partnered with the great Italian champion Felice Gimondi for two-man time trial events and won the 1973 Baracchi Trophy and the Verona Grand Prix. Cochise rode the 1975 Tour de France and finished 27th overall. After 1975, Cochise returned to Colombia and competed again as an amateur, winning a final stage in the Vuelta a Colombia in 1980. Cochise is currently involved with a Colombian professional team Indeportes Antioquia that has former time trial world champion Santiago Botero.

The nickname "Cochise" is derived from the fact that he was a great admirer of the Apache chief Cochise.

He also competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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Martín emilio "cochise" rodríguez gutiérrez - scores by season.

Colombians and the Tour de France

The greatest cyclists in the world are testing themselves up and down France's topography.

The Tour de France has begun and a Colombian could be a factor in the legendary bike race. The mountains of Colombia help produce riders who can contend with some of the toughest routes around the world.

One of them is Esteban Chaves, 27, who has been quietly stringing together good results of late on the European circuit. Known as the "Smiling Assassin," Chaves is a top competitor in the cycling world.

But Chaves isn't facing the challenge of trying to succeed at the Tour de France all alone. Not only does he have fellow compatriots vying for the same title, he is following the footsteps of other Colombians who have gone before him.

A look at some of the greatest cyclists in Colombia's history:

Nuestro Cafetero"cochise"Rodriguez fue ganador de 9 campeonatos entre ellos:del mundo,caribe,sudamericano,panamericano,bolivariano en pista. pic.twitter.com/6gUzKsZT5z — @CICLISMOCAFETERO (@col_1ciclismo) June 24, 2017

Martín Emilio Rodríguez Gutiérrez

Active 1961-1971

• He rode the Tour de France in 1975 and finished 27th overall. Rodriguez, known as "Cochise," was a pioneer at a point when not many Colombian, or indeed, South American, riders turned professional. His ability to perform well against the toughest international cycling competitors in Europe proved to the world how capable Colombian cyclists were.

Santiago Botero

Active 1998-2008

• Colombians are expected to do well in the mountain stages, but Botero wasn't just an excellent climber. He also excelled on the road alone. He was the World Champion in the individual time trial in 2002. In his career, Botero won three stages of the Tour de France and was also notable for his longevity in cycling.

Luis Herrera

Active 1985-1992

• Herrera showed the world Colombian cyclists were really of a top level when he became the first from his country to win a stage of the Tour de France in 1984. Proving it wasn't a fluke, he also won two stages the next year. He also twice won the prestigious polka-dot jersey which is given to the best climbing rider in the Tour de France and is known as the King of the Mountains top. Herrera demonstrated he wasn't just a climbing specialist by winning the Tour of Spain in 1987.

Fabio Parra

• The first Colombian to make the final podium in the Tour de France was Parra, who finished third in the 1988 edition. While Parra could climb as well as any Colombian rider, he was also well-rounded, and this made him capable of competing in the overall classification, and not just for the King of the Mountains jersey.

Nairo Quintana

Active since 2009

• Arguably Colombia's greatest rider, Quintana was less than five minutes away from cycling's Mt. Olympus in 2013 -- winning the Tour de France. Quintana finished second to winner Chris Froome, 4 minutes and 20 seconds off the lead. Quintana did manage to claim the King of the Mountains jersey that year, as well as the white jersey given to the Tour's best young rider. Five years later, Quintana is still in pursuit of the Tour crown. The dynamic cyclist, who is only five feet, five inches tall, won the Tour of Italy in 2014 and the Tour of Spain in 2016.

• Also representing Colombia in this year's Tour are Sergio Henao, Carlos Betancur, Jarlinson Pantano, Darwin Atapuma and Rigoberto Uran.

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Martin Emilio "Cochise" Rodriguez

Martin Emilio Rodriguez Gutierrez , known by the nickname Cochise , is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Cochise started his first Vuelta a Colombia in 1961. He would win his first Vuelta two years later in 1963 and would win the event four times in total. He was the road racing champion of Colombia in 1965. He had won gold in the 4,000 metre pursuit at the Central American Games in 1962, the Bolivarian Games in 1965, the American Games in 1965 and 1966 and the Pan-American Games in 1967. Cochise also won Colombias second most important stage race, the Clasico RCN, in 1963 as well as winning the Vuelta al Tachira in Venezuela three times. On the October 7, 1970, Cochise beat the world hour record. Cochise turned professional in 1973 where he won two stages in the Giro dItalia. Cochise was partnered with the great Italian champion Felice Gimondi for two man time trial events and won the 1973 Baracchi Trophy and the Verona Grand Prix. Cochise rode the 1975 Tour de France and finished 27th overall. After 1975, Cochise returned to Colombia and competed again as an amateur, winning a final stage in the Vuelta a Colombia in 1980. Cochise is currently involved with a Colombian professional team Indeportes Antioquia that has former time trial world champion Santiago Botero.

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PERSIGUIENDO LA GLORIA: 50 años del título mundial de Martín Emilio Cochise Rodríguez

La noche del 27 de Agosto de 1971 en Varese -un pueblito italiano fronterizo con Suiza- con motivo de los Campeonatos Mundiales de Ciclismo en Pista se escribió la primera página de la gran historia del deporte colombiano a nivel mundial. El protagonista principal fue el entonces rey del ciclismo colombiano y continental, un antioqueño de nombre Martín Emilio Rodríguez y apodado “Cochise” por su propia decisión.

La hazaña se realizó en el Velódromo Luigi Ganna de Varese , sede de la cita orbital de pista (descubierto, piso de cemento y de 455 metros de longitud) mientras el mundial de ruta tendría lugar en Mendrisio (Suiza). El reloj marcaba las 9:30 de la mañana cuando fueron llamados a la pista los hombres que disputarán el título de campeón mundial de los 4.000 metros persecución individual: Martín Emilio Rodríguez de Colombia y Joseph Fuchs de Suiza.

No era la primera vez que Cochise se paraba en la meta o en la contra meta de un velódromo. Ya habían transcurrido diez años rodando en las pistas nacionales e internacionales desde 1962, acumulando títulos y medallas, batiendo marcas, logrando satisfacciones y decepciones, siendo aplaudido y vilipendiado, según el resultado de turno.

Dotado por la naturaleza con un físico y condiciones excepcionales tanto para la ruta como para la pista, muy rápidamente emergió en una especialidad que habría de convertirse en la que debía conducirlo a consagración y a la idolatría de millones de colombianos: La persecución sobre cuatro kilómetros.

Se había titulado campeón bolivariano en Quito 1965 y Maracaibo 1970, centroamericano en Kingston 1962, Puerto Rico 1966, Panamá 1970, americano en Medellín 1969, Panamericano en Winnipeg 1967 en la que fue la única medalla de oro de toda la delegación colombiana y en Cali 1971. También había competido en las olimpiadas de Tokio 1964 y México 1968 y era el dueño del récord amateur de la hora en pista (México 1970) . Su nombre figuraba además en las selecciones nacionales para los mundiales de San Sebastián 1965, Frankfurt 1966, Montevideo 1968, Brno 1969 y Leicester 1970 en los que siempre le fue esquiva la gloria que venía persiguiendo.

Cochise persigue la gloria mundial

Soplaba una fresca brisa esa noche. La lluvia había obligado a un aplazamiento de 24 horas para la esperada final . El portentoso especialista colombiano finalmente estaba en el lugar que se había convertido en su obsesión y la del país deportivo por espacio de una década.

Venía de hacer 15 días atrás el mejor tiempo a nivel mundial de la temporada (4:45:38) en la pista de Cali con motivo de los Juegos Panamericanos , consiguiendo la medalla de oro en la persecución individual y por equipos, motivo por el cual viajaron también a ese mundial y se encontraban en la tribuna del velódromo de Varese sus compañeros de batalla en las pistas: Jaime Galeano, José Ramón Garcés y Jorge Hernández , más los ruteros Álvaro Pachón, Miguel Samacá y Rafael Niño quienes enfrentarían el gran fondo en Mendrisio.

Luis H. Díaz , segunda carta nacional para los 4000 metros persecución individual, ya había competido sin alcanzar uno de los ocho mejores tiempos para pasar a la segunda ronda, pero se quedó en el box colombiano para apoyar moralmente a Cochise . También hacían presencia su entrenador, el italiano Claudio Costa y el mecánico Óscar Moreno, que había preparado meticulosamente la bicicleta italiana marca Benotto.

Ricardo Soto mas conocido como “Pepo” el fiel fisioterapeuta y guardaespaldas de Cochise , había masajeado una hora antes la musculatura de las poderosos piernas que habrían de empujar un plato de 51 dientes y el piñón de 15, mientras el médico William Jiménez (QEPD) alegraba la tensa espera tocando su guitarra.

En otro sector de la pista, quien escribe estas líneas se “graduaba” nerviosamente como comentarista de radio en la tribuna de prensa. En ese entonces me encontraba de paso hacia Roma para adelantar estudios en la Scuola Centrale dello Sport , pero me sumé a la delegación nacional colaborando incluso con la entrada al velódromo de ruedas y elementos para la competencia de Cochise y el equipo nacional del que había hecho parte solo tres años antes en la olimpiada de México 1968.

Entre el grupo de periodistas que acompañaban la delegación estaban también Carlos Alberta Rueda, quien aprovechó el aplazamiento y consiguió la señal televisiva en vivo para RCN TV , en tanto que RCN Radio transmitió en Colombia por medio de esa señal con los comentarios de Julio Arrastía . Preparaba yo también para EL TIEMPO , la crónica de aquel histórico suceso por encargo de Humberto Jaimes Cañarete , el inolvidable director de la sección deportiva del diario que entonces tenía su sede en el emblemático edificio la Avenida Jiménez.

Martin Emilio, dueño de una tranquilidad absoluta, llegó a su puesto en la meta frente a la tribuna principal luego de dar un par de vueltas de calentamiento al velódromo, mientras en la contra meta se ubicaba el suizo Fuchs , reemplazante del también helvético, Xavier Kurman , quien no defendió el título de campeón alcanzado el año anterior en Leicester.

Para conseguir su puesto en la final, Martín derrotó consecutivamente al polaco Mirlan Purzla, al ruso Alexander Bikov y al polaco Jerzy Glowacki mientras Fuchs se convirtió en finalista a expensas del favorito italiano, Giacomo Bazán, a quien derrotó en semifinales.

Los grandes campeones de todos los deportes siempre han señalado y recordado de sus carreras deportivas el “momento cero”, el “ahora o nunca” o también el “todo o nada” y eso también aplicó para Cochise quien una vez oyó el pistoletazo inicial se apoderó de la prueba obteniendo tres segundos de ventaja en el primer kilómetro, aumentó el margen a cuatro y medio segundos en los dos mil metros y en crescendo incontenible finalizó con un registro de 4 minutos 53 segundos y 98 centésimas para coronarse Campeón Mundial de los 4000 metros persecución individual, en aquella inolvidable noche italiana y tarde llena de orgullo y emoción en toda Colombia.

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Las Escapadas de Héctor Urrego: Ciclismo a largo plazo

Por: Héctor Urrego C.

La contratación por espacios de cinco y hasta seis años firmada por tres genuinos representantes de la generación denominada la de los “ Baby Ciclistas ”, tiene que mirarse con beneficio de inventario para todos los involucrados, no solo en cuanto a los ciclistas y sus equipos sino mucho más ampliamente para el movimiento del ciclismo internacional .

En efecto, la contratación de Egan Bernal (hasta 2026 por parte del Ineos Grenadiers ), Tadej Pogacar (hasta 2027 en el UAE ) y Remco Evenepoel (hasta el 2026 con el Quick Step-Alphavinyl ) ponen de presente la excelente salud de que goza el ciclismo en su máxima expresión ( World Tour ), al proyectarse y asegurar su permanencia para los próximos 5 y 6 años respectivamente, demostrando además una envidiable solidez estructural , músculo financiero suficiente, determinación a toda prueba para seguir a pesar de las dificultades y ante todo, una formidable credibilidad hacia el ciclismo por parte de las empresas que patrocinan estos equipos.

Al reclutar de esta manera a verdaderos « monstruos » de la actualidad y del futuro, estos escuadrones están poniendo a buen recaudo, para sus intereses, los mejores años y el máximo rendimiento -que aún es posible esperar dada su juventud- por parte de estos talentos, agregando la convicción de que estarán siempre como protagonistas en las carreras donde participen.

Seguramente hay otros grandes escuadrones en las siguientes categorías del ciclismo que pueden operar de la misma manera – en proporción a su estructura, país al que pertenecen, patrocinadores , etc.- como el JUMBO VISMA , MOVISTAR , GROUPAMA-FDJ , ALPECIN , DRONE HOPER -ANDRONI , BORA-HANSGROHE , lo que no hace sino reflejar a futuro el beneficio común para la UCI, organizadores, ciclistas, patrocinadores, fabricantes de bicicletas y componentes , manejadores, agentes, entrenadores y staff técnico en general, medios de comunicación y público que tienen asegurado el espectáculo del ciclismo.

Como parte de ese beneficio, hay que referirse a las inversiones gigantes que los mismos equipos hacen en infraestructura, ciencia y tecnología al servicio del ciclista, lo que acaba de suceder con el Jumbo-Visma que ha inaugurado recientemente una fabulosa sede diseñada y construida exclusivamente pensando en un equipo de ciclismo, con los requerimientos necesarios en todas los aspectos y exigencias de un deporte cada vez mas avanzado, moderno y en plena progresión en todos los aspectos que lo integran.

Por todo lo anterior, hay que saludar y congratularse con el futuro del ciclismo puesto que la visión y proyección a largo plazo de los equipos aquí mencionados servirán de ejemplo, estímulo y aliciente al resto del conglomerado para seguir la huella de quienes marcan la pauta a seguir en el grupo de equipos de ciclismo a cualquier nivel, lo que indudablemente sirve para iniciar mirando este quinquenio – por lo menos-, con seguridad y optimismo , confiando en que la pandemia va a permitir el normal desarrollo de esta temporada y de las que vienen. Así sea.

Las Escapadas de Héctor Urrego: 50 AÑOS DE HISTORIA

La historia suele enseñarnos que en la vida de los hombres y de las naciones han existido, existen y seguirán existiendo fechas especiales que de una u otra manera marcan el pasado, presente y futuro de acuerdo a los acontecimientos que esa misma vida nos presenta.

El deporte es una de las actividades mas representativas de quienes habitamos este planeta y goza de un inconmensurable espacio en la historia de mujeres, hombres, naciones y continentes que por múltiples razones tienen en sus calendarios recuerdos y motivos de orgullo y alegría, pero también de tristeza y decepción según el acontecimiento para celebrar o recordar.

En la historia de Colombia y de uno de sus deportes insignia (EL CICLISMO), no cuesta demasiado esfuerzo encontrar fechas y sucesos inolvidables, extraordinarios y hasta irrepetibles: La primera Vuelta a Colombia ( 1951 ), el primer Clásico RCN ( 1961 ), la primera gran victoria internacional Vuelta a México ( 1967 ) el Tour del Avenir ( 1980 ) y así sucesivamente hasta llegar a la época moderna con la primera gran victoria alcanzada en cada una de las tres mas grandes carreras del mundo: la Vuelta a España1987 , el Giro de Italia 2014 y el Tour de Francia 2019 .

En este desfile interminable de logros y hazañas, hay uno que celebra hoy 50 años de gloriosa existencia y que tiene un significado especial por lo que representó el 27 de agosto de 1971: COCHISE RODRIGUEZ CAMPEON MUNDIAL.

Aquella noche del verano europeo, el velódromo de un pueblito enclavado en la frontera ítalo-suiza (VARESE) se convirtió en el escenario donde el entonces intrépido ciclista antioqueño Martin Emilio Rodríguez apodado “Cochise” por su propia decisión se consagró Campeón mundial de los 4.000 metros persecución individual , su prueba favorita y obsesión de la Colombia deportiva de aquella época.

Esa misma Colombia que por espacio de diez años –desde Kingston- 62 hasta Varese 71, pasando por las Olimpiadas de Tokio 64 y México 68, los mundiales de San Sebastián, Frankfurt, Montevideo, Brno, Leicester, el récord de la hora en México-70 mas los Panamericanos de Winnipeg y Cali, Bolivarianos, Centroamericanos y Americanos, estuvo acompañando a su ídolo deportivo en la persecución de la gloria por toda clase de pistas y eventos, de los cuales salía unas veces aplaudido y otras vilipendiado pero es que ese es el precio de la gloria.

Pero finalmente Cochise llegó a la raya de partida en la meta principal de la pista descubierta en cemento de 445 metros del Velódromo varesino para disputar la final de “su” prueba favorita frente a quien estaba en la contra meta, el suizo Joseph Fuchs y desde el pistoletazo inicial se apoderó de la camiseta Arco Iris que con tanto anhelo había buscado, consiguiendo el PRIMER CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL no solo del ciclismo sino del deporte colombiano y, entonces con ello, ese mismo país aprendió que sí era posible para los ciclistas y deportistas colombianos vencer a los mejores del mundo por lejos que estuviesen como lo ha venido demostrando la historia desde aquella noche de Agosto 1971 hasta hoy.

Los Graduados

Al celebrar y recordar lo que este hombre alcanzó hace 50 años, escribiendo estas letras no puedo menos que sentirme un privilegiado al haber sido inicialmente seguidor de sus hazañas y luego fugaz compañero -como el modesto ciclista que fui- ,en las alegrías y tristezas, victorias y decepciones de un campeón como él, para finalizar siendo testigo y relator de las mismas, gracias a la vida, la salud y el trabajo que me permitieron desembarcar, sin proponérmelo, en el fabuloso mundo del periodismo deportivo, inicialmente para EL TIEMPO (en los Panamericanos de Cali 71), CARACOL en el Mundial de Varese y posteriormente en RCN, por lo que hoy debo celebrar inmodestamente junto a Cochise mi “ grado ” como comentarista de ciclismo en la misma fecha que él obtuvo el suyo como el mejor del mundo en los cuatro kilómetros .

La vida de Cochise Rodríguez antes y después de ese titulo mundial es todo un ejemplo de superación, clase y talento puestos al servicio del ciclismo tanto en la pista como en la ruta y sus logros quedarán para siempre en la historia del ciclismo no solo de Colombia sino del mundo. Hoy sigue pedaleando por salud y su mundo sigue siendo el ciclismo como imagen publicitaria de marcas y entidades . Por fortuna sigue siendo un auténtico personaje en cualquier lugar del país. No en vano fue declarado el Deportista del Siglo XX en Colombia.

En la tarde de este viernes 27 de agosto, en Medellín, el inolvidable joven mensajero en bicicleta de la Farmacia Santa Clara que transitó cientos de veces sus calles ganándose la vida y forjándose como campeón, revivirá junto a un puñado de sus amigos y colegas de esa época y de ahora, la hazaña que arrancó una frase inmortal que se escuchó hace 50 años en el mas importante y el mas humilde de los hogares colombianos: COCHISE CAMPEON MUNDIAL .

Rafael Carrasco: El ciclismo cambió y ya nadie arriesga como antes

Mientras la Vuelta a España se encontraba en territorio alicantino donde tiene su sede KELME, una fábrica de calzado y ropa deportiva de las más reconocidas en el viejo continente, estuvo dialogando con periodistas colombianos de RCN y Mundo Ciclístico, el no menos conocido hombre del ciclismo Rafael Carrasco a quien el ciclismo colombiano le debe el haber abierto las puertas en los años 80 del equipo Kelme bajo su dirección en esa época.

Carrasco brindó oportunidad a por lo menos 30 ruteros colombianos para correr con la camiseta verde y rayas blancas, siendo su más importante fichaje en 1988 Fabio Parra con quien subió al podio del Tour de Francia en ese mismo año, fecha que el hombre hoy recuerda como “ un momento inolvidable para Kelme y para el ciclismo colombiano pues fue el resultado de mi confianza absoluta en los ciclistas de ese país por su extraordinaria condición natural para el ciclismo y sobre todo por su habilidad como escaladores”.

Rafael, que ha vivido casi siempre en Barcelona a pesar de haber nacido en Toledo responde con la misma espontaneidad y sinceridad de siempre a las preguntas y no oculta también su admiración por nombres como los de “Oliverio Rincón, Omar Hernández, Néstor Mora(q.e.p.d.), Martin farfán, Hernán Buena Hora quienes hicieron toda una época de formación, progreso, crecimiento y enormes logros dentro del ciclismo mundial que fueron la base para lo que posteriormente se ha venido presentando”

¿Cómo analiza hoy el ciclismo colombiano?

Es una potencia mundial. Tiene desde hace 10 años un grupo de grandes corredores que han conquistado las pruebas más importantes y los nombres de Egan Bernal, Nairo Quintana, Miguel Ángel López, Esteban Cháves entre otros, figuran en el lote de los mejores ciclistas de la actualidad en el planeta.

¿Y… qué opinión tiene hoy del ciclismo mundial?

Cambió totalmente en cuanto a la estrategia. Ya no tenemos los valientes que se aventuraban a buscar la victoria desde lejos, aquellos que rompían los lotes en cuanto aparecía la montaña. Hoy se corre con calculadora en mano, las etapas de alta montaña se definen en su mayoría en los últimos 2 o 5 kilómetros. Claro está, hoy tenemos un mayor equilibrio, un nivel superior al de antes pues todo ha mejorado y debemos aceptar y adaptarnos a este nuevo ciclismo y manera de competir.

¿En qué está hoy el ciclismo español después de Induráin, Perico y Contador?

Sigue buscando sucesores. No es fácil encontrar permanentemente corredores de esta clase y nivel. Ojalá Enric Mas pueda seguir progresando pues Mikel Landa no parece tener cómo superar lo que ya hizo y menos podríamos compararlo con los que me mencionan. Todo indica que el futuro se llama Juan Ayuso, pero habrá que esperar a que aparezca en las grandes confrontaciones para poder juzgar el futuro del ciclismo en España.

Una visión de la Vuelta a España que se corre actualmente…

Pues todo apunta a una nueva victoria de Roglic por lo visto hasta el momento. Sus dos máximos rivales parecieran ser Egan y López, pero el esloveno anda tanto como ellos subiendo y tiene a su favor la crono final en caso de que fuera necesario. En el ciclismo todo puede pasar, pero normalmente deberíamos prepararnos para otra victoria de Primoz Roglic y una gran lucha por los puestos que siguen.

¿Cual es hoy la historia de Kelme?

Los hermanos Quiles finalmente la vendieron. Todavía sigue funcionando como una gran empresa muy vinculada al deporte y especialmente al fútbol. Para el ciclismo colombiano y español Kelme tuvo un gran significado durante su larga permanencia como patrocinador de equipos de ciclismo.

¿A qué se dedica usted fuera de hacer fuerza por el Barcelona?

Escribo una columna de opinión en un periódico deportivo de Barcelona y comento en Radio Marca todos los días durante las tres grandes vueltas. Vivo tranquilamente, sigo el deporte que nos apasiona y me encanta recordar los buenos tiempos con mis amigos colombianos a los que tanto aprecio.

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The Colombian Who Made History at the Tour de France

Egan Bernal, 22, surged ahead to win Sunday’s race. Colombia has a strong cycling tradition, taking advantage of its mountainous terrain.

By Sinar Alvarado

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Like most Colombian cyclists, Egan Bernal is a gifted climber.

Unlike most Colombian cyclists, he took advantage of those climbing skills honed in the Andean country to reach the pinnacle of the sport, a victory in the Tour de France on Sunday.

Bernal, 22, is not only the first Colombian to win but also the youngest champion of the Tour de France since 1909, and the first Latin American champion in the entire history of the competition. With his win, he fulfilled what had been a Colombian dream since 1975, when Cochise Rodríguez, an early luminary for that country in the sport, made his debut in the race and finished 27th overall.

Only two other Colombians had ever managed to get the sought-after yellow jersey — albeit briefly, and never to the finish line.

“This triumph is not only mine, but of a whole country,’’ an emotional Bernal told reporters after completing the race’s penultimate stage. He recalled that just a few years ago he was watching the race on television, when winning “seemed impossible.”

His most decisive moment came during the 19th stage, in which competitors face two mountain climbs. On the ascent to the Col de l’Iseran, the highest paved pass in the Alps at more than 9,000 feet (2700 meters), Bernal decided to go after Julian Alaphilippe of France, who was ahead by 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Bernal climbed the Iseran alone and began a descent that would take him to the day’s final pass. But an avalanche blocked the road, forcing the Tour organizers to call off the stage early. Bernal was suddenly the new race-leader, 45 seconds ahead of Alaphilippe, and had all but secured the win.

Bernal’s victory, in a sense, is a full circle moment for his hometown, Zipaquirá, a small industrial and agricultural town north of Bogotá that is adjacent to the highlands where thousands of cyclists train everyday.

It is also the birthplace of Efraín Forero, known as “el Zipa,” who in 1951 was the first ever winner of the Vuelta a Colombia race.

Bernal’s father, Germán, used to work as a security guard, while his mother, Flor Marina, worked picking carnations in the fields that dot the savanna in the outskirts of the Colombian capital.

Bernal began racing at age 8, when he arrived at the Municipal Sports Institute of Zipaquirá with a heavy mountain bike in tow. Fabio Rodríguez, his coach at the time, described him as an ordinary child. “He already knew how to ride, but nothing more,” Rodríguez recalled.

But he was a driven little boy. As soon as he got a trophy he started thinking about the next one. “He always thought about climbing,” Rodríguez said. “Egan is a total talent, the whole package, and very mentally strong. That is what sets him apart now.”

Bernal formally began his cycling career at age 14 as a mountain biker, with Pablo Mazuera, a coach and patron who traveled with him to various competitions inside and outside Colombia. “He always wanted more, and together we worked step by step to weave a very organized sports life,” Mazuera said. “Ever since childhood he was a very committed person, he always wanted to be focused on the sport.”

Bernal won important mountain bike races and was aiming to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games when his fate changed. Gianni Savio , the veteran director of the Androni Giocattolli-Sidermec road team, sought him out and made a four-year contract offer, after watching him breezily climb mountains as though he was on a motorcycle.

Under Savio’s guidance, Bernal transitioned to road cycling, which meant more sponsors, money, structure and races to hone his talent.

When Bernal was first signed, the sports daily Marca hailed him as “the upcoming beast.” So much so that within two years Team Sky , the best funded and winningest team at the Tour, bought out his contract. With Bernal’s victory, the riders for Team Sky, now Ineos, have won the Tour seven times in the last decade.

Bernal, according to Mazuera, wanted to do little else than pedal. “Betting on him was not hard because his commitment and results were evident,” Mazuera said by phone while he was on his way to Paris to watch the final stage.

“Everything has happened very fast in the last four years. Now Egan has won the best race in the world and it’s hard to take in, to realize what everyone that has been around him in that time has helped achieve.”

Matt Rendell, a sports commentator and author of “Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia’s Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation’s History,” said the rural roots of Colombian cyclists have been important to their success. Bernal shares some common traits with Nairo Quintana, a cycling star with a Giro d’Italia and a Vuelta a España under his belt.

“Egan is very much like Nairo when he was 22 — a strong phenomenon, great at the mountainous circuits. But Egan has a team Nairo never did. He’s also mature and hungry, and he’s not afraid to win.”

Bernal speaks English and Italian and has proved to be an eloquent spokesman for the current Colombian crop, perhaps because he studied at journalism school on a scholarship before dropping out to race full time.

During the last year, Bernal fell three times and underwent clavicle, nose, cheek and jaw surgeries. He lost several teeth in an accident that involved multiple cyclists in the Clásico de San Sebastián race in August. In May, when Bernal was gearing up for the Giro d’Italia, the second biggest race in the international circuit, another accident rendered him unable to move for weeks. While he missed out on Italy, he gained time to get ready for France, where he arrived as one of the favorites.

His success owes much to a well-oiled machine, and the way Team Ineos, sponsored by a British chemical company, bet on him. When Geraint Thomas, the 2018 champion of the Tour and the original team leader, fell behind in the Alps, he worked along Bernal to support his final stretch.

Colombia increasingly has been a mecca for elite cyclists, but it lacks a vibrant and transparent sport system . Recent failings in the national sport federation and doping scandals are symptomatic of a crisis overshadowing it.

Still, the Tour victory, for some commentators, marks a new era in the sport in which Colombians become serious contenders.

As Bernal’s colleague and countryman Rigoberto Urán , 2017 runner-up, put it after the race: “The road always puts you where you belong.”

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Colombian Conquistadors : They’re part of the landscape now, those Colombian riders; Chaves, Gaviria, Quintana, Uran and now Egan Bernal, all rampaging across Grand Tours and Classics landscapes. Ed Hood was one of the first to ‘big up’ Egan Bernal, here is his article form a couple of years ago about the Colombians influence on modern cycling.

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Seeing Egan Bernal taking the lead in the Tour de France this week got me to thinking about Colombians I’ve known and loved (most of them, that is) since I started following cycling way back in 1970.

Varese, Italy 1971, the track Worlds and Martin Rodriguez , known as ‘Cochise’ to his fans, won the amateur 4,000 metres pursuit to general surprise. I hadn’t realized that cycling was a big sport in South America until the ‘Cycling Weekly’ magazine printed a picture of Cochise on the phone to the President of Colombia after his Worlds success. But it really shouldn’t have been – Rodriguez was a prolific winner on the South American scene and had broken the amateur world hour record in 1970 with 47.553 kilometres. Rodriguez turned pro with Felice Gimondi’s Bianchi team and partnered the great man to a win in the Baracchi two-up time trial in 1973 as well as winning two Giro stages during his time as a EuroPro.

The next big surprise to come out of Colombia was in 1980 when the man with the ‘Glasgow Hard Man’ look, Alfonso Florez defeated the cream of East European cycling to win the Tour de l’Avenir overall by three minutes. That one jarred our eyes open, Sergei Soukhoroutchenkov @ 3:10 and Yuri Barinov @ 4:28, that was one serious result; iron man ‘Soukho’ had dominated the Olympic Road race; we realized that these Columbian guys were the real deal. Florez, who enjoyed huge success in his native Colombia would sadly die, a murder victim in Medellin in 1992.

In 1984 a non-cycling friend came back from holiday in France and said to me; ‘have you heard about the Colombian boy?’ In those pre-‘net days, of course I hadn’t, but the French newspapers and TV were full of the story. The ‘Colombian Boy’ to whom he referred was 24 year-old Bogota amateur rider, Martin Ramirez who with minimal team support usurped none other than Tour winner, Bernard Hinault to win the Dauphine, the number one warm up for le Tour. The last day was a split stage and Ramirez defended a narrow lead during the morning road stage despite physical and verbal abuse from Hinault and his team. In the afternoon the Colombian got the better of the Frenchman in the time trial, won by Greg Lemond to win the race overall with Hinault second and Lemond third on GC. Hinault was his usual unapologetic self; ‘For me the honour of the professional class is at stake. It’s not right that these pseudo-professionals should be earning two million francs a month while there are numerous pros getting less than 700 francs.’ The Badger at his best. Ramirez would go on to win the 1985 Tour de l’Avenir too.

Ramirez wins saw the fans go into raptures back home but that was as nothing when Luis ‘Lucho’ Herrera won the 1987 Vuelta. The little climber who could contrive to fall off even going up hills had won a Tour stage in 1984, sending the Colombian TV commentators deep into laryngitis territory with their screamed reports as Lucho rode to glory. In ’85 he won two Tour stages and was crowned king of the mountains, a feat he repeated in 1987. The ’87 Vuelta had looked like it belonged to Sean Kelly but a massive saddle boil was such that even iron man Kelly couldn’t stand the pain and the victory crossed the Atlantic. Herrera would go on to win the Dauphine in 1988 and 1991 as well as winning stages and the mountains classification in the Giro.

Herrera’s team mate, Fabio Parra wasn’t just a man of the mountains, he could contend for GC and was the first Colombian to make the Tour podium with third place in 1988 and was second to Pedro Delgado in the 1989 Vuelta. Robert Millar used to say that his name was derived from ‘Parra-chute’ because if there was a big crash, the Colombian would always be at the bottom of the pile.

Every year, my buddy John and I used to go down to Barcelona for the Euro season closing Escalada a Montjuich. In 1991 we watched the classy Colombian Oliverio Rincon win the massed start stage and the individual time trial to run away with the overall honours. Despite winning stages in all three Grand Tours and finishing top five in the Vuelta and Giro the slim man from Duitama never fully realized his potential as a stage race rider.

Similarly Alvaro Mejia had the class and look of a Grand Tour contender, he was best young rider in the 1991 Tour and in the 1993 Tour looked to be headed for the podium coming in to the final time trial, Indurain was impregnable but the podium was up for grabs. But as Mejia told Matt Rendell in an interview earlier this year; “As I approached the finish, I was feeling bad and my head was full of doubt. My only hope was that perhaps Rominger or Jaskuła had had a bad day too, and I could keep my podium place. Then my directeur sportif told me that my time was not enough for third place. The podium had gone.” Despite that disappointment Mejia won the Volta a Catalunya, Route du Sud, Vuelta a Murcia and Vuelta a Galicia during his pro career with Postobon and Motorola.

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If ever there was an unlikely Tour de France king of the mountains winner then it was Santiago Botero , he first caught the eye with some decent rides in Portugal in 1998, the following year he was a Paris-Nice stage winner and by 2000 had wrestled and bludgeoned his machine to a stage win and Tour king of the mountains title. Definitely not one of the sport’s great stylists he took the world time trial championship in 2002 with more Tour and Vuelta stages along the way. His involvement in Operación Puerto – albeit “potential evidence provided against him by Spain’s Civil Guard was not validated by the correct judicial authority,” put paid to his Euro career but he went back to racing in Colombia, which he did very successfully, winning his national time trial championship as recently as 2010.

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Another sad story but on a different track is that of Mauricio Soler who after a winning start to his career in his homeland moved to Europe and started very promisingly with a win in the 2007 Circuit des Mines. A year later he was a Tour de France stage winner and king of the mountains. He never quite performed at that level again but in the 2011 Tour de Suisse with an excellent stage win under his belt he seemed be back to his best – but the tall man from Ramiriqui suffered a horror crash later in the same race which ended his career before his true potential was fulfilled.

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Rigoberto Uran in second place in the Tour with minimal team support was a surprise to many but the former track rider has been a European professional for a decade and has twice been second in the Giro in recent years. It was back in 2007 when he won a stage in the Tour de Suisse and has been around the business end of races ever since. Can he win a Grand Tour? Maybe – but not the Tour de France.

It was 2010 when Nairo Quintana first ‘blipped’ on our radar screens, winning the Tour de l’Avenir and picking up on the fine tradition established by Florez and Martinez. The stats speak for themselves: 2012, Vuelta a Murcia and Route du Sud; 2013, Tour of the Basque Country, Vuelta a Burgos and second in Le Tour; 2014, Giro, Burgos and San Luis; 2015, Tirreno and second in Le Tour; 2016, Vuelta, Romandie, Catalonia, Route du Sud and third in Le Tour. This year saw him take Tirreno and Valencia then place second to Dumoulin in the Giro as part on of an ill-advised Giro/Tour bid. He was nowhere in the Tour and looked tired with a capital ‘T.’ Despite any claim to the contrary he’ll want to join that exclusive club of riders who have won all three Grand Tours.

One year after Quintana’s l’Avenir win, along came Esteban Chaves to emulate him and introduce himself as the next Colombian ‘big thing.’ His pro career started well with a win the GP Citta di Camaiore and sixth in the 2012 U23 Worlds but 2013 was a right off after a bad crash in the season opening Trofeo Laigueglia. The Australian Orica squad saw the potential, signed him, stuck by him and he repaid them with stages in California and Switzerland in 2014. Season 2015 was even better with two Vuelta stages and a stage/GC double in Abu Dhabi. Last year was outstanding with a stage and second overall in the Giro, third in the Vuelta and wins in Emilia and Lombardia. Meanwhile 2018 has been a non-event; a knee injury, the death of his friend and personal soigneur, Diana Casas and then a crash in Emilia have made it a season to forget. Can he come back and win a Grand Tour? The Giro or Vuelta perhaps – but Le Tour? Unlikely.

All of the Colombians we’ve mentioned so far have one thing in common; they’re climbers. But that’s not the ‘bag’ of our next man for the spotlight, Fernando Gaviria who this season has underscored his rep as one of the fastest there is – he’s closed his season on 14 wins this year. Not many of us would have noticed his winning two world junior track titles in 2012, the omnium and Madison. But we did sit up when he beat Cav twice in San Luis in 2015; since then he’s won a classic, Paris-Tours and was the top fast man in this year’s Giro. Gent-Wevelgem and Milano-Sanremo must beckon?

Young Colombians for the future? There’s Jarlinson Pantano and Winner Anacona of course but I’d chose two others before them. . .

Miguel Angel Lopez won l’Avenir (naturally) in 2014. Since then he’s been moving seamlessly up and on – 2015, fourth overall and a stage in Burgos, seventh overall in the Tour de Suisse; 2016 saw him win the Swiss tour, Milano-Torino and take a stage in Langkawi whilst this season saw a stage and third overall in the Tour of Austria, fourth overall and a stage in Burgos and two stages in the Vuelta. He’s the real deal.

And finally – In 2017 we were consoling Pro Continental team Androni’s manager because his squad hadn’t made the Giro. He told us that whilst that was a disappointment he had struck gold with a lad who had just won the Tour of Bihor-Bellotto in Romania, a certain Egan Bernal . Bernal finished fourth in the 2016 l’Avenir but moved up to win it this year, taking two stages along the way. He also won two stages and the GC in the Tour des Pays de Savoie and two stages in the GC in the Sibiu Tour in Romania. We’re not sure that signing for Sky was the right thing to do for his development – but as AC/DC say; ‘Listen to the Money Talk.’

The years to come should be interesting for students of Colombian Cycling – But then, has it not been that way since the 1970s?

It was November 2005 when Ed Hood first penned a piece for PEZ, on US legend Mike Neel . Since then he’s covered all of the Grand Tours and Monuments for PEZ and has an article count in excess of 1,700 in the archive. He was a Scottish champion cyclist himself – many years and kilograms ago – and still owns a Klein Attitude, Dura Ace carbon Giant and a Fixie. He and fellow Scot and PEZ contributor Martin Williamson run the Scottish site www.veloveritas.co.uk where more of his musings on our sport can be found.

It was November 2005 when Ed Hood first penned a piece for PEZ, on US legend Mike Neel. Since then he's covered all of the Grand Tours and Monuments for PEZ and has an article count in excess of 2,150 in the archive. He was a Scottish champion cyclist himself - many years and kilograms ago - and still owns a Klein Attitude, Dura Ace carbon Giant and a Fixie. He and fellow Scot and PEZ contributor Martin Williamson run the Scottish site www.veloveritas.co.uk where more of his musings on our sport can be found.

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Tour de France: 40 years of the first pedal stroke of a Colombian team

The ‘ Great Adventure’. This was the name given to the incursion of a Colombian team for the first time in the Tour de France who will be 40 years old next July 1st.

That day, 10 first-time cyclists dressed in a white uniform with yellow, blue and red colors on the chest faced the greatest challenge of their careers.

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directed by Rubén Darío Gómez (RIP) and Martín Emilio Cochise Rodríguez, arrived at the starting line: (today, dedicated to the transport business), Edgar ‘Condorito’ corridor (current Sponsorship Jimenez cycling technician in the municipality of Busbanzá, Boyacá), Alfonso Florez (died at age 40, on April 23, 1992), Cristóbal Pérez (he owns a restaurant), Abelardo Ríos (sells bicycle spare parts), Julio Alberto Rubiano (died on January 8, 2019), Rafael Tolosa ( lives in Spain), Fabio Casas (works in Tunja), Samuel Cabrera (died on March 21, 2022 after being struck by lightning) and Jose Alfonso Lopez (it is transporter), representing the pedaling of the country.

It was the 70th edition of the Tour and the route was 3,809 kilometers, divided into a prologue and 22 stages, some of them 300 kilometers long, something that is not seen today.

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The Colombians were an amateur team, which fought hard fights with the professionals from Europe. Some thought about winning the Tour, but Luis Ocana the former Spanish runner who advised the coaching staff, ‘came down from the cloud’.

“Who told you that? Get off that cloud. First you have to enter professionalism. They are not going to let an amateur win, she told us; and look, it was true, ”he told TIME Cochise Rodriguez.

Martín Emilio says that a big problem arose, because Ocaña wanted to take over the technical part, give orders and some runners ‘ate story’.

“Flórez followed in his footsteps and that is why the group divided and that hurt us, because each one wanted to make their own career, to appear,” said the DT.

“The uniforms we wore were Castelli brand and we had to cover the logo, because fans were not allowed to wear sponsors.”

None of the country’s 10 seasoned cyclists had ever taken part in a three-week race, and the biggest victory was competing in the Tour.

“We don’t focus. We arrived like five or eight days before the race. We went to recognize the pavé and we did not know what we were going to face. He gave us a peel that land. At night, we arrived at a restaurant very hungry and in the dining room they had their things organized and we did not know how it was. We went in and began to eat everything and they threw the dogs at us, they thought we were thieves,” López said.

The Colombian team in training for the Tour.

And he added: “That team was not difficult to choose, it was the best there was at that time. And I think they also talked about who wanted to go, because we knew it was hard, that’s why each of us was asked.”

There was so much inexperience, the hazing, that there were no plans, the team never had real goals, but many dreams. “We wanted to win a stage, at least that’s what we said, but it didn’t come to pass. They wouldn’t let us move. The Europeans knew that the Colombians climbed very well and controlled us, but we tried to do our best”, said Cochise.

Little was understood about the difference between amateurs and professionals and in that the delegation fell into error.

“We were not professionals, but we made a big mistake that almost cost us until the start of the Tour. The uniforms we wore were from the Castelli brand and we had to cover the logo, because fans were not allowed to wear sponsors”, reported ‘Condorito’.

The first big challenge was the team time trial, of 100 kilometres, between Soissons and Fontaine-au-Pire, won by him Coop-Mercier-Mavic, in which Colombia occupied the last position, at 10 minutes and 38 seconds.

The farewell of the Colombian team in Bogotá.

“We were very limited with the technical and material part. We almost did that time trial with the same normal bikes, we didn’t have special time trial machines, while the other teams did. That’s why the result,” said Cochise Rodríguez.

But for Colombians the nightmare did not end that day. He did not rest and they had to face the fearsome pavé stage the next day.

The day was celebrated on July 4 and united Valenciennes with Roubaix over 152 kilometers and was won by Rudy Matthijs But they suffered a lot.

“With twenty kilometers to go, I was the only Colombian in the main field, but I had a puncture. I had to wait for the car that came last. They helped me and when I resumed walking, they opened a door, I collided with it, I fell and I had to get up again, that’s why I lost time,” Corredor recalled.

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“We ended up exhausted. That night we arrived exhausted and the next day we We got up to have breakfast and our whole bodies ached, not to mention our fingers, but the Swiss were next to us and they were also out of breath, that gave us morale,” López said.

“We ate like pigs. They offered us fine food, but we were used to eating bread, meat broth, ribs, and soda, and not salads.”

It was so difficult that the idea was to get out of that hell alive, without falling and without wasting much time, but they did not succeed.

“I weighed 50 kilos and jumped a lot, to the can. The Europeans rode in a ‘car’, because they are big, strong and they took a lot of speed on the cobblestones and left without further setbacks, we didn’t”, commented José Alfonso el ‘Pollo’ López.

Many were the changes. They arrived at the race without knowing anything, almost with their eyes closed and they suffered like damned in a new experience for everyone.

“We ate like pigs. They offered us fine food, but we were used to eating bread, meat broth, ribs and soft drinks and not salads, cheese and good protein, that was not going with us, López added.

Cochise Rodriguez and José A. López celebrating Independence Day during the Tour de France.

the expected mountain

After the painful came the glorious. Colombia was looking forward to the steep road to move the lot, look for a stage victory and ‘pay’ in some way for the invitation to the race, but it was not as easy as believed. Corredor, who was 20 years old (he was the youngest in the group), and Patrocinio were the ones to launch attacks on the hard climbs.

“The most difficult thing was that the cyclists wanted to attack on the climb and they threw candies at them to keep them from moving. We attacked, but the Europeans wouldn’t let us move,” Cochise clarified.

There was a key stage. On July 11 of that year, the Tour crossed the mythical Tourmalet, the most emblematic climb of the competition, from France.

‘Patro’ had the audacity to go for the victory, to look for the stage victory. Jiménez stood on the pedals and got away from the group. The scotch stuck to his wheel robert miller a couple of distinguished climbers who devoured those 23 kilometers of ascent of a port that was covered for the first time in 1910 in the Tour.

The fight was not only for partial victory, the famous red seed shirt was at stake, which identifies the leader of the mountain. ‘Patro’ went first and on the way down he was supported by the group. Millar won the fraction, Peter Delgado He was second at six seconds and Jiménez crossed the line of judgment at one minute and 30 seconds, but climbed to the podium as the leader of the mountain, a classification that he lost.

“I have always said that we use force more than intelligence; that killed us.”

“Millar got to my wheel and we battled. I made the mistake of always going to the front, of giving way and I paid for it. I won the Tourmalet, I became the leader of the mountain, but I didn’t have the legs to finish the stage”, said Jiménez.

The fight was frantic; Sponsorship paid for inexperience. Almost alone, he dealt with an imposing Millar and a born climber like Lucien Van Impe who was the champion of the mountains, with the second place of the Colombian, who had 195 points.

“We paid for the hazing, we were inexperienced in those competitions and we suffered. The idea was to find the best place, to do the best possible, but the planning was not the best. I have always said that we use strength more than intelligence; that killed us”, stressed the ‘old Patro’, words that summarize the performance of Colombia in that first Tour.

The best overall was Corredor, 16, 26 min 08 s behind the champion, laurent fignon (RIP). Jiménez was 17th, at 28 min 05 s, and that led them to sign a contract with the Spanish team teak . Flórez, Casas, Tolosa, Rubiano and Pérez did not finish.

40 years have passed since that adventure. They, without a doubt, should be remembered as heroes. They sowed the seed and the fruits were reaped Luis Herrera, Fabio Parra, Nairo Quintana and Egan Bernal thanks to the 10 brave men who led the way in the most emblematic race on the planet.

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Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) scored the victory of his career Saturday on stage 14 of the Tour de France .

The young Spaniard sped away from Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) on the descent off the final mountain of an wild multi-climb stage, a day that shifted time gaps all through the classification.

Pogačar sprinted for second, just five seconds back, with archrival Vingegaard third.

The Tour’s dominant twosome were locked together through the final kilometers of the hors categorie Col de Joux Plane ascent in a tense battle that saw Vingegaard score three seconds in summit bonuses over Pogačar. The latter was controversially blocked by race motos when he surged with 500m to the prime line, something that potentially changed the outcome.

#TDF2023 / Le scandale du jour : l’attaque de 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogacar (UAD) freinée par les motos. A ce moment de la course, c’est inadmissible… pic.twitter.com/vLx8XTqGAf — Renaud Breban (@RenaudB31) July 15, 2023

With primes atop the Joux Plane and at the finish line taken into account, Pogačar ends the day a further second behind. He now trails Vingegaard by 10 seconds ahead of another vert-loaded stage in the Alps on Sunday.

Rodríguez’s time gap and win bonus sees him move up to third overall by just one second after Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) cracked on the Joux Plane. At 22, he also became the youngest-ever Spanish stage winner in the history of the race.

“It is incredible,” he said. “I have no words yet. Being here was a dream. Getting a victory is incredible, in the best race in the world. It is something I always wanted to achieve and now I got a victory.”

He had been dropped on the final mountain and looked out of it, only to return when Vingegaard and Pogačar focused too much on watching each other.

“I just focused on doing the best climb I could going at my own rhythm and then doing the descent as fast as possible,” he explained. “They started looking at each other. I thought going full gas to the finish I can descent more or less well, so I wanted to take advantage of it.

“I took some risks without going to the absolute limits. I didn’t want to crash, although I was close in a couple of corners that I thought weren’t so sharp. I am super happy with this victory.”

Like Hindley and others, Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) also suffered in Saturday’s explosive stage. He was dropped on the penultimate climb and slides out of the top-10 on GC.

Also read: Early crashes rock TdF stage 14

The opening of the stage was rocked by two crashes that saw five riders abandon including GC racers Romain Bardet (DSM) and Louis Meintjes (Intermaché-Circus-Wanty).

🤫The silence is deafening. 🤫Un silence qui en dit long. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/a1EXI1Y73j — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 15, 2023

Early crashes thin out tiring peloton

Stage 14 of the Tour de France was one of the most difficult in this year’s race, featuring a constant up and down throughout the day, including five categorized climbs.

Those started relatively gently with the third category Col de Saxel (km 18.7), but this was followed by a trio of cat 1 ascents. These were the Col de Cou (km. 35.3), the Col du Feu (km. 52.7) and the Col de la Ramaz (km. 101.6). The most difficult climb was saved for last, the hors categorie Col de Joux Plane (km. 139.8), which averaged 8.5% over 11.6km and was followed by a twisting, tricky 12km descent down to the finish in Morzine.

In all the stage from Annemasse was 151.8km in length and featured 4,200 meters of ascent; a very tough and likely decisive day in the saddle.

Things got off to a rocky start with a big crash just 6km into the stage when multiple riders went down in a crash. This led to Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) and Antonio Pedrero (Movistar Team) retiring, while Esteban Chaves (EF Education-EasyPost) would continue for a while but also withdraw.

They were worst hurt but others also were involved in the tangle, including third-overall Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), who had cuts to his elbow and hip, and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers), who started the day in eighth.

Also involved were British national champion Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Frederick Frison (Lotto-Dstny), Marc Soler (UAE Emirates), Wilco Kelderman (Jumbo-Visma) and Adrien Petit (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty).

The race was stopped for approximately 30 minutes. Once restarted, Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers) took the prime on the third category Col de Saxel. Then, just 20km after the first crash, another fall saw Romain Bardet (Team DSM-Firmenich) and James Shaw (EF Education-EasyPost) also injured and withdrawing.

KOM battle animates race action

Multiple attacks fired off, with Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) amongst the most active. Approximately 20 riders went clear shortly before the first category Col de Cou, with Friday’s stage winner Michal Kwiatkowski present, as well as Mikel Landa and Matej Mohoric (both Bahrain-Victorious), KOM leader Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost), Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar Team), Lawson Craddock (EF Education-EasyPost) and others.

Pinot jumped clear of the peloton and got across. He was fourth over the top of the climb, with Ciccone, Powless and Alaphilippe ahead of him. Michael Woods (Israel – Premier Tech) had bridged before the summit and he went on the attack towards the top of the Col du Feu, with Ciccone answering that surge and taking the top points ahead of the Canadian.

Ciccone took the top points in the day’s intermediate sprint atop the uncategorized Col de Jambaz (65.5km from the finish). Jumbo-Visma had been riding very hard at the front and brought the time gap right down from over one and a half minutes.

Ciccone and Woods jumped clear again on the Col de La Ramaz but were reeled in on the climb.

That saw the break fully absorbed, with the group of GC favorites becoming smaller and smaller under Jumbo-Visma’s relentless pace.

Pidcock came under pressure before the summit, perhaps affected by his crash earlier in the stage, and was dropped. He was 32 seconds behind at the top and while he chased hard on the descent, he was 2:21 adrift with 25km remaining and set to plummet down the GC.

The GC battle explodes

Rafal Majka came to the front with 23km to go, approximately 11km from the summit of the Col de Joux Plane, marking the first time that UAE Team Emirates challenged Jumbo-Visma’s leadership of the ever-smaller front group. This put Wout van Aert out of the back after what was a colossal pull by the Belgian, and meant that Jonas Vingegaard had only Sepp Kuss for company. However Van Aert had a remarkable recovery and rejoined the group, moved to the front and resumed pulling.

Majka exploded and went out the back, as did Van Aert. Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla) and Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious), who had started the stage sixth and seventh overall, had cracked beforehand and were losing ground.

Just seven riders remained in front, namely Vingegaard and Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Pogačar and Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates), Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers), Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Felix Gall (Ag2r Citroën).

Kuss continued driving upwards. Pogačar grabbed a bottle with 5.5km remaining but fumbled and dropped it. Gall lost contact shortly afterward, with Hindley going south seconds later. With 4.7km to go Pogačar nodded at Yates and the Briton swept to the front, dropping Kuss and Rodríguez right away.

Pogačar then kicked clear one kilometer later, immediately gapping Vingegaard. However the Dane stayed close, pacing himself, hovered around 4 to 5 seconds behind, and got back with 1.7km to the top.

😯🤩 The Yellow Jersey attacks and @TamauPogi counter-attacks. What a mano a mano ! 😯🤩 Le @MaillotjauneLCL attaque et @TamauPogi contre-attaque. Quel mano a mano ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/oc8vKnxhFQ — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 15, 2023

He moved to the front and the pace dropped considerably, with both riders using the chance to recover. There was a time bonus at the summit and that made the dash to the top all the more important, as did the tricky descent to the finish.

Vingegaard kept checking back prior to the summit sprint. Pogačar surged with just over 500m to go but was immediately blocked by two race motorbikes and had to back off. He led towards the line but was in turn taken by surprise by Vingegaard, who jumped and held him off to take the time bonus.

The duo backed off on the false flat after the top and Rodríguez and Gall returned just before the descent. Rodríguez immediately went clear on the downhill, got a gap, and held on to win the stage.

Pogačar and Vingegaard were focused on each other and this allowed Yates to get back up to them and chase hard. However Rodríguez was too far ahead and Pogačar had to settle for the time bonus for second.

Vingegaard took third and this plus the bonus at the summit of the final climb meant he ended the day one second further ahead than before, 10 seconds in front. Had the motorbikes not blocked Pogačar, things could have turned out differently.

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Tour de France: Carlos Rodríguez strikes for win on stage 14 as Vingegaard gains valuable second on Joux Plane

Tadej Pogacar loses 1 second in GC battle with Jonas Vingegaard as duo go 2-3 at the finish in Morzine

The Col de Joux Plane played host to a titanic battle between Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on stage 14 of the Tour de France , with the Dane coming out on top to the tune of a second thanks to bonus seconds accumulated on the road to Morzine.

Pogačar led his Danish rival home for second place on the stage behind solo winner Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) but shed three bonus seconds in the sprint on top of the Joux Plane, and falls to 10 seconds behind in the GC, despite gaining two seconds at the line.

The two barely separable rivals were once again the strongest riders in the peloton on the road uphill, leaving the fight for the maillot jaune still finely poised heading into another brutal mountain test at Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc on Sunday.

Jumbo-Visma had controlled the stage all day long, with the breakaway barely getting more than a minute up the road before they were caught over 60km from the line on the Col de la Ramaz.

It was all for the finale, the HC-rated, Col de Joux Plane, the culmination of a brutal day in the saddle, with Jumbo-Visma pushing the pace up until Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) took over 16km out for Pogačar to launch shortly afterwards.

What was an elite group of seven shrunk to three, then two, then a one-on-one battle between Pogačar and Vingegaard, the Slovenian holding a few seconds’ gap for two kilometres towards the top of the Joux Plane. Vingegaard came back through, prompting cat-and-mouse games ahead of the bonus second sprint at the top.

Pogačar went first 500 metres from the top before being forced to stop by two motorbikes, before Vingegaard caught him unawares 150 metres out to grab three bonus seconds. The descent to the line saw the pair head to Morzine together, with Pogačar having the pace at the line to take second place and with it two of those three seconds back.

Five seconds up the road, Rodríguez crossed the line alone to celebrate the biggest win of his career. The Spaniard had taken advantage of the mind games between the lead duo at the top of the climb and on the descent to get back on before blowing by on the way down.

He maintained a small gap all the way into Morzine, pushing the limits along the way and holding his advantage in order to celebrates a famous stage win.

“It’s incredible. I have no words,” Rodríguez said after the stage. “Being here was a dream and getting a victory is incredible in the best race in the world. It’s something I’ve always wanted to achieve and now I have a victory so I’m super happy. I’m super grateful to the team for believing in me.

“I focussed on doing the best climb I could, going at my own rhythm, and then doing the descent as fast as possible. They started looking at each other, and I thought I’ll go full gas to the finish. I can descend well so I wanted to take advantage of it. I took some risks without wanting to go to the absolute limit because I didn’t want to crash. I was close in a couple of corners, but I’m super happy with this victory.

“It was the goal of today to gain some time and we accomplished it. I just have to be happy and enjoy this victory. Now to think about recovery for tomorrow – it’s going to be a big day also.”

With his win and the 10 bonus seconds, the Spaniard now jumps into third place overall, edging out Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) by a single second, 4:43 down on Vingegaard. The Australian trailed home in sixth at 1:46 down.

Fourth-placed Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) was 10 seconds down on Rodríguez at the line but now lies within just 37 seconds of the podium, in what should be a spicy three-way fight in the final week.

The biggest – and smallest – movement, however, came at the top of the standings as Vingegaard eked out another second to extend his advantage on Pogačar to 10 seconds. The pair – and those remaining in the Tour de France peloton after a crash-hit day – will now prepare to do battle once again on Sunday’s stage 15, another Alpine day.

“I think today was a good day. I increased my lead, only by one second, I’m still in the yellow jersey and I’m enjoying every day I have in it,” Vingegaard said after the stage.

“We wanted to make the race hard, so that’s what we did. I want to thank my team again, because they were amazing today. All of them were really incredible.

“I super happy to take the three seconds there [Joux Plane]. Then he beat me on the finish line, but in the end I took one second and I can be happy with that.”

How it unfolded

Stage 14 of the Tour de France promised to pack much into its short 151.km length across five categorised climbs, and there was action – and chaos from the off as the peloton left Annemasse.

Just a handful of kilometres into the stage, as tentative attacks began to flow at the front of the peloton, disaster struck on a sweeping bend as a mass crash saw around 20 riders hit the ground and many more held up.

The first big pile up of the 2023 Tour saw the race neutralised as all in-race ambulances were engaged tending to injured riders. Antonio Pedrero (Movistar) and Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) were both forced out of the race as a result of the crash, while Esteban Chaves (EF Education-EasyPost) had to abandon shortly after the race restarted following a half-hour stoppage.

Attacks for the breakaway flew as soon as the flag dropped for a second time and the riders hit the day’s first climb, the third-category Col de Saxel. Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) was among the riders on the move, with other notable names coming across including Dani Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan).

There would be more carnage – and more abandons – as both Romain Bardet (Team dsm-firmenich) and James Shaw (EF Education-EasyPost) crashed out of the race.

Up front, more men got away from the peloton, with mountain classification leader Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) joined by Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), Bahrain Victorious duo Wout Poels and Mikel Landa, and Ineos Grenadiers pair Michał Kwiatkowski and Dani Martínez.

The gap to the peloton, controlled by Jumbo-Visma, was still small at just 30 seconds, however, enabling more riders to jump across. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) did so, as did Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech). Eventually, a breakaway group of 20 or so riders formed, though the situation changed almost metre by metre.

The first-category Col de Cou (7km at 7.4%) saw Ciccone grab 10 points at the top ahead of Powless and Alaphilippe, while on the next climb of the Col de Feu (5.8km at 7.8%), the attacks began once again.

This time, it was Woods, Ciccone, Landa, Pinot and Alex Aranburu (Movistar), who jumped from the front of the break, with Woods and Ciccone powering clear to contest the points at the top.

The Italian duly sprinted clear to take another 10 points and move to within 12 of Powless’ polka dot jersey. Back in the peloton, meanwhile, the pace had slowed a touch to let the gap go out to 1:20 heading into the last 100km of the day.

The day’s next climb – the 6km, 3% Col de Jambaz – was not in fact a classified climb but instead a ride to the day’s intermediate sprint. Even so, Jumbo-Visma dialled the pace back up, swallowing up riders from the breakaway as the peloton closed to within 20 seconds of the 12-man lead group – Ciccone, Woods, Pinot, Poels, Martínez, Landa and Lutsenko, as well as Gorka Izagirre, Alex Aranburu (Movistar) Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X), Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech), and Guillaume Martin (Cofidis).

Things calmed down on the long descent from the Jambaz, with over 20km to run until the start of the first-category Col de la Ramaz (13.9km at 7.1%). There was little change in the race situation as Jumbo-Visma knocked off the pace to let the break start the climb with an advantage of 45 seconds.

The Ramaz and Joux Plane

The first kilometre of the Ramaz – 64km from the finish – saw the peloton speed up once more to move to within 30 seconds of the break. Once again, it was Ciccone and Woods who responded at the front by going clear together.

Soon enough, they’d be out front alone as Jumbo-Visma led the peloton up to the rest of the break at 61km to go with Nathan Van Hooydonck setting the pace for the Dutch squad.

Two kilometres later, it was over for Woods too as Tiesj Benoot swept him up. Ciccone punched out on his own, but he too was caught after another kilometre of racing – no more breakaway.

The peloton slimmed and slimmed on the way up the Ramaz, leaving just 20 men by the time Dylan van Baarle took over for Benoot. His 2km stint on the front saw Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) in trouble at the back, with the Briton losing touch along with Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) as Wout van Aert took up the pacemaking 2km from the top.

Pidcock wouldn’t make it back by the top, crossing the summit at 25 seconds down. He surprisingly even lost time on the way down, too as Jumbo-Visma kept pushing.

The Dutch squad also spat Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) out the back as Van Aert led the way down. It would take 10km of chasing onto the valley road with teammate Chris Harper – plus Martin and Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) – before Yates would get back. His countryman Pidcock, meanwhile, was well out of it and nearing two minutes down heading into the final 30km.

The final, HC-rated climb of the Col de Joux Plane (11.6km at 8.5%) was the final – and the toughest – difficulty of the day. Van Aert and Wilco Kelderman led the way onto the lower slopes, but Rafał Majka (UAE Team Emirates) was quick to take over, shedding the pair of them as well as Martin, Simon Yates, Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), and David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ).

Van Aert sensationally made it back a kilometre into the climb, riding up the group and taking Majka’s spot, while Bilbao and Yates fought to get back. The Belgian put in one last monster effort before Sepp Kuss took over the lead of the seven-man group 21km out, 9km from the top.

He led six others – Vingegaard, Pogačar, Adam Yates, Hindley, Rodríguez, and Gall – up the climb as Simon Yates, Bilbao, and Gaudu dropped further and further back. The leading septet continued together until the 17.5km to go mark, 5.5km from the top, at which point Gall dropped, with Hindley losing touch 200 metres later.

Kuss would continue for another 800 metres before Adam Yates took over and upped the pace again, dropping the American and Rodríguez and leaving three up front. At 15.5km to go, a kilometre later, Yates peeled off and Pogačar made his move.

Vingegaard couldn’t respond immediately, though held the gap at a handful of seconds, not ceding major ground but not getting back across, either. The pair rode along, holding the gap, for 2km before Vingegaard got back and went to the front after some cat-and-mouse slowing down between them.

The Dane unfailingly kept watch over his shoulder for signs of a move from his great rival, one which finally came 500 metres from the line at the top of the climb. It was an abortive move though, with the narrow strip of tarmac available blocked by two motorbikes. Now on the front for the final metres of the mountain, Pogačar wasn’t as attentive and let Vingegaard blast by to claim a valuable eight bonus seconds to his five.

While the attacks, mind games, and slowing down happened up front, Rodríguez was steadily working his way back, coming across with Adam Yates on the way down towards Morzine.

The Spaniard immediately sensed an opportunity, hit the front, and then disappeared into the distance – off to claim his stage win after a faultless descent. A few seconds further back, Pogačar led Vingegaard for much of the way before Yates took over in Morzine for the final lead out. There, Pogačar struck back for second and six bonus seconds to Vingegaard’s four – more vital time in what is turning into a herculean GC battle.

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Pablo Escobar's brother: the 'narco' who dreamed of racing the Tour de
Everyone knows Pablo Escobar, who ran the Medellín cartel until his death in 1993, was one the world's most notorious "narcos." What's lesser-known is how his older brother, Roberto Escobar, was once a top cyclist in Colombia who dreamed of racing the Tour de France before joining his brother in a life of crime.. The Spanish daily El País outlines the unlikely and ultimately violent ...
Tour de France stage 14: Rodríguez descends to headline victory
Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) scored the victory of his career Saturday on stage 14 of the Tour de France.. The young Spaniard sped away from Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) on the descent off the final mountain of an wild multi-climb stage, a day that shifted time gaps all through the classification.. Pogačar sprinted for second, just five seconds back ...
Tour de France: 'Absolute nightmare'
Tour de France: 'Absolute nightmare' - Ineos' Carlos Rodriguez crashes in sudden drama on Stage 20 - the penultimate day's racing. Stream the Tour de France action live on discovery+, the ...
Tour de France: Carlos Rodríguez strikes for win on stage 14 as
The first-category Col de Cou (7km at 7.4%) saw Ciccone grab 10 points at the top ahead of Powless and Alaphilippe, while on the next climb of the Col de Feu (5.8km at 7.8%), the attacks began ...