The eighth stage between Cali and La Tebaida ended with the victory of the Antioquia Alejandro Osorio (Paisa Pride) in the reduced sprint of the escape. Rodrigo Contreras (Nu Colombia) resisted in the general and arrives with advantage to the mountain day that could decide the round.
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The eighth stage of the Tour of Colombia 2025, played this Friday between Cali and La Tebaida (Quindío) over 171.4 kilometers, had as the protagonist the Antioquia Alejandro Osorio (Paisa Pride), who won with authority in the final sprint of a small escape group.
El Carmen de Viboral corridor, nicknamed 'the pony‘it was the fastest in the last meters and stopped the stopwatch in 3 hours, 35 minutes and 23 secondsreaching an average of 46.8 km/h at the close. The Bolivian José Manuel Aramayo (Pío Rico Cycling) and the Colombian Kevin David Castillo (Team Systemcérédit) completed the podium of the day, all with the same time as the winner.
The day, considered transition before the high decisive mountain, did not cause changes in the general classification. Rodrigo Contreras (Nu Colombia) defended the yellow jersey and maintains 1 minute and 4 seconds of advantage over Diego Camargo (Team Medellín) and 1 minute and 20 seconds on Yonathan Eugenio (EBSA Boyacá Energy).
The squad now prepares for Saturday's great exam: 217 kilometers between Alvarado (Tolima) and El Alto del Vinoin Cundinamarca, a special category summit at 2,847 meters of altitude. The final rise of 29.8 km to 5.8 % of average slope will be preceded by three demanding ports: El Alto de la Mona (1st category), El Alto de Campo Alegre (1st) and El Alto de Venadillo (4th). A stage that promises to be decisive in the fight for the return.
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