The 19 -year -old corridor of the Nu Colombia attacked in recent kilometers and achieved the first victory for his solo team. The general classification had no changes and José Misael Urián (Team Systemard) retains the leadership.
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The young man Johan Rubiojust 19 years and corridor of the Nu Colombia team, the victory was taken in the fifth stage of the Classic RCN 2025 with a brave attack in the last kilometers, entering Ibagué alone with crying of emotion. In the general classification there were no shocks: the Boyacense José Misael Urián (Team Systemcérédit) continues to wear yellow and retain the leadership of the test before the dreaded queen stage.
The day started early from Funza, under the usual cold of the cundinamarquesa savanna. Just shot seven kilometers, the squad faced the Alto de Mondoñedofirst great obstacle of the day, second -category mountain award that stirred his legs without breathing. Once that initial demand was over, the road opened the way and with it the first battles for the bonuses arrived.
LEISON MACA (National Cric), absolute owner of the Flying Goals and Special Sprints T -shirts, showed his competitive instinct again: he stayed with both goals on the table and Anapoima, ensuring more points and consolidating his reign in those classifications.
The landscape change also brought a climate turn. The platoon left the Andean cold behind and, in a matter of kilometers, entered the suffocating heat of Tolima, with temperatures that touched the 32 degrees. In that environment the first leak was formed, composed of packagors such as Juan Diego Hoyos (SYSTEM), Alejandro Osorio (Paisa pride) and Maca himself. Although Hoyos losing bellows and returned to the lot, the adventure served to tighten the rope and force the teams to order the persecution.
Behind, the TEAM SYSTEM He did his homework: with three men in the first three positions of the general, the block dedicated himself to controlling the times and keeping calm, taking care of Urián and avoiding any attempt to cut.
The escape, meanwhile, remained alive, with irregular relays, until 25 kilometers from the finish line stirred the panorama: Johan Rubio (Nu Colombia), Freddy Ávila (GW Erco-Shimano), Mateo García (100% eggs) y Daniel Arroyave (GW Erco-Shimano) They dynamited the group and separated with a small income of 23 seconds.
The final kilometers were vertigo. The land towards Ibagué, with short and false ramps, broke any attempt at absolute control. In the absence of ten kilometers, the escape was neutralized by a small group of persecutors, but the fight was still open. The majority lot, without hurry, circulated more than four minutes, still under the system of system.
In that context, Rubio decided to risk everything. He attacked four kilometers, took more than 20 seconds of advantage and no longer looked back. Neither Garcia, nor Arroyave, nor Chávez could reach him. The young man of Nu Colombia, with just a season in the elite, faced the last meters with the overwhelmed heart, crossing the finish line alone and in tears, aware of signing the best victory of his short career.
“This triumph I want to dedicate it to two very important people in life who died this year: a very close friend who left us in February and my cousin left us in July. It is for them and my family,” Rubio said after the stage victory.
The main lot, headed by the favorites, entered without shocks. The general remains intact: José Misael Urián He continues leader with his colleagues, Sebastián Castaño y Wilson Peñaas immediate escorts. The classic now enters its decisive phase, with the Queen stage On the horizon: 184 kilometers from Venadillo to Manizales, with the fearsome high of the siphon as a relentless judge. There, the mountain will issue a sentence again.
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