Kevin Castillo, the classic RCN 2024 champion.
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Colombian cycling again vibrate since this Saturday, September 20 with the beginning of the classic RCN – System Creted 2025, one of the most traditional competitions of the national calendar. The race, which celebrates its 65th edition, will run until September 28 with the infallible mountain ingredients, plain and a closure, which could be defining, with individual counterreloj.
The opening day will begin in Apartadó, Antioquia, at 8:45 in the morning (Colombian time). Cyclists are expected to cross the goal around 12:30 noon, after a journey of 148.3 kilometers that will cross the Apartadó – Turbo – Apartadó – Mutatá circuit.
The race will begin in front of the mayor of the municipality and will end the first stage in Mutatá. For reasons of “Force Mayor”, the organization eliminated its passage through Chigorodó and Dabeiba and will now start from and will have its end in the municipality of Section. The fraction will not have the original 197.7 kilometers.
The stage offers a combination of flat land with sections that will require tactical concentration and group management for tight packaging. It will not be a definitive exam for the general classification, but it will make the first differences and test the capacity of the equipment to work in block.
Local authorities reported that there will be partial closures of roads on the route from 6:00 am to 1:00 pm, drivers are recommended to plan their displacements in advance and abide by the indications to guarantee the safety of cyclists and spectators.
Live broadcast
Fans can follow the development of the stage through the RCN channel signal from 7:30 am
In total, 170 cyclists of 18 teams will be on the starting line. The platoon will cross Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Tolima, Caldas, Risaralda and Valle del Cauca, until reaching Cali on Sunday, September 28, where a 12 -kilometer counterreloj with the end of the King at the Christ Rey will decide the champion.
Favorites and absences
The current champion, Kevin Castillo, will not defend the title after signing for the Movistar Team, which opens the range of possibilities in the fight for the throne.
Among the favorites are names such as Rodrigo Contreras (Nu Colombia), double champion of the Tour of Colombia (2024 and 2025) and current monarch of the Tour Colombia, in addition to Diego Camargo (Team Medellín), Yeison Reyes (proud Paisa), Wilson Peña (System Crecédit) and the Venezuelan Edwin Becerra (Truluu Guacamaya).
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