The Cundinamarqués of the Nu Colombia solidly defended the yellow jersey on the last day between Sopó and Bogotá and was crowned champion of the 75th edition of the Tour of Colombia, while Edgar Andrés Pinzón took the final stage in a reduced sprint.
Photo: EFE – Carlos Ortega
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Bogotá closed this Sunday the 75th edition of the Tour of Colombia with an end that combined show, strategy and celebration. Rodrigo Contreras, team corridor Nu Colombia, defended the yellow jersey to the last meter and crowned champion after ten intense stages.
The last fraction, 139 kilometers between Sopó and the capital, was part of the Bogotá summer festival. The tour was not to relax: two steps through the high Sisga and the demanding high of courtyards, all of the third category, plus three intermediate sprints that kept the race alive from the beginning. The escape of the day was starred by Brayan Sánchez (Medellín-EPM) and Carlos Gutiérrez (Movistar-Best PC), which distributed points and bonuses, but the squad did not leave them room to dream.
In the final stretch, the race was decided in a small sprint between Edgar Andrés Pinzón (GW-Erco-Shimano), Yesid Pira, Contreras and Diego Camargo. Pinzón demonstrated power to take the stage victory, with Contreras entering third, protected by the difference he had forged for a week.
That margin was born in the third stage, a rising counter of 33 kilometers between Curisí and Toquilla that Contreras won more than two minutes of advantage over Camargo. Since then, he administered his lead with a cold head, even in front of the mountain attacks: Yeison Reyes's offensive in the high line (6th stage) and the onslaught of Camargo in El Alto del Vino (9th stage) failed to break it.
The general classification closed with Contreras as champion, followed 53 seconds by Camargo (Medellín-EPM) and with Yesid Pira completing the podium. A solid, carved victory both in force and in mental resistance.
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