Wílmar Paredes, from Team Medellín, celebrates his victory in the seventh stage of the Tour of Colombia 2025, played between Armenia and Cali.
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The Antioqueño Wílmar Paredes cyclist, a member of Team Medellín, achieved this Thursday in Cali his second victory in this edition of the Tour of Colombia 2025, after imposing himself with authority in the final sprint of the seventh stage.
The escape of the day, which appeared walls, managed to take an advantage of more than six minutes over the main lot. Upon entering the first race of the Vallecaucana capital, the leading group accelerated the rhythm to the passage of trade, where the finish line was located.
The Pedalist of Team Medellín had already taken the victory in the first stage of this edition, played in Yopal. On Thursday's podium he was accompanied by Antioqueño Cristian Vélez (GW Erco Shimano) and the Risaraldense Kevin Castillo (SYSTEM), second and third respectively.
The seventh fraction of the Tour of Colombia 2025 departed from Armenia and had 185.2 kilometers of extension. It was a mostly flat day that offered three special sprints and gave respite to the general's favorites, after the wear of the previous day.
For cyclists who fight for the yellow shirt, this Thursday was a recovery fraction after facing the queen stage, which concluded with the demanding rise to the high line. At the top of the general, Cundinamarqués Rodrigo Contreras (Nu Colombia) is maintained.
Contreras hold a margin of a minute and four seconds about his closest persecutor, the boyacense Diego Camargo (Team Medellín), while the provisional podium is completed by the Venezuelan Yonathan Eugenio (EBSA), at 1:20 of the leader.
The return to Colombia will continue this Friday with a stage of half mountain that will depart from Cali and end in La Tebaida (171.4km), Quindío. To get to the goal, the squad must overcome a fourth category mountain award that could select the arrival.
This was the general classification of the Tour of Colombia 2025 after stage 7 between Armenia and Cali:
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