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The Antioqueño Wilmar Paredes, Corridor of Team Medellín, was left with the victory in the first stage of the Tour of Colombia 2025, when imposed on a adjusted closure that also made it the first leader of the general classification.
The fraction, with departure and arrival in Yopal, had an ideal flat profile for sprinters. From the beginning and until the end, the squad maintained a controlled rhythm, with neutralized escape attempts and an outcome to the sprint that was resolved by few thousandths of a second.
Paredes won with power in the finish line, where a closed arrival was lived in which by just half a wheel he beat the second best classified of the opening day, which was the Antioquia Cristian Vélez (GW Erco Shimano).
“I have a good start, so that favors me a bit. I am happy, I measured the forces well, my colleagues helped me a lot,” said Paredes after crossing the goal, just before putting on the yellow shirt.
In the final meters, Alejandro Osorio (Paisa Pride) tried to launch the team's packor, Jonathan Restrepo. However, not finding his wheel at the key moment, he was encouraged to try his luck on his own. He attacked with the hope of surprising, but his effort was not enough and ended in third position.
The inaugural stage had a total route of 206 kilometers and had three flying goals. Its mostly flat profile offered ideal conditions for a fast and strategic stage, in which the trains of packingers disputed the prominence in the final meters.
The return to Colombia will continue this Saturday with a demanding stage of half mountain between Yopal and the Alto del Porvenir, a first -class port located in the East of the Department of Casanare. The day will have a distance of 152.7 kilometers.
Stage 2: The second stage will leave Yopal, bound for the Alto del Porvenir (152.7km), in which it will be the first opportunity for the climbers who will play the mountain, while in Aguazul the third fraction will begin, which will culminate in Guateque (189.1km).
Photo: Colombian Cycling Federation
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