The Colombian cyclists who would go to the Alps Tour 2022

Colombian cyclists are still on the European cycling calendar, several of them will be enlisted in the 45th edition of the Alps Tour in Italy. The competition will start next Monday, April 18 and will go until the 22nd of the same month with up to 5 stages in dispute.

Miguel Ángel Lopez would be one of the main Colombian riders looking to make a presence in the short Italian round, along with his team Astana Qazaqstan. In the Alps I would be pedaling with two other Colombians such as Sebastián Henao and Harold Tejada.

Santiago Buitrago would be another of the coffee menus that would be presented there along with his Bahrain Victorious team, which will send Pello Bilbao and Mikel Landa as leaders to seek the victory of the general standings. Esteban Chaves, together with EF Education EasyPost, would face this great challenge with the intention: he would seek to win the overall classification and add kilometers to his preparation for the 2022 Giro d'Italia, where he would be the only leader in the race.

It should be remembered that the Bogotá came to the same squad as Rigoberto Urán for this season in order to reinforce the intentions of the US team in the 3-week rounds, so they give Chaves the confidence to seek the best possible result from the start. On other occasions he has won stage victories and the podium in the Corsa Rosa, which has given him enough experience.

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The Spanish Pro Team Caja Rural Seguros RGA licensed team would have the boyacense Yesid Pira, a cyclist who was a revelation in 2021, and the Antioquia Juan Fernando Calle. The risaraldena Johnatan Cañaveral, with Bardiani CSF Faizane, will also be taking the game in this competition again having a series of competitions in which he gradually manages to show himself in his squad.

Of the Colombians who play in the Drone Hopper Androni Giocattoli, Tolimensian Didier Merchán would be the call to take this goal with the team. He already won his first stage victory in the Vuelta al Táchira, at the beginning of this year, while at the same time he got into the third place of the podium.

Likewise, the Colombian Daniel Mendez would take the game in the Tour of the Alps on Monday, with his team Kern Pharma, being one of the most outstanding climbers there. Finally, the only one that has already been confirmed for the transalpine competition is Éiner Rubio, as one of the main cards of the Movistar Team to compete in the general.

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The Boyacense will be accompanied by a group of strong and experienced cyclists who will guide him in the goal, including José Joaquín Rojas, the young Abner González from Puerto Rico, Jorge Arcas, Vinicius Rangel from Brazil, as well as Will Barta and Juri Hollmann.

The Alps Tour will have 5 stages, starting on the first day from Cles to Primiero to San Martino di Castrozza over a 166 km route. Stage two will be between Primiero/S Martino di Castrozza and Lana in 154 km, where you will have to climb two mountain passes.

For the third day, Lana is expected to start again to travel 154 km to Villabassa where the mountain will once again be the protagonist. Without giving up the climbs, stage 4 will go from Villabassa and Kals am Grossglockner over 142.2 km with an ascent finish. ,

Finally, the auction of the race will take place in the city of Lienz in 115 km, where the new champion of the Alps Tour 2022 will be announced.

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