The second place of Martha Bayona (speed) and third place Kevin Quintero (keirin) were some of the most outstanding Colombian results at the beginning of the UCI Champions Leaguelast Saturday, in Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Paris, France.
In the women’s speed test, Martha He stood out from the beginning by leading his qualifying series. In the semifinals, the Colombian shared a difficult group where the New Zealander stood out Ellesse AndrewsOlympic champion in Paris 2024 in the speed and keirin events.
During the semi-finals, Martha He maintained second position in the race and, with half a lap remaining, took the lead of the group and advanced to the final. In the final instance, the Colombian faced the British Emma Finucane in the fight for gold and did not achieve the objective when she was overtaken in the last corner, while the Russian Alina Lysenko took third position and Stefany Cuadrado the 16th.
On the other hand, Martha She also achieved an outstanding fourth place in the keirin test, where the Russian triumphed. Lysenkofollowed by the British Emma and the Dutch Steffie Van Der Peet closed the competition podium, while, Stefany Cuadrado He took seventh place overall.
On the male branch, Christian Ortega y Kevin Quintero They reached the final of the keirin test. The two Colombians kept pace on the podium, but it was Kevin the one who got the third place overall, while Cristian He took fourth place in the modality led by the British Matthew Richardsonfollowed by Dutch Harrie Lavreysen.
For its part, in the speed test, Cristian was the most outstanding of the Colombians by occupying fifth place overall, while Kevin ranked 18th. Our representatives were overtaken by Matthew Richardson, Harrie Lavreysen and the Trinidadian Nicholas Paul.
The next round in the UCI Champions League will be held this Friday, November 29 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, highlighting that the third round will also take place in that city, but on Saturday.
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