These are the three cyclists who lead the fight for the title after five stages in the Vuelta a Guatemala 2022
After the celebration this Thursday of the fifth stage of the Cycling Tour of Guatemala, and with 5 more stages to gothere are three cyclists who have already taken advantage over the rest of the competitors and are beginning to emerge as the candidates to be crowned on November 1 at the finish line that will be located in Guatemala City.
The Tour of Guatemala 2022 will have a total of 1,290 kilometers of which almost half have already been traveled in the dispute of its first 5 stagesthe first of them on October 24, which left the Colombian rider Robinson Chalapud as the winner, who repeated with victory this Thursday in the section from Totonicapán to San Marcos.
In that sense, and after 5 stages that have accumulated 664.2 kilometers that crossed the departments of Guatemala, Chiquimula, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Escuintla, Sololá, Totonicapán and San Marcosthese are the three riders who ride at the top of the general classification.
Mordecai Vasquez
Mardoqueo Vásquez won the 60th edition of the Vuelta in 2020, and after a 2021 in which the competition was not held due to health reasons derived from the Covid-19 pandemic, he will seek to “conquer” Guatemala again and defend his champion title.
Currently “Super Mardo”, is the bearer of the yellow sweater for the leader of the general classification and maintains an advantage of 1 minute and 57 seconds over Wilmar Pérez, his main pursuer. Vásquez who won the 2020 edition of the Vuelta maintains a podium (in the fourth stage) and a second place (third stage).
Mordecai is also second in the general mountain classification with 29 points.
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Wilmar Perez
The Colombian Wilmar Pérez from Cerámicas Castelli is second in the general classification at 1:57 behind Mordoqueo and has a podium finish that he achieved in the second stage. Also, he is fourth on the mountain with 23 points. In this Thursday’s stage he entered fifth, but continues well placed.
Colombian cyclist Wilmar Pérez won the 108-kilometer section of the third stage of the 61st Cycling Tour of Guatemala with the finish line in Fraijanes. 🚵🚵https://t.co/9WxVGnw2GV
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Sergio Chumil
Sergio Chumil has had a good performance during the first 5 stages of the Vuelta, this Thursday he was seventh (2:22 behind the winner), however, he remains third best in the general classification at 2:46 behind Mordoqueo.
Added to that, the member of Hino-One is the best Sub-23: Paulo Pantoja of Movistar Best PC of Ecuador leads in 4 minutes and 26 seconds.
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