There will be no Tour Colombia in 2023

Mauricio Vargaspresident of the Colombian Cycling Federation, confirmed to TIME that the Tour Colombia planned for 2023 will not take place because the resources do not reach.

The competition, which was scheduled to take place from February 7 to the 12 of the same month, did not have all the financial backing, for this reason the Fedeciclismo informed the International Cycling Union (UCI) It won’t be done for next year.
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The official reasons

“We had to report that news before December 15, there was no penalty to be paid,” Vargas said.

And he added: “We made an estimate of expenses with a dollar at $3.90 pesos, but the increase to $5,000 was very hard and the expenses increased.”

The race has not been held since 2020, when he won it Sergio Higuitaafter two years of pandemic and lack of money.

“We spoke with the UCI and they told us that there was no problem for it to be done in 2024. At the moment there are no resources to comply in 2023,” Vargas confirmed.

ICU immediately withdrew the competition from the 2023 calendar.

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