Team Medellín sprinter added his third victory in the classic RCN 2025 by imposing himself on Buga Sprint. Diego Camargo maintains the leadership and everything will be defined in the final counterreloj in the capital of the Valley.
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The expected sprint did not fail in Buga. Wilmar Paredes (Team Medellín) He raised his arms in Santa Barbara Park after imposing himself in the final meters to Alejandro “Pony” Osorio (Paisa Pride) and Juan Diego Hoyos (System Crecédit). It was his third partial victory in this classic RCN 2025, a blow of authority among sprinters. The general, without changes: Diego Camargo (Team Medellín-EPM) Keep the yellow and will reach the decisive Individual counterreloj of Cali with 39 seconds of advantage over Wilson Peña (SYSTEM).
The morning in Pereira started fresh and lively, with the caravan starting from the Government, just in the same place where the end of the seventh stage had been held one day before. The land to the Valle del Cauca, of 135.9 kilometerswas favorable for speed: initial descent, fast roads, short repeches but without greater complication. Everything pointed to an outcome to packaging and so it was.
The fraction script revolved around the flying goals and special sprints. The Cric He got felt again Leison Macawho confirmed his domain and secured the shirt of the flying goals. In special sprints, Jhonatán Restrepo (Paisa Pride) He was incisive and ended up taking the necessary points to ensure that classification. Two defined t -shirts, with a taste of constancy, strategy and missions.
Despite the constant skirmishes in the last sixty kilometers, every attempt to escape was quickly neutralized. The platoon did not want surprises and the pressure of the sprinter teams kept it compact. In that environment, the attacks were repeated every few hundred meters, but none managed to prosper.
The arrival in Buga, unpublished in this edition, offered the perfect frame for a vibrant closure. Paisa pride, systemcredit and medellín They launched their quick men. Osorio opened the fire, Hoyos tried to endure, but it was walls who found the precise hole, finished off with power and crossed the line with clear meters of advantage. A victory with weight, not only for what it means for your personal account, but because it confirms Team Medellín as the absolute protagonist of this edition.
In the general, Camargo had no shocks. The Boyacense remained protected, always rolled wrapped by his teammates and just controlled Peña, his only real rival in the fight for the title. The margin between the two did not move: 39 seconds that will be put to the trial this Sunday at the individual counterreloj of Cali, 12.6 kilometers with arrival in the iconic Cristo Rey.
The classification of the Classic RCN 2025, after eight stages, is ready for a high voltage outcome. The time trial will decide whether Camargo manages to crown his work with yellow or if Peña manages to hit the last curve.
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