Diana Peñuela, champion of the return to Colombia 2025.
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The Cyclist Caldense Diana Peñuela, of the Systemcécédit-GW team, wrote a new golden chapter in her career on Sunday by crowning champion of the Tour of Colombia Women 2025. He did it in a big way: imposing himself in the sixth and last stage, between Manizales and Pereira, after a demanding route of 108.1 kilometers that closed with a demolishing sprint on the avenue August 30.
With this victory, Peñuela not only added his third stage in this edition – after those obtained in Cajicá and Buga – but also took the general title with an accumulated time of 18 hours, 29 minutes and 4 seconds. It is his second title in the Colombian Round, after the one achieved in 2022, and confirms his condition as undisputed reference of national female cycling.
From the time trial in Manizales, Peñuela took over the leadership and did not release it. His solidity was total: he won stages, remained firm in the mountain moments and closed with authority in front of his rivals. On the last day, despite the attacks in the intermediate sprints and the ascent to Alto de Cerrito at kilometer 89, Peñuela endured, controlled and finished off.
The arrival in Pereira was vibrant. In a massive sprint, the Caldense surpassed Lorena Villamizar (Pato Bike BMC) and Jennifer Camila Sánchez (Capital Cycling), making it clear who sent.
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Peñuela was not the only figure of his squad. The Systemard-GW team had an outstanding performance, with three cyclists among the five best of the general. Stefania Sánchez finished third to 46 seconds, and Natalia Garzón, in addition to being the best sub-23, was fifth in the general, only 1 minute and 55 seconds.
The podium was completed by Jessenia Meneses (women Antioquia Pride Paisa), second to 31 seconds. The regularity of the Caldense team was key to controlling the race in all lands.
The final stage was a sample of the high level of competition. International weight participation, combativeness in each kilometer and proper names that left their mark. The Ecuadorian Miryam Núñez (Massizo-Banural) won in the Alto de Cerrito, while cyclists such as Estefanía Herrera (Antioquia pride Women Paisa) and Shirly Catalina Roa (Avinal) shone in the intermediate sprints.
The tenth edition of the Tour of Colombia Women confirmed its place as one of the most important competitions of the continental calendar. The participation of foreign teams, the quality of national cyclists and media coverage ratifies the growth of female cycling in the country.
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