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Mariana Pagon, athlete from Antioquia, multiple world champion, years old.
Maintaining the leading role that the country has played in the last decade in BMX is the task of the Colombian exponents of this cycling method, which will face the challenges of height in 2023.
Injuries and the passing of the years have taken their toll Mariana Bagon That in the year 2022 he did not have the dominance of previous times. However, the woman of Antioquia continues to make the name of the country aloft in various competitions and high hopes are pinned on her in the year that has just begun.
Indeed, for analysts, on the shoulders of the two-time Olympic champion, there is still a lot of hope that the country will continue its winning streak, at least as far as the women’s branch is concerned.
“There are currently no athletes from any region who are at an athletic or technical level above her level. In my opinion, Mariana has been there for quite some time, ”remarked the experienced leader of bizicross. Juan Fernando Castrillon.
He explained that those who come and present themselves in a good way cannot be ignored, especially in the province of Antioquia, but he insisted that “Marianna is still the Queen”.
In the men’s category, on the other hand, there is a group of athletes who are invited to visit the podium more frequently.
He added, “Among the men, there is a very interesting quarry of cyclists who have worked hard and therefore achieve very good results in the various events.”
international dating
This way of cycling has already determined the international calendar, which consists of many very important competitions.
One of them is the Pan American and South American Championships, where sub-classes 23, Junior and Elite will be in play. This will take place in Ecuador between May 27-28.
Meanwhile, on June 3 and 4, the first and second rounds of the World Cup will be held in Turkey, while the third and fourth rounds will be held in the Netherlands on the 24th and 25th of the same month.
The highlight of the year will be in Glasgow and Scotland, which are part of the UK, where the UCI Under-23 World Championships, Junior and Elite-Challenge will be held, between August 3-13.
On September 23-24, France will host the fifth and sixth World Cups, while the next four will be held in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. The seventh and eighth are scheduled for October 7 and 8, and the last two on October 14 and 15, when the international season concludes.
High expectations
For Castrillón, the country’s bicicrositas talent leads us to believe that the leading role this season will continue at the international level.
“All previous achievements are an invitation to continue improving records and results and for this, we must continue to develop different strategies and projects in each region, which will allow us not to lose the progress of the athletes. The national government must continue to support the selected by traveling to various international events, he noted, As well as improving medical support, sports equipment, economic support, and improving incentives for medals.
Likewise, Antioquia Andrea Escobar who comes in the line of succession in the female branch, is optimistic when thinking about the challenges of 2023.
“Mariana, Carlos Ramirez and her other teammates set very high standards, but I am convinced that we can continue to do so because in Colombia we have a lot of talent and we are used to competing at the international level,” she said.
And she highlighted that the vast majority of those who practice this method take this very seriously and make it clear that the goal is to be at the top of the podium in every competition, and I hope they will support this year on the international tracks.
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