Together with the Tour de France champion! He Guatemalan cyclist Julio Ispaché shared with Egan Bernal in the well-known ascent to Patios in Colombia, where the chapín has been preparing for the International return to Guatemala.
The more complicated the mountain, the better it will be for preparation and if the pace is set by one of the best exponents of Latin American cycling, even better. For this reason, Ispaché’s work in Colombia will be decisive for the Guatemalan turn. Here we tell you what the experience was like. What a chilero!
This is how Julio Ispaché shared with Egan Bernal on the ascent to Patios
In his preparation for the Cycling Tour of Guatemalahe quetzaltecan cyclist Julio Ispaché carried out the Gran Fondo challenge in Bogota 2024, where he met the Colombian Egan Bernalwho is one of the most important riders in Latin America who are a great example for runners.
This is how on Saturday, October 12, 2024, Ispaché, during the 24-kilometer test on the ascent to Patios, took advantage of the experience of the Colombian rider from the Ineos Grenadiers team, who gave him some advice to be a more complete cyclist.
«A tough one as a cyclist, but even more so as a person. Thank you Bernal for motivating me and guiding me to the Gran Fondo de Ciclismo de Bogotá challenge on the climb to Patios. Now to focus on the Tour of Guatemala»Ispache published on his social networks.
What is the ascent to Patios in Bogotá like?
The ascent to Patios is a climb of second category with 5.9 kilometers at 6.9% average and 410 meters of elevation gain rising to 3,000 meters above sea level. The first kilometer is at 5.3% which allows you to warm up your legs for the next 3 kilometers with an average slope above 6% and peaks up to 8.5%.
Due to the characteristics of the test, Ispache and his Decorabaños team They decided that it would be a great experience for the Quetzaltecan, who has shown that he will undoubtedly be one of the protagonists and favorites for the 63rd edition of the Tour of Guatemalawhich will be held from Friday, October 25 to Sunday, November 3, 2024.
Who is the Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal?
Bernal is one of Colombia’s most prominent cyclists and has achieved international recognition for his skills in grand tours. He began his career in the mountain biking. In 2018 he was signed by the powerful British team Team Sky, now Ineos Grenadiers, for which he currently rides, where he quickly stood out as one of the most promising cyclists.
The greatest achievement of his career came in 2019, when he became the first Latin American cyclist to win the Tour of France at 22 years of age. In 2021 he won the Tour of Italy. A year later he suffered a serious accident while training in Colombia. He crashed into a parked bus and suffered multiple fractures, including his spine, putting his career and life at risk.
After several surgeries and an intensive rehabilitation process, he returned to compete on the professional circuit at the end of 2022, showing remarkable recovery capacity and enormous motivation to return to the cycling elite.
Therefore, Bernal is undoubtedly a great motivation for Ispaché as for all the latin american cyclistsbecause he has shown in his career that he is a fighter and symbol of perseverance. What a chilero!
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