The Colombians dominated the podium in the MTB Cerro Abajo competition in Medellín

The athlete llocal Juanfer Velez fuel winner in the second round of the Red Bull competition it closed belowwhat was done for the first time in medellin last Saturday, January 4, as we had anticipated, and they took all the honors. Who had won the Valparaíso race, the legendary Tomás Slavík, He was second in the general classification behind Vélez and with the Brazilian lucas borba in third place.

Medellin in the second city in number of inhabitants and importance of Colombia (after the capital Bogotá) and is located in the Aburrá Valley, in the central region of the South American Andes, and is a picturesque setting for this type of competition. Especially since they used the commune 13, a peripheral community to the center installed on the hills that surround it, where they have placed escalators and cable cars so that people can reach their homes with less effort.
This time the athletes also had to ride their bikes on the roofs of the houses, as well as adding a long sweeping section in the middle, then a bumpy flight up the main staircase heading towards the end packed with fans.

The weather conditions favored the local runners who were constantly acclaimed by the public. Thus, Vélez completed an electric performance downhill, defeating his compatriot Sebastian Holguin for 1.927 seconds. In third place lucas borba He endured his nerves through the streets of the Commune, finishing third with 2.519 seconds, ahead of his compatriot Gabriel Giovanni, that fourth result, and the Chilean pedro ferreira as fifth. In this way they were all south american the companions who were in the top five. Czech Slavík crossed the finish line in 1:29.023 to finish sixth.

The winner Vélez assured: “I don’t know where I found the hole on the track. I went as fast as I could and gave it my all. This gives me a lot of confidence for Mexico and I’m happy.” The next account will be in Guanajuato he March 25th and it promises to be just as exciting as the first two.