Colombia has a mountainous national championship this year and they have implemented a new, more challenging course for the occasion.
In the absence of Bernal, Quintana assumes the mantle of favorite.
Startlist
Spoiler
Last name
First name
2023 Team
Chaves
Johan Esteban
Assa Abloy
Quintana
Nairo
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Buitrago
Santiago
Cedevita
Sossa
Juan
DK Zalgiris
Henao
Sebastian
DuckDuckGo - Everesting
Lopez
Miguel Angel
Evonik - ELKO
Sosa
Ivan
King Power
Chamorro
Juan Ernesto
King Power
Higuita
Sergio
Los Pollos Hermanos
Osorio
Alejandro
Los Pollos Hermanos
Pira
Yesid Albeiro
Los Pollos Hermanos
Gomez
German Dario
Manada Coyote
Quintana
Dayer
Minions
Rubio
Einer Augusto
Minions
Bolivar
Isaac
Minions
Hodeg
Alvaro
Minions
Gaviria
Fernando
Moser - Sygic
Merchan
Didier
SEE Turtles
Betancourt
Carlos
SEE Turtles
Molano
Juan Sebastian
SEE Turtles
Ocampo
Victor Alejandro
Sony - Force India
Beltran
Eduard Alexander
Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
Munoz
Cristian
Trans Looney Tunes
Pinzon
Edgar Andres
Xero Racing
Ramirez
Jhon Stiven
Xero Racing
Tejada
Harold
Zwift Pro Cycling
A 16 rider breaks gets away early but nobody of any note in the break.
The breakaway is caught near the top of the first climb and the peloton rides the descent all together. As soon as they hit the 2nd climb Buitrago launches the first serious attack. Quintana follows.
11k to go, Buitrago and Quintana are caught and Buitrago tries again with Lopez on his wheel.
8k to go. Buitrago doesn’t get a gap but Lopez and Beltran are able to get away. They have 19 seconds over the Los Pollos (Pira) led chase group.
5k to go. Quintana brough the chase group back to Lopez and Beltran but Lopez attacked again. Quintana bridged over, on his own this time, and those two have 14 seconds. Chamorro leading the chase.
Chamorro closes the gap launching a new round of attacks. With 3k to go Lopez has another gap, this time in the company of Sosa and Higuita. 26 seconds behind is a group with Quintana, Chamorro, Beltran, Munoz, Tejada, and Quintana.
1k banner. Lopez has both Higuita and Sosa in trouble. Chase group at 43 seconds. Osorio has joined that group.
An all action performance from Lopez earns him the Colombian National Road Race title.
Higuita and Sosa take 2nd and 3rd.
Results
1
Miguel Angel Lopez
Evonik - ELKO
1h50'03
2
Sergio Higuita
Los Pollos Hermanos
+ 12
3
Ivan Sosa
King Power
+ 23
4
Eduard Alexander Beltran
Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska
+ 40
5
Juan Ernesto Chamorro
King Power
s.t.
6
Nairo Quintana
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
7
Cristian Munoz
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
8
Alejandro Osorio
Los Pollos Hermanos
s.t.
9
Dayer Quintana
Minions
+ 1'00
10
Harold Tejada
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
11
Sebastian Henao
DuckDuckGo - Everesting
+ 2'01
12
Einer Augusto Rubio
Minions
+ 2'09
13
Johan Esteban Chaves
Assa Abloy
s.t.
14
Santiago Buitrago
Cedevita
+ 2'47
15
Yesid Albeiro Pira
Los Pollos Hermanos
s.t.
16
Didier Merchan
SEE Turtles
+ 3'20
17
Carlos Betancourt
SEE Turtles
+ 3'45
18
Edgar Andres Pinzon
Xero Racing
+ 5'03
19
Jhon Stiven Ramirez
Xero Racing
+ 6'06
20
German Dario Gomez
Manada Coyote
s.t.
21
Juan Sossa
DK Zalgiris
s.t.
22
Fernando Gaviria
Moser - Sygic
+ 6'37
23
Isaac Bolivar
Minions
+ 8'40
24
Juan Sebastian Molano
SEE Turtles
+ 9'51
25
Victor Alejandro Ocampo
Sony - Force India
+ 10'35
26
Alvaro Hodeg
Minions
+ 12'57
Time Trial
Ocampo is a heavy favorite to add another success to Sony – Force India’s burgeoning collection of NC wins.
Ocampo will ride last, prior to him the best time is from Osorio, who beats Munoz by fractions.
But that is the battle for 2nd, Ocampo wins it by over a minute.
Colombian National Championships 
