The Ecuadorian Cycling Federation (FEC) is in the final stretch of the organization for the return to equatorthat this 2022 runs the edition 39 between November 12 and 19with a journey that will have “hard” stages and steps through “unpublished” localitiesin an attempt to have a new vision for the national pedal sport.
In the last few hours, the organization managed to obtain the municipal permits in Quito for the development of the two final stages and “What follows is the paperwork” to get other agreements and to have the organization of the biggest Ecuadorian cycling party ready, with which “everything will be ready”.
Steven Haro, champion of the Tour of Ecuador
This year, the Tour of Ecuador is made up of eight stages, “several are attractive, but it will undoubtedly be the toughest of all previous editions”commented Santiago Rosero, president of the FEC.
The manager confirmed the participation of 19 teams and a total of 127 runnerswithout these being final numbers, with the option of cyclists and squads can joinalthough “they will no longer be able to count on the benefits that we deliver” to those who have been in the different valid ones of the National Cup and who have been active throughout the season.
Rosero defined the 39th edition as “an atypical return”this because “it will reach several sites that we have chosen for the first time in the history of the competition”in addition to having as a special situation “not to occupy state highways in some stages, as has been done on previous occasions.”
“We want to give another tone to the race, not to cause trouble and conflict to people that it must travel through the main highways, but also understanding that we can provide a show in small towns, some of which are unprecedented where we will pass this year”, said Rosero.
This The new arrangement in the layouts is born from the “experience of being in races in Europe, with second, third or even fourth order pathways; We don’t have that arrangement here, but we want to generate a love for cycling and that’s why we’ll go through those towns, but also because our cyclists need that kind of preparationwe have usually traveled on good roads, for the most part, but if they go to international races they do not have that, therefore we must look for them to adapt to other conditions, ”said the manager.
Despite route changes, Rosero assured that 90% of the Vuelta is passable for our cyclists and they will have no problems, the remaining 10% can present irregular sections, but nothing that we have not passed in previous racesbecause even on first-rate roads we have had some inconveniences”, he pointed out.
The RThe tour of the 39th edition of the Tour of Ecuador will cover 1,199 kilometers in eight stages. The proof starts in Samborondón, on Saturday, November 12, and closes in El Empalme.
The second stage will go to Puerto Quitothen the stretch to Calacalí on the third day, “a very tough stage”, before uniting the towns of Otavalo and San Gabriel on the fourth day Of the test.
On the fifth day of competition there is a circuit between Tufiño and Tulcán, “with visits to emblematic sites.”
For the sixth stage, the caravan begins the return and the day will close in Cayambe, to reach the penultimate day on the Middle of the World Citywhere he Saturday the 19th the final stage will be held, with a circuit. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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