Sebastian Guerrero Torres of Ibarra won the first UCI Gran Fondo Ecuador on Saturday 14 November in Salinas and qualified for the 2027 World Championships. He covered the 127.9 km course in 03:03:36 at an average of 41.79 km/h.
Joel Levi Burbano Coral of Tulcan was second, 1 second back. Pedro Sebastian Rodriguez Cadena, also of Tulcán, took third, 1 minute O seconds behind. Gregorio Isaac Bravo Dueñas and Joseph Steven Andrade Solorzano completed the top five, 1 minute 17 seconds and 1 minute 21 seconds down respectively.
In the women’s race, Josselyn Carolina Jaramillo Salas of Ibarra won in 03:36:44. Karoly Campuzano of Guayaquil was 3 minutes 58 seconds behind, and Paula Manuela Paredes Torres of Portoviejo finished 4 minutes 49 seconds back.
The 87.6 km Medio Fondo produced a four-rider sprint finish. Thierry Barbier of Paris, 65, won in 02:12:22. Henry Schwarz of Dresden, 68, was 1 second behind and Carlos Troya of El Tambo took third, 2 seconds back. Seventeen-year-old Manuela Ortega Arteaga of Cuenca was fourth overall, 3 seconds behind, and won the women’s race. Priscila Encalada was second woman, 11 minutes 25 seconds back.
Riders raced a roughly 46.1 km circuit, mostly flat and fast apart from an opening 1.2 km climb averaging 6 percent.
The event is a new addition to the UCI Gran Fondo World Series calendar. Riders finishing in the top 25 percent of their age and gender category, measured against starters, earn places at the 2027 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Haute-Savoie, France. Results are provisional pending official confirmation.
View UCI Gran Fondo Ecuador results HERE
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