Race of the month - Tour Colombia 2.1The Tour Colombia 2.1, previously called Colombia Oro y Paz, completed its second edition on February 17th after six days of racing in the mountainous Antioquia region around Medellín, Colombia. Part of the UCI America Tour, the UCI 2.1 event covered 833 kilometres over the six stages.The race opened with a 14km team time trial, won by EF Education First, with team leader Rigoberto Uran donning the leader's jersey. Uran lost the jersey on the second stage to stage winner Alvaro Jose Hodeg (Deceuninck-Quick Step) but regained it on the following stage. Stage 4 saw the win go to Bob Jungels (Deceuninck-Quick Step), who also took the overall lead, which was then transferred to his team mate Julian Alaphilippe on Stage 5. However, the final stage proved to be decisive, with Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) winning the stage, but Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) claiming the overall title after finishing third on the stage. Local Colombian riders dominated the standings, taking the top six spots, and all but one of the top-15.
2019 Final Standings1 Miguel Angel Lopez (COL) Astana Pro Team 18:38:322 Ivan Ramiro Sosa (COL) Team Sky at 0:043 Daniel Felipe Martinez (EF Education First) 0:424 Egan Bernal (COL) Team Sky 0:545 Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team 1:02Rider - Ryan Gibbons (RSA)South Africa's Ryan Gibbons (Team Dimension Data) moved into second spot in the UCI Africa Tour individual rankings at the end of February, after a strong first two months of 2019. He began the year finishing third in the Youth classification (11th overall) at the Santos Tour Down Under UCI WorldTour race, and followed that up by taking second place in the road race at the South African national championships. More recently, he was third in Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman, and third overall in the points classification. His breakthrough event was in 2017, when he won Le Tour de Langkawi (UCI 2.HC), as well as the Points Jersey and a stage. Since then, he has competed in three Grand Tours - the Giro d'Italia twice (finishing once) and the Vuelta a España.UCI Continental Rankings (February 26, 2019)Individual
UCI Africa Tour - Daryl Impey (RSA)UCI America Tour - Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (COL)UCI Asia Tour - Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)UCI Europe Tour - Alejandro Valverde (ESP)UCI Oceania Tour - Michael Matthews (AUS)TeamsUCI Africa Tour - Sovac (ALG)UCI America Tour - Rally UHC Cycling (USA)UCI Asia Tour - Terengganu Cycling Team (MAS)UCI Europe Tour - Cofidis, Solutions Credits (FRA)UCI Oceania Tour - Team Bridgelane (AUS)NationsUCI Africa Tour - South AfricaUCI America Tour - ColombiaUCI Asia Tour - KazakhstanUCI Europe Tour - BelgiumUCI Oceania Tour - Australia