Tour Colombia 2.1: Lighting off the fireworks in South America – Preview

Julian Alaphilippe wins stage 5 at the 2019 Tour Colombia
Julian Alaphilippe wins stage 5 at the 2019 Tour Colombia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

In its third year on the UCI Calendar, Tour Colombia 2.1 returns February 11-16 with another field of Grand Tour winners and future contenders ready to begin their 2020 campaigns.

The South American cycling hotbed has been knocking on the door of international greatness for decades and appears to have finally arrived in the form of Egan Bernal and his first Tour de France win last July at the age of 22.

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Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.

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