Quito -
With a route between January 17th and 24th, 2021, the 56th edition of the Tour of Táchira (Venezuela) takes shape. Foreign teams have announced their presence, including the Guatemala Selection, and in the last few hours the Best PC-Toscana joins the list of teams.
The Ecuadorian continental team will arrive after achieving first place as a team in the Tour of Ecuador, with Byron Guamá as squad leader, winner of three stages in the Ecuadorian round.
The team is also composed of Martín López, Miguel Rodríguez, Bryan Hernández, Pablo Caicedo. They will have Anderson Paredes as a local reinforcement.
Among the foreign teams, the organization of the 2021 Tour of Táchira announced that they expect confirmation from the selection of Russia, Italy, and Panama.
Viacheslav Ekimov, president of the Russian federation, has shown his intentions to participate with a selection, while in Panama they are seeking the formation of a competitive team.
Gianni Savio, manager of the Italian team Androni Giocattoli Sidermec, also expressed his intention to repeat his performance in the Tour, where he would arrive with the Ecuadorian Alexander Cepeda, as well as the Colombians Santiago Umbal and Jhonatan Restrepo, as well as other Italian flat terrain specialists.
The race consists of eight stages, with three circuits and an individual time trial that will decide the champion on January 24th.
Stages of the Tour of Táchira
Stage 1 - January 17th / Binational Circuit
Stage 2 - January 18th / Circuit in Rubio
Stage 3 - January 19th / Lobatera - Santa Cruz de Cora
Stage 4 - January 20th / Tovar - Grita
Stage 5 - January 21st / Santa Ana - Pregonero
Stage 6 - January 22nd / Fundación - Cerro El Cristo
Stage 7 - January 23rd / San Cristóbal Circuit
Stage 8 - January 24th / CRI San Cristóbal