After a punishing climb in the Andean mountains surrounding Colombia's capital, Armando Cardenas leans against his bike to catch his breath. In a decade-long career racing professionally, Cardenas ...

MADRID, Colombia — After a punishing climb in the Andean mountains surrounding Colombia's capital, Armando Cardenas leans against his bike to catch his breath. In a decade-long career racing ...

GIRARDOT, Colombia — The crowd roared as Rigoberto ... for all of the cyclists to move out of the starting gate. In this cycling-mad nation, Urán is both a superstar athlete and a branding ...

Cycling madness was elevated to a new level. Besides the two grand tour winners, plenty of other compatriots showed themselves at the highest level. However, this period of pure bliss is now over.

In some ways, the popular route is also a perfect place to take the measure of a sport that has made Colombia the cycling epicenter of Latin America. Amateur cyclists take on Las Palmas’s ...