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Olympic cyclist who won the men's Scracht at the twenty-third edition of the Games of Central America and the Caribbean
COLOMBIA.- The notes of Glory to the brave! they were sung in the Velodrome of Alcides Nieto Patiño, in the Colombian city of Cali, while the tricolor flag floated from above, thanks to the triumph of Angel Pulgar. Olympic cyclist who won the men's Scracht at the twenty-third edition of the Games of Central America and Caribbean Barranquilla 2018. Pulgar, technically managed his time during the fifty-nine laps of the track.
He demonstrated his power in the final shot, in turn sixty exploded the speed that was on his legs and led the pack. He was escorted by Leandro Marcos of Cuba and Mexico's Emiliano Mirafuentes, respectively silver and bronze
"The race was very important and very hard, there is no easy race. have pbaded and I am happy with the results.At ten laps of the finish I saw that I could win the competition, I noticed that it was at a pace that I was going to get. had the ability to bear, the goal was to reach the last resort because I was sure that there would be the last shot to place me .Our champion of Central America
In turn, he said, "I am very happy to be able to add a medal to my country, Venezuela. These are the joys it deserves, today I have accomplished my job and I have contributed a grain of sand to my land. This is the second medal I have played today, in the first test of the team pursuit. Mexico was superior to us and in the last lap we did not materialize, we lost the gold. I was left with this debt, I did not give up and took gold at home. "
During the award ceremony the native Barquisimeto could not hide his emotion, tears were present since he took the podium. " My uncle died a month ago and I promised that the first gold medal that he would win would be for him. Since the end of the race, I think of my uncle. Personally this medal is for him ".
A look at the history
During the Games of Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador 2002, the scracht test was included, it is listed as the new speed cycling race in the so-called sports competition.
Venezuela possessed only two metals from Central America in this modality .Champagne Chacón at Cartagena 2006 culminated with the l. Silver, being the first medalist for the country, and later at Mayagüez in 2010, Richard Ochoa was named champion, winning the first gold medal for Venezuela.
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