Statements of Rodrigo Contreras after the gold medal in Central America – Other sports – Sports

Of course, the race for victory was not lost by the rider Rodrigo Contreras, because this Friday in Cali he became the first Colombian athlete to win gold at the Games. 39, Central America and the Caribbean 2018, after winning the 31 km individual time trial in Cali.

"Happy for this perfect cycle.The truth is that we did well with Wálter Vargas and it has much more than peace", said Contreras to El TIEMPO.
C is his field, he knows very well the time trial, it is the competition in which he excelled and who already has a silver medal at the Bolivarian Games and the 39. gold in South America and Central America and the Caribbean. been perfect.

" I used the same thing with what I'm training, a 55×11, a relationship with which I feel good and with which I adapted well to this circuit "said the runner of the EPM. with the money to his compatriot Wálter Vargas and with the bronze to the Cuban Pedro Portuondo.

Rodrigo Contreras won the gold medal with a time of 34 minutes 40 seconds, which satisfied him

" That's what I had stipulated, the truth is that I have not changed much, the relationship we have in place is the one I practice every day and I felt comfortable It is very satisfying to know that we have dominated the time trial, which means that with Vargas we are consolidated, "said Contreras.

Vargas, for his part, blamed anxiety, which did not let him do a better job.
"I was fine, in the first round I was very fast, but I let myself be overcome by anxiety and when I thought I could finish well, finish better, I could not, "Vargas told EL TIEMPO.

He added: "On the descent, he was fine, and then he had to return to a field with a climb.The result is excellent for Colombia, the idea was to win the gold and that's what we got, "added Wálter Vargas, Team Medellín rider

Lisandro Rengifo
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