Mexican cyclists dominate inaugural GFNY Monterrey. Full track was made up by 160 kms from Parque Fundidora to Mountains of Chipinque.

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2. Mexican cyclists dominate inaugural GFNY Monterrey
NEW YORK CITY, February 28, 2018 - It was a clean podium sweep for Mexico at the
2018 GFNY Latin American Championship, which was held at the inaugural GFNY
Monterrey on Sunday, February 25.
Home favorites on both the men's and women's side showcased the depth and
pedigree of Mexico's cycling elite by dominating the inaugural GFNY Monterrey.
The race got off to a fast start with speeds averaging 48kph for the first 30 minutes.
At km 30, a break was made by a group of five riders containing Miguel Arroyo Jr.
The lead group worked together and continued to steadily increase their advantage.
The chase group, containing Flavio de Luna, defending champ of the GFNY Latin
American Championship, realized they had let the breakaway go to far too soon. At
km 80, they started working together to bridge the 6-minute gap. Immediately, De
Luna and a few others shifted into low gears and the chase was on, with speeds
averaging over 50kph.
At km120, the lead group was finally broken apart when Arroyo Jr lay down one final
attack at the base of Chipinque. Arroyo Jr maintained a fast pace up the mountain

3. but De Luna was gaining quickly. So quickly that he took the KOM title, but he did
not manage to catch Arroyo Jr.
Arroyo Jr took the 2018 GFNY Latin America Championship title in a scorching time of
3:23:37. He was followed less than two minutes back by Emilano Mirafuentes
Resendez and a further minute back by De Luna rounding out the podium.
In the women's race, it was a closely fought contest along the entire 124km race
route, with Veronica Balderas edging out Ana De Leon for the title by 18 seconds in
the climb to the finish line, in a time of 3:38:20. Maria Hernandez rounded out the
podium for the women four minutes back, in 3:42:19.
Top 20% of age group finishers of the long route qualified for the racer corral at the
2018 Campagnolo GFNY World Championship in NYC, this coming May 20, 2018.
About GFNY
GFNY is the global cycling marathon brand with events held in NYC, Bali-Indonesia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Samosir-Indonesia, Jerusalem-Israel,
Malaysia, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Cozumel-Mexico, Monterrey-Mexico and
Uruguay.

4. Riders get to BE A PRO FOR A DAY by competing against others, themselves and the
clock in a personal endurance challenge.
At all GFNY events, riders have the chance to qualify for the elite racer corral at the
GFNY World Championship in NYC by placing in the top 10% (20% at World and
Regional championships) of their age group.
Campagnolo GFNY World Championship NYC
The 8th annual Campagnolo GFNY World Championship New York will be held
on May 20, 2018. The race features the world's most international peloton with riders
from over 90 countries. Athletes take on a challenging 100-mile route from NYC to
Bear Mountain to Fort Lee to compete against each other, the clock and themselves
in a personal endurance challenge.

5. GFNY World Calendar
18 March GFNY COLOMBIA
18 March GFNY URUGUAY
22 April GFNY COSTA RICA
27 April GFNY MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIP JERUSALEM
20 May GFNY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NYC
27 May GFNY POLSKA-GDYNIA
5 August GFNY BRASIL
2 September GFNY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP DEUTSCHLAND
2 September GFNY ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP INDONESIA-SAMOSIR
9 September GFNY PORTUGAL
21 October GFNY PANAMA
11 November GFNY COZUMEL-MEXICO
25 November GFNY CHILE
24 February 19 GFNY BALI
17 March 19 GFNY LATIN AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP MONTERREY