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The 2027 cycling season is already underway - New calendar kicks off just days after European and WorldTour season ended

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Jhonatan Chaves en lo más alto del podio con el equipo NU Colombia
The 2027 international cycling season is under way. Although the European professional peloton will not return to racing for several weeks, the 65th Vuelta a Guatemala has fired the starting gun on the new calendar. That makes the Central American race the first stage event of the season, just days after the Veneto Classic, won by Brandon McNulty, brought the 2026 campaign to a close.
The Guatemalan race concluded on Sunday with Joseph Gerardo Ramírez (Colono Bikestation Kölbi) winning the 10th and final stage, covering 117.6 kilometres from Villa Linda to Villa Linda. The Costa Rican completed the course in 2 hours, 30 minutes and 11 seconds, ahead of Mexican rider José Ramón Muñiz (Canel's-Java), who finished second in the same time, and Panama's Gabriel Bolívar Espinosa (Selección de Panamá).
There were no surprises in the general classification, as Jhonatan Stiven Chaves (Nu Colombia) confirmed the victory he had built over the preceding stages. The Colombian won the race in a total time of 35 hours, 8 minutes and 28 seconds, with a 57-second advantage over teammate Cristian David Rico. Guatemala's Wilson Chonay (Hino One La Red Suzuki) completed the podium, 1 minute and 40 seconds behind.
Guatemala thus takes over from the Veneto Classic as the final competitive reference point of 2026 and the first event on the 2027 international calendar. The swift change of seasons puts Central America back on the international cycling map. Alongside awarding the first victories of the new season, the race gave several riders the chance to begin building up race kilometres and results for the year ahead.

Chaves dominates the general classification as Nu Colombia wins the team standings

The final stage was held over seven laps of a circuit with no categorised climbs and three intermediate sprints. The average speed was 46.98 kilometres per hour, and the stage came down to a sprint, allowing Joseph Ramírez to sign off with a victory. The Costa Rican put the finishing touch on an edition that saw stage wins shared among riders from different countries and teams.
Nine different riders had won stages before the final day. Johan Steven Rubio opened the race's list of winners, while Cristian David Rico, Wilson Chonay, Jhonatan Chaves, Óscar Hernán Fernández, Sergio Arias, Yesid Albeiro Pira and José Ramón Muñiz also celebrated victories. Chaves won stage four, while Pira took stage eight, the individual time trial.
Beyond the general classification, Chaves also won the points classification with 112 points, ahead of Luis Daniel Osés (98) and Cristian David Rico (84). Logan Unger won the mountains classification with 34 points, followed by Gerson Victorino Toc on 30 and Yesid Albeiro Pira on 27. Johan Steven Rubio claimed the young rider classification, while Alex Rony Jululaj topped the intermediate sprints standings with 41 points.
Nu Colombia's dominance also extended to the team standings, which it won in a total time of 105 hours, 28 minutes and 21 seconds. Hino One La Red Suzuki finished second, 4:39 back, while Eca Electricidad-Ciclismo completed the podium at 30:28. Chaves succeeds Óscar Santiago Garzón, the 2025 winner, and joins a roll of honour that includes Robinson Fabián López, Gerson Toc and Juan Mardoqueo Vásquez.

Final general classification of the 2026 Vuelta a Guatemala

Position▼▲RiderTeamTime
1- CHAVES Jhonatan StivenNu Colombia35:08:28
2- RICO Cristian DavidNu Colombia0:57
3- CHONAY Wilson OttonielHino One La Red Suzuki1:40
4- PIRA Yesid AlbeiroHino One La Red Suzuki2:25
5- VÁSQUEZ Juan MardoqueoHino One La Red Suzuki2:59
6- OSES Luis DanielColono Bikestation Kölbi3:02
7- FERNÁNDEZ Óscar HernánNu Colombia4:27
8- DÍAZ Miguel AngelCanel's - Java10:03
9- PANJOJ Adonias NelsonEca Electricidad Ciclismo12:49
10- TOC Fredy OrlandoEca Electricidad Ciclismo13:45
11- RUBIO Johan StevenNu Colombia13:56
12- AGUDELO John AlexandroNu Colombia14:35
13- ARIAS SergioArenas - Tlax - Mex21:12
14- TUIZ Victor AlfonsoHino One La Red Suzuki24:43
15- CANASTUJ José DavidEca Electricidad Ciclismo25:26
16- BONILLA Daniel AndresColono Bikestation Kölbi31:17
17- ISPACHE Julio AmilcarDecorabaños - Bantrab33:22
18- ALARCÓN Julian DavidPío Rico Cycling Team34:59
19- CAMACHO AngelCanel's - Java36:49
20- LORENZO Randish AbdulPanama40:34
21- UNGER LoganMomentum Racing - GCS - Quici50:36
22- BUSTOS Cristian YesidCastelli Deluxe RedHook50:57
23- BORON MelvinDecorabaños - Bantrab53:37
24- MENDEZ AmilcarDecorabaños - Bantrab53:41
25- MORALES EsdrasEca Electricidad Ciclismo56:49
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