GERARDO ULLOA

MAKES HISTORY FOR MEXICO BY BECOMING MONARCH OF THE WORLD CUP IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Gerardo Ulloa from the AR Pro Cycling Team makes history for Mexico by winning the Short Track test within the World Cup in the Czech Republic.

Nové Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic September 29, 2020.- The member of the AR Program Cycling Team, Gerardo Ulloa, returns to the tracks with a thirst for victory and he demonstrated it by winning the Short Track test within the World Cup UCI MTB in the Czech Republic, a triumph that leads him to write a new history for Mexico in mountain biking.

The AR Pro Cycling Team resumes activities after the confinement experienced worldwide in the UCI MTB World Cup that is taking place in the city of Nové Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, starting today with the Short Track where the 40 best in the world who will be present within the activity of the event participate.

At 10:45 a.m. Mexico time, the Pan American champion, Gerardo Ulloa, took to the slopes of Nové Mesto na Morave, from the beginning he was in the first positions with his sights set on his main objective, to win the event. which he achieved after facing off in a fierce closing against the Frenchman Victor Koretzky.

Ulloa Arévola manages to cross the finish line in 20 minutes and 15 seconds, leaving the representatives of France, Víctor Koretzky and Maxime Marotte, behind by thousandths of a second and with this, showing that Mexico is a world power in mountain biking.

“A very fun, difficult race, with a lot of mud, many falls, fortunately I also had the mentality of winning a Short Track race in a World Cup several days ago and today we managed to get that result, I dedicate this victory to you to my family who have always trusted me, this is especially for them and for all of Mexico, that they see that by working you can achieve what you set out to do, you just have to be convinced and work hard. I am leaving very happy to be able to give this victory to Mexico and to continue concentrating that I still have 3 more tests to go.” This was expressed with great enthusiasm by the representative of the State of Guanajuato Gerardo Ulloa.

With this victory, it is expected that the AR Program Cycling Teams team was able, for the second consecutive year, to obtain authorization from the "EFIDEPORTE High Performance Sports Fiscal Stimulus" program of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports, the Ministry of Finance and Crédito Pública and the Mexican Olympic Committee in order to give continuity to the program and especially to the preparation of Gerardo Ulloa who has already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.

It is worth mentioning that the AR Program Cycling Teams team has achieved great victories thanks to the support of High Performance Sport Fiscal Stimulus and its contributing companies, by being able to establish a High Performance Center benefiting 22 cyclists in person and 23 cyclists at a distance from the MTB and Route specialties, obtaining victories such as two golds by Gerardo Ulloa in the Barranquilla 2018 Central American Games and 2019 Pan American Games and his qualification to the Tokyo Olympic Games, as well as the gold medal for Adair Prieto in the Junior World Cup, among others.

The activity of the Mexicans within the World Cup in the Czech Republic will continue on October 1 at 8:50 a.m. Mexico with the Elite Category where Gerardo Ulloa will be present, continuing with the participation of Monserrath Rodríguez and Adair Prieto in the sub 23. On October 2, Ulloa returns at 10:45 a.m. sharp.

On Saturday, October 3, Rodríguez and Prieto return to the tracks, to end on Sunday with Gerardo Ulloa at 8:20 a.m.