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Date: December 6, 2025

Tadej Pogacar’s Mont Ventoux bike has sold at auction for over €160,000!

 

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The world champion’s record-breaking Colnago Y1Rs sold for over ten times the value of a standard model. It sold for $190,500 USD, the price of a Porche 911.

A single bicycle changed hands at Sotheby's yesterday for €163,430. That's $190,500 in U.S. dollars. Not a vintage Masi or a museum piece from the Merckx era. This bike is barely six months old. It's Tadej Pogačar's Colnago Y1Rs Stripped Black. The same machine he piloted up Mont Ventoux during stage 16 of the 2025 Tour de France, then rode to victory at the World Championships and Il Lombardia. The hammer fell on December 5, closing a bidding war that obliterated Sotheby's pre-sale estimate of €14,000 to €17,000. The final price came in nearly ten times higher than expected.

This wasn't just any race bike. The Colnago Y1Rs represents the cutting edge of aero road technology, a monocoque carbon frame designed to slice through wind with 20 watts less drag than its predecessor at 50 km/h. Pogačar's version rolled on Enve SES 4.5 Pro wheels wrapped in Continental GP 5000 TT tubeless tires. Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 managed the shifts. A Colnago one-piece integrated cockpit and fi'zi:k Argo 00 Adaptive saddle completed the setup. The total weight hovered around 6.9 to 7.0 kilograms. But specs don't explain a $190,500 price tag. The bike wears a unique "Stripped Black" finish, a raw carbon aesthetic with rainbow World Champion accents that Colnago finalized during a Tour rest day. It's a one-off design that will never be replicated. More importantly, this frame carried Pogačar through one of the most dominant stretches in modern cycling history.

In 2024, Pogačar accomplished what no male rider had done before. He won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France, and the World Road Race Championship in a single season. He added Monument classics to that haul, cementing a year that rewrote the record books. Then he did it again in 2025. His fourth Tour de France title came with a margin of more than four minutes over Jonas Vingegaard. Six stage wins. Total dominance in the mountains and time trials. By the time this Y1Rs hit the auction block, Pogačar had collected four Tour titles, ten Monument victories, and two World Championship rainbow jerseys. At just 26 years old, he's already being discussed alongside Merckx and Hinault. When a rider reaches that level, even his equipment becomes legendary.

The cycling memorabilia market has seen eye-watering prices before, but context matters. Lance Armstrong's Trek Madone Butterfly, featuring real butterfly wings lacquered onto the frame by artist Damien Hirst, sold for $500,000 in 2009. Another Armstrong bike, the Trek Madone Yoshimoto Nara with artwork by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, fetched $200,000. A third Armstrong machine brought $160,000. All were charity auctions. All featured one-of-a-kind artwork by world-renowned artists. Pogačar's Colnago carried no Hirst butterflies or Nara illustrations. Just a raw carbon finish and rainbow stripes. Its value came purely from racing provenance and the rider who made it famous. At $190,500, it's now the second-most expensive bike ever sold at auction. It surpassed every Armstrong bike except the Butterfly. And it did so on the strength of performance alone, not charity appeal or celebrity artwork. What This Says About Pogačar's Legacy The buyer, whose identity remains undisclosed, now owns a piece of that history. A machine that climbed Ventoux, conquered the Tour, and wore the rainbow bands across some of cycling's most prestigious finish lines. For the rest of us, it's a reminder that greatness isn't just measured in watts or watts-per-kilogram. Sometimes it's measured in what someone is willing to pay to own a piece of it. And yesterday, that price was $190,500.

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News Source - Bike Push

 

 

 

Date: December 5, 2025

ANOTHER EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE BY NICHOLAS PAUL FROM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

 

International News

Golden moments for T&T! Congratulations to Nicholas Paul on capturing Gold in the Men’s Sprint and Silver in the Men’s Keirin at the 2025 Bolivarian Games!

A true champion raising the bar for cycling in Trinidad and Tobago.

 

 

 

 

Date: December 5, 2025

ANOTHER EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE BY MAKAIRA WALLACE FROM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

 

International News

A stellar debut on the senior stage!

Congratulations to Makaira Wallace on capturing silver in the Women’s Sprint and bronze in the Women’s Keirin at the 2025 Bolivarian Games.

Your hard work and determination continue to make Trinidad and Tobago proud!

 

 

 

 

Date: November 30, 2025

NEW PREDICTIONS IN THE SPORT OF CYCLING

 

International News

“I’m not convinced Van der Poel will dominate this season” – Cyclocross expert predicts Van Aert and Nys will significantly challenge the world champion this winter.

 

 

 

 

Date: November 20, 2025

Derrick Chavarria WINS AGAIN!!

 

Hot Off The Press - Belize

Belizean Cyclist Derrick Shines in Stage One of Tour de Chiriquí, Secures Impressive Second-Place Finish

Belizean cyclist Derrick delivered an outstanding performance in the opening stage of the Tour de Chiriquí, claiming a remarkable second-place finish and setting a strong tone for what’s ahead.

Derrick’s commanding ride drew praise from supporters at home and across the region, who celebrated his discipline, endurance, and competitive spirit on the international stage.

Belizeans are rallying behind Derrick as he continues his campaign in this year’s prestigious cycling tour.

Kindly be sociable and share!#hotoffthepress

 

 

Date: November 19, 2025

Joao Contract Extension

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 14, 2025

Nelson Vail in Cozumel with Bahati

 

 

 

 

Date: November 11, 2025

CYCLIST BREAKS HIS OWN SPEED RECORD

British cyclist Neil Campbell just smashed his own world record - reaching a jaw-dropping 175.89 mph (283.06 km/h) on his bike in Arkansas! He drafted behind a pickup truck on a runway to set the new mark. What an insane achievement in speed and human endurance! Will anyone ever hit the big 200 mph milestone?

Courtesy BikePush

 

 

Date: November 11, 2025

 

 

 

Date: October 29, 2025

ELIA VIVIANI

In Santiago, the 36-year-old Italian didn’t just win the men’s elimination race at the Track World Championships he wrote a storybook ending few athletes ever experience. One last surge, one final rainbow jersey, and a golden goodbye to cap a glittering career.

Crossing his arms in triumph, Viviani signaled that his journey had reached its final chapter. “Ending my career at a World Championships, wearing a rainbow jersey, is fantastic. I’m retiring at the top that’s what I wanted,” he said afterwards.

Behind the scenes, nerves were high, but once the race began, Viviani’s instincts took over. Lap after lap, he timed his decisive move perfectly, sprinting to victory with no contest in sight. The infield erupted, teammates cheered, and fans witnessed a champion savouring his final metres.

Italian coach Dino Salvoldi called it “the perfect close” to a campaign that exceeded expectations, praising Viviani’s class and mentorship. Over a decade of medals across disciplines, Viviani leaves as both a champion and a key architect of Italian track cycling’s rise.

If this truly was his “Last Dance,” it ended with applause, gold around his neck, and the satisfaction of leaving the stage at exactly the right moment.

Courtesy Rick Ayuso's Facebook Post and The Cycling Week

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 29, 2025

GFNY IN COZUMEL ON NOVEMBER 16, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 22, 2025

THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CYCLING TEAM IS IN SANTIAGO, CHILE, SOUTH AMERICA COMPETING!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 22, 2025

ANDRE SIMON'S SECOND ANNUAL MEMORIAL RACE IN ANTIGUA IN THE CARIBBEAN

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 17, 2025

IRENE BAKI RECIEVED A BRONZE MEDAL AT THE JR CARIBBEAN CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE ITT HELD IN BARBADOS EARLY THIS YEAR.

 
 

 

 

Date: October 17, 2025

2025 CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES

October 18, 2025 to October 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

Date: October 12, 2025

Belize 2025 Caribbean Championship

Congratulations again to Mr. Derrick Chavarria for taking 1st place in the under 23 Individual Time Trial (ITT) with an impressive time of 43:27! A phenomenal performance, a proud moment for Belize, and his family!!

 

Date: October 1, 2025

Belize 2025 Caribbean Championship

Date: Saturday September 28, 2025

Cycling Legends Media's Post

 

It’s 1987 and Stephen Roche of Ireland has just done what only Eddy Merckx had done before, and only Tadej Pogacar since; he’s won the men’s pro road race world title after winning the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the same year. This is how he did it. Eddy Merckx said the Villach circuit in Austria was for sprinters, but it was raining and a lot more rolling than Eddy must have seen. Roche and the other Irish favourite, Sean Kelly stayed close to the front, but without committing to breakaways.

With one lap to go 70 riders were in contention, with Roche committed to helping Kelly, who he thought had more chance. However, he says; “The group was big, and with sprinters like Guido Bontempi and Erik Vanderaerden, it had to be thinned down. I really pushed hard the last time up the long climb on the circuit, and that caused a split behind with only 12 riders able to follow me.”

Kelly was one of them, so were other big names like Moreno Argentin, Laurent Fignon and Adri van der Poel, plus a lot of good riders capable of winning the world title.

Things stayed like that until two kilometres, when there was a sudden split, with 5 riders going clear while the rest lost 300 metres. Roche was one of the 5, but Kelly was on the wrong side of the split. “I kept looking back expecting Sean to come across to us, but he didn’t,” Roche says. It was time for plan B.

“Of the riders there, Teun Van Vliet and Rolf Golz were better sprinters than me, so I was looking at third at best with them. Sean wasn’t catching us. I could see us getting 4th and 5th if I didn’t attack,” Roche says.

With 450 metres to go Roche shifted gear, put his head down and hauled himself towards the line. He kept it going for 200 metres, looked around and saw a gap. It was just a question of managing it now, constantly checking behind as his strength ebbed on the uphill finish. He had enough left to win; Stephen Roche had achieved cycling’s Triple Crown.

-Chris Sidwells

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 17, 2025

2025 Central America Games

October 18, 2025 to October 30, 2025

 

 

 

Date: October 1, 2025

Belize 2025 Caribbean Championship

Date: Saturday September 28, 2025

Cycling Legends Media's Post

 

It’s 1987 and Stephen Roche of Ireland has just done what only Eddy Merckx had done before, and only Tadej Pogacar since; he’s won the men’s pro road race world title after winning the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the same year. This is how he did it. Eddy Merckx said the Villach circuit in Austria was for sprinters, but it was raining and a lot more rolling than Eddy must have seen. Roche and the other Irish favourite, Sean Kelly stayed close to the front, but without committing to breakaways.

With one lap to go 70 riders were in contention, with Roche committed to helping Kelly, who he thought had more chance. However, he says; “The group was big, and with sprinters like Guido Bontempi and Erik Vanderaerden, it had to be thinned down. I really pushed hard the last time up the long climb on the circuit, and that caused a split behind with only 12 riders able to follow me.”

Kelly was one of them, so were other big names like Moreno Argentin, Laurent Fignon and Adri van der Poel, plus a lot of good riders capable of winning the world title.

Things stayed like that until two kilometres, when there was a sudden split, with 5 riders going clear while the rest lost 300 metres. Roche was one of the 5, but Kelly was on the wrong side of the split. “I kept looking back expecting Sean to come across to us, but he didn’t,” Roche says. It was time for plan B.

“Of the riders there, Teun Van Vliet and Rolf Golz were better sprinters than me, so I was looking at third at best with them. Sean wasn’t catching us. I could see us getting 4th and 5th if I didn’t attack,” Roche says.

With 450 metres to go Roche shifted gear, put his head down and hauled himself towards the line. He kept it going for 200 metres, looked around and saw a gap. It was just a question of managing it now, constantly checking behind as his strength ebbed on the uphill finish. He had enough left to win; Stephen Roche had achieved cycling’s Triple Crown.

-Chris Sidwells

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Date: Saturday September 27, 2025

1st Annual Mayor Rigo Vellos Cycling Criterium

Date: Wednesday September 24, 2025

African cyclists are now on the world stage!!

 

 

 

 

 

Date: Wednesday September 17, 2025

The Guyana Cycling Federation is proud to announce the selection of riders who will represent Guyana at the Elite Caribbean Cycling Championship, scheduled to take place in Belize from October 9–13, 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: Sunday September 14, 2025

PHOTO SLIDE SHOW OF THE EVENT BELOW

Belize 10th of September 2025 celebration in Inglewood, California, USA

At Little Belize Restaurant - located in downtown Inglewood, California, USA

 

 

 

 

Date: Wednesday December 1, 2024

American Mary Joyce Monton wins

 

American Mary Joyce Monton wins Women’s Category race in 34th Annual KREM New Year’s Day Cycling Classic

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Date: Saturday November 16, 2024

Meet One Of Belize Top Cyclists Jocelyn Chavarria Jr.

 

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Your competition is not other people. Your competition is

1) Bad Habits

2) Your distractions

3) Your Insecurities

4) Your fears

5) Your ego

6) Your procrastination

7) Your lack of discipline

 

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024

Britain's Mark Cavendish

 

Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, ended his career with victory in the Tour de France Criterion in Singapore.

 

 

DATE: Thursday November 7, 2024

Gons Cycling Club Belize Cycling Roster

 

 

DATE: Thursday November 7, 2024

Alternate uses for bicycles

 

DATE: Sunday November 3, 2024

Corey Williams from Belize, Central America won the 2024 Caribbean Road Championship

 

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