{"id":742,"date":"2026-07-25T19:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrocaribesports.org\/en\/?p=742"},"modified":"2026-07-25T19:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:56:27","slug":"colombias-walter-vargas-wins-gold-in-mens-individual-time-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centrocaribesports.org\/en\/news\/colombias-walter-vargas-wins-gold-in-mens-individual-time-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia&#8217;s Walter Vargas Wins Gold in Men&#8217;s Individual Time Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SANTO DOMINGO.<\/strong>\u00a0Colombian cyclist\u00a0Walter Vargas\u00a0became the first gold medalist in the cycling competition on Saturday after winning the\u00a0men&#8217;s individual time trial\u00a0with a time of\u00a047:13\u00a0over the\u00a040-kilometer\u00a0course held at\u00a0Parque Mirador Sur\u00a0in the Dominican capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a034-year-old\u00a0rider gave\u00a0Colombia\u00a0its first gold medal at the\u00a0XXV Central American and Caribbean Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vargas completed the four laps in splits of\u00a011:34,\u00a011:32,\u00a011:46, and\u00a011:40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0silver medal\u00a0went to\u00a0Edgar Cadena\u00a0of Mexico, who finished in\u00a049:00, while his compatriot\u00a0Sebasti\u00e1n Ruizclaimed the\u00a0bronze medal\u00a0with a time of\u00a049:07.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dominican-riders-performance\"><strong>Dominican Riders&#8217; Performance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominican cyclists\u00a0Erlin Garc\u00eda\u00a0and\u00a0Josuha Hiciano\u00a0finished in\u00a015th\u00a0and\u00a018th\u00a0place, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garc\u00eda completed the course in\u00a053:16, while Hiciano crossed the finish line in\u00a057:02.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upcoming-cycling-events\"><strong>Upcoming Cycling Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cycling competition will continue on\u00a0Monday\u00a0with the\u00a0team pursuit\u00a0events for both men and women, scheduled for\u00a011:35 a.m.\u00a0and\u00a012:10 p.m., respectively, followed by the\u00a0men&#8217;s team sprint. 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