The 2016 Pan American Road Cycling Championships took place at San Cristóbal, Táchira,

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

, May 19–22, 2016.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Under 23 Men

Results

Men elite road race

Men elite individual time trial

Women's road race

Women's time trial

Under 23 Men road race

Under 23 Men time trial

Controversies

Both

Cycling Canada The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA), branded as Cycling Canada (CC) ( French: ''Cyclisme Canada'' (''CC'')) is the national governing body of cycle racing in Canada. Role Cycling Canada is a National Sport Organization whose main reason for be ...

and

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decided not to attend to the Pan American Championships despite the impact on the 2016 World Championships and the

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics The cycling competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were held at four venues scheduled to host Eighteen events between 6 August and 21 August. The venues were Fort Copacabana in the Copacabana venues were in Clusters for the ...

due to the ongoing Venezuelan unrest, citing "security concerns". The location of the championships requires flying to

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, Colombia then taking ground transportation to Táchira, having the border an ongoing increased violence advice from the Canadian and American governments. Earlier in the year, during the 2016

Vuelta al Táchira The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of the UCI America ...

, riders and technical personnel from Italy suffered the robbery from personal belongings and Venezuelan rider Carlos Castro had his bike robbed. After spending from 13 May to 17 stranded in the Colombian border, cyclists and technical personnel from Chile could finally manage to go through and arrived at San Cristóbal, Táchira on Tuesday 17 May. The Colombian customs authorities denied the passing of goods, but the delegations from Costa Rica, Brazil and Chile were halted in the border and had their practices affected. During the inaugural session of the championships, protestors demanded in the streets of Rubio were the

time trials In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

started, that the National Electoral Council concede the revocatory referendum against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

References

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Pan American Road and Track Championships International cycle races hosted by Venezuela