cycling4freaks.com

In order to be able to design the Campeonato des los Andes this year, I already started creating some races in South America. The first batch will contain some rather short one-day races in the capitals and metropolises (or what's the plural of metropolis?) of South America.

1) Buenos Aires Criterium
We start in La Boca, close to La Bombonera, the famous stadium of the Boca Juniors, continue on a big loop through the outskirts of BA and end with a circuit on BA's biggest road, the Avenida 9 de Julio.

#riders: 7
mintact: km132

2) Santiago Criterium
The start will be in the centre of the Chile's capital, close to the presidential palace, then continue in the hilly North Eastern suburbs, then taking a detour to the South for some climbing and then returning to the city centre.

#riders: 8
mintact: km123

3) Lima Criterium
The start in Lima will be in Miraflores, the track will then go through the Eastern suburbs, climbing over a few hills and finish with a circuit in Lima historic centre.

#riders: 8
mintact: km152

4) Caracas Criterium
The Caracas criterium will be a lot hillier than the other ones, especially in the end. The race starts at the airport on the coast, then climbs up to Caracas, criss-crossing the city for a while and finishing with a circuit around the big statue of Simon Bolívar.

#riders: 8
mintact: km133

5) Montevideo Criterium
This time we are on a circuit in Uruguay's capital first going along shore, turning inland, passing sth that looks like the parliament of Uruguay, going a bit further through town and returning to the shore.

#riders: 7
mintact: km145