Brandon Rojas wins the 63rd edition of the Vuelta a Venezuela

Published at: 11/10/2026 08:14 PM

The Colombian cyclist, Brandon Alejandro Rojas, of the team (GW Erco Sportfitness), was proclaimed champion this Sunday of the 63rd edition of the Vuelta a Venezuela after the last stage, of 166.2 kilometers between the towns of Maracay and Turmero, in the state of Aragua; and that his teammate Nicolás David Gómez won the sprint.

Brandon Rojas, 24 years old and born in Bogotá, won the title with a cumulative score of 23 hours, 56 minutes and 17 seconds, ahead of the Colombian team (Sistecrédito Team), José Misael Urián and Sebastián Castaño, second and third at 52 seconds and 1:09 respectively.

Brandon Alejandro Rojas succeeded Venezuelan Luis Guillermo Mora (Guacamaya Guacafruit), champion of the 2025 edition, in the winners of the Andean round. However, this time Mora took the 13th place, being 4:44 behind the new champion.

The eighth and final stage of the Vuelta a Venezuela concluded with a quick journey between Cagua and Turmero in the state of Aragua, where Colombian Nicolás David Gómez (GW Erco Sportfitn) claimed partial victory in a massive sprint, after recording a time of 3 hours, 11 minutes and 24 seconds, at an average speed of 50.16 km/h.

In the final package, Gómez outscored the Venezuelan Leangel Linarez (Tavfer —Matinados Eggs), and the Brazilian Matheus Constantino (Localiza Meoo), who crossed at the same time as the winner in the main squad; after them, Eduin Torres from Lotería del Táchira was fourth and fifth, against the backdrop of the national tour, it went to Juan Diego Hoyos of the Sistecredit of Colombia.

The mountains were also dominated by Colombia in Sebastián Castaño's humanity; the flying goals remained in the power of the Venezuelan Luis Gómez and the regularity in the power of the native Leangel Linarez.

Classification of the 8th Stage (Cagua —Turmero/160 km):

1) Nicolas David Gómez (GW Erco Sportfitness) — 3h 11m 24s

2) Leangel Linarez (Tavfer-Ovos Matin) — m.t.

3) Matheus Constantino (Find My SEO) — m.t.

4) Edwin Torres (Lotería del Táchira — Alica) — m.t.

5) Juan Diego Hoyos (Sistecrédito Team) — m.t.

Final Individual Overall Classification:

1) Brandon Alejandro Rojas (GW Erco Sportfitn) — 23h 50m 25s

2) José Misael Urián (Sistecrédito Team) at 52s

3) Sebastián Alexander Castaño (Sistecrédito Team) at 1m 09s

4) Jeferson Ruiz (GW Erco Sportfitn) at 1m 19s

5) Erik Fernando Pozo (Best PC) at 2m 52s (Under-23 Champion).

Mazo News Team