José Misael Urián prevails in Carache and assumes the leadership of the Tour of Venezuela 2026

Published at: 06/10/2026 04:29 PM

Colombian cyclist José Misael Urián, a member of the Sistecrédito team, claimed victory in the third stage of the Vuelta a Venezuela 2026 and takes the top of the overall standings.

Urián stopped the stopwatch at 4 hours, 4 minutes and 37 seconds, on a 152.5 kilometer route between the towns of Buena Vista and Carache.

For his part, his compatriot and teammate Sebastián Castaño took second place on the podium 10 seconds behind Urián. While Brandon Rojas (GW-ERCO-SportFitness) came third after 19 seconds.

On the local side, Luis Alfredo Pinto (Mayor's Office of Valera) was the best placed Venezuelan of the day in sixth place, 46 seconds away.

With this result, José Misael Urián leads the overall standings with a cumulative time of 11:06:30. He is followed by his teammate Sebastián Castaño at 27 seconds and Brandon Rojas at 41 seconds.

Mazo News Team