Archibold: ‘We’re wearing a shirt, that’s the most important thing’

Franklin Archibold, the new leader of the Chiriquí stage. Over it: @Jaime_ChavezR pic.twitter.com/31wepPyCQL— PanamaAmerica (@PanamaAmerica) January 12, 2024

He Panamanian Franklin Archibold He crossed the finish line of the fifth stage in second place, and was overtaken by the Costa Rican Pablo Mudarra, but his reward was greater, he took the leader’s shirt International cycling tour to Chiriquí.

The stage was difficult, with a complicated climb like a hill from Chancleta, “The fifth stage was not won, but we wore the (leader’s) shirt, that’s the most important thing,” he said Chiricano Franklin Archibold about what the fifth phase was return to Chiriquí.

Archibolusd is expecting a complicated sixth stage this Saturday, as was the fifth, so he hopes to meet with his team to plan a strategy, with the aim of preserving the leading jersey.

In the fifth phase, Archibold With other runners, they used a strategy to hunt down the escaped Sebastián Moya of Team Colono, who was also being pursued Gabriel Rojas of the 7C Economy team, manager Mountain award.

Archibold He explained that the plan was to get to Gabriel Rojas from (7C Economy) who is the mountain leader, because Moya is from (Colono team) and was in front, the plan worked and in the end he had to face another Panamanian, Roberto Gonzalez who finished in third place in the fifth stage.

For this Saturday, it will be 153 kilometers, starting in David and visiting places like San Lorenzo, Chiriquí, Gualaca, Los Planes and Las Lomas. Furthermore, on this sixth day, the mountain champion will be catapulted.