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Colombians take the honours at Red Bull Monserrate Cerro Abajo
It's a Colombian clean sweep of the podium positions at the world's longest urban downhill race in Colombia's capital city.
Local riders dominated the racing at Red Bull Monserrate Cerro Abajo in Bogotá, Colombia, this past weekend, with Colombians posting the three fastest times at the longest urban downhill race in the world.
Watch Sánchez's run to victory and the runs of Vélez and Gutierrez in the video below and scroll on to see the POV of Pedro Burns fourth-placed run.
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Top 3 runs
Watch Marcelo Gutiérrez, Juan Vélez and Camilo Sánchez triumph at the world's longest urban downhill race.
After his win, Sánchez commented: "The competition is getting better and better. It's gaining more life and more international recognition. This year there were only eight Colombians in the competition so getting this victory here is something that fills me with great joy and motivates me to continue fighting for my dreams."
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Pedro Burns's POV
Take a virtual mountain bike trip with Pedro Burns down the Monserrate staircase in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Watch the replay
If you want to see all the runs from finals or want to relive the live broadcast of Red Bull Monserrate Cerro Abajo, then watch below.
Live race – English
Watch the best urban MTB riders in the longest urban DH race in the world: Red Bull Monserrate Cerro Abajo.
Spectacular course
The race drew downhill racers from all over the globe, including athletes from Germany, France, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, England, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico and Ecuador. Twenty-five athletes took part in qualifying, but only the 10 fastest had a run in finals. The fastest qualifier was Gutiérrez.
Eventual winner Camilo Sanchez at the start of his run
© Kevin Molano/Red Bull Content Pool
More than 1,500 steps make up the Monserrate track, which is mainly a cobbled path down from the famed Monserrate church on the mountain that overlooks Colombia's capital city. It also boasts 27 obstacles/features, including wallrides, gap jumps and a tunnel. The course, which measures 2.4km, is recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest urban downhill race in the world.
Rain overnight and overcast conditions made for slippery conditions
© Maximiliano Blanco/Red Bull Content Pool
Freerider Johny Salido gave the course a go but didn't qualify for finals
© Kevin Molano/Red Bull Content Pool
Pedro Burns on his way to fourth place
© Kevin Molano/Red Bull Content Pool
The all-Colombia podium: Juan Velez, Camillo Sanchez and Marcelo Gutierrez
© Kevin Molano/Red Bull Content Pool
Sanchez greets Adrien Loren after the race. Loren crashed out and was a DNF
© Kevin Molano/Red Bull Content Pool
This is the fifth time the mythical Monserrate trail has become a downhill track. The first version was held in 2012 when Filip Polc took the win. It ran again in 2019 when Marcelo Gutiérrez took the win, followed by wins by Tomáš Slavík and Adrien Loren in 2020 and 2021.
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Red Bull Monserrate Cerro Abajo 2022 results
PLACE
ATHLETE
COUNTRY
TIME
1.
Camilo Sanchez
(COLOMBIA)
4m 30.084s
2.
Juan Velez
(COLOMBIA)
+1.50
3.
Marcelo Gutierrez
(COLOMBIA)
+7.03
4.
Pedro Burns
(CHILE)
+8.38
5.
Jhonny Betancurth
(COLOMBIA)
+10.88
6.
Pablo Aguilar
(COSTA RICA)
+13.49
7.
Pedro Ferreira
(CHILE)
+16.22
8.
Sebastian Alfaro
(PERU)
+18.32
9.
Steven Ceballos
(COLOMBIA)
+2.36.29
10.
Adrien Loren
(FRANCE)
DNF
