Ноndurаn Luіѕ López has won the 94th Belize Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Race. López #79 jersey riding for team LL took an early lead at the start of the race in Belize city, then was trapped in the main peloton on the way to San Ignacio-Santa Elena near Belize’s western border with Guatemala, then was part of a 7 man team at the head of the race going back to Belize city shortly before midday.
López then sprinted and broke away from the lead pack near the Marion Jones Stadium in northside Belize city and crossed the finish line at Digi Park followed by second place finisher Rony Alex Julajuj #58 jersey UCI CODE GUA 19980215 from Guatemala. López’s official times as reported by the Cycling Federation of Belize: Gun time 05:39:26, Chip time 05:39:26, Finished 228.5 KM, Speed 40.4 km/h, Pace 01:29 min/km. Overall position 1 Out of 63, M/ELITE 1 Out of 34.
Julajuj crossed the finish line 26 seconds behind López. Julajuj’s Chip time: 05:39:46. Third place went to Abner Maxwell from the U.S.
Luis López UCI CODE HON 19970917 is a 26 year old cyclist from Honduras (born September 17th 1997), who currently rides for Hino-One-La Red-Tigo-Suzuki won the 2022 Тоur оf Ноndurаѕ.
The Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic is a 142.4 miles one-day amateur cycling race held in Belize every year during the Easter holidays. It is Belize’s biggest international cycling event and attracts cyclists from Belize, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, U.S.A. and Canada.