GFNY received a warm welcome at the Caribbean island

New York City, February 8, 2023 – San Juan, Puerto Rico hosted the second edition of GFNY Puerto Rico this past Sunday over 133.1 km with 1550m of climbing. 

Under clear skies with perfect temperatures, Team 305ycle (Miami) were the first to make a move with two of their riders: three time GFNY Florida Champion Leon Santamaria (Colombia) and Felipe Aros (Chile) made the break from the peloton, generating a big gap.

The chase group included former Israel Cycling Academy pro Luis Lemus, Flavio de Luna (Mexico) and Camilo Vidal (Chile), fighting tooth and nail to close the gap to the leaders.

During the last climb of the day,  Lemus suffered a puncture.  De Luna and Vidal passed Santamaria but they were not able to catch up to Aros who took the solo win in 3:43:09. De Luna and Vidal rounded out the podium. 

In the female race, local Erialis Otero took the solo win in 04:30:17, thirty two minutes ahead of Fabiola Acaron and Cassandra Sutillo who rounded out the all Puerto Rico podium.

Next up on the GFNY calendar is GFNY Kuala Lumpur this Sunday February 12, 2023.

About GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series

GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series is a sports event company with three decades of experience in racing, planning and organizing events. The global endurance sports brand hosts multiple events throughout the year around the world on five continents.

Working with partners around the world to deliver a first-class experience, GFNY Global Endurance Sports Series puts its athletes first.

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Riders get to BE A PRO FOR A DAY ® by competing against others, themselves and the clock in a personal endurance challenge.

Top 10% (20% at regional championships) of finishers in each age group qualify for the Elite Qualifier Corral at every GFNY World event.

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The 11th annual GFNY World Championship New York will be held on May 21, 2023. The race features the world’s most international peloton with riders from over 90 countries. Athletes take on a challenging 100-mile route from NYC to Bear Mountain to Fort Lee to compete against each other, the clock and themselves in a personal endurance challenge.

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GFNY Puerto Rico official race video:  here

GFNY Press Images: here 

GFNY Results: here

GFNY World calendar graphic: here

Previous GFNY press releases: here

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