The cyclist Cuban Marlies Mejías reached first place in the Mount Pleasant Momentum, a race that is part of the Tour of America’s Dairylandthe largest road cycling competition in the United States.
Mejías, who competed for the Twenty24 club, managed to beat Kaitlyn Agnew and Harriet Owen, both from the ATX Wolfpack club, in the category of professional women (Pro 1-2), in an event that closes its activities this Sunday, after 10 days of competition in Wisconsin.
In accordance with published information by Radio Havana Cuba (RHC), Mejías had already won another day of the Tour during the week, when his club monopolized the podium, with the Mexican Sofía Arreola in second place and the American Jennifer Valente in third place, while in the previous week he was runner-up in the Tulsa Tough -McElroy River Park Criterium 2022.
With podiums in the last days of the Tour of America’s Dairyland, the cyclist from #Cuba Marlies Mejías continues her excellent performance in some of the most important races in #USA. pic.twitter.com/5lcEceIRAt
– Caribbean Channel (@CanalCaribeCuba) June 22, 2022
Similarly, Mejías was runner-up in the Clarendon Cup and third in the Crystal Cup at the beginning of the current month of June, which confirms the good form of the Cuban after rejoining the sport in mid-2021, after the first stage of maternity.
In 2017, the cyclist from Artemisa had been champion of the Clarendon Cup, while in November 2021 she won the legendary Tour of Tucson, in her debut at the tournament based in the California mountain ranges, also in the United States.
After his reincorporation, Mejías also prevailed last August in the time trial of the Pan American Road Cycling Championship in the Dominican Republic, the same modality in which he reached the place for the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Juan in May of this year in Argentina. Savior 2023.
