Cycling News — Diego Arias

04 OCTOBER 2021 Colombian XC racer Diego Arias scored a podium finish at the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships, finishing second in the 115km race held on the island of Elba, off the coast of Italy. Arias, who rides for the Italy-based Team Giant-Polimedical, chose his XtC Advanced SL 29 hardtail for the grueling race that took over six hours to complete. His teammate and fellow Colombian Leonardo Paez, the defending XC marathon world champion, was a pre-race favorite, but he fractured his hand in a crash several days before the race and was forced to miss out on his attempt to win a...