José Misael Urián of the Sistecredito team won this Saturday in the fourth stage of the Vuelta Bantrab 2026, the most demanding of the competition due to its difficult mountain climbs in the 152.5 kilometers between El Migrante, Salcajá, and Patzicía, Chimaltenango.
The Colombian crossed the finish line with a time of 3:43:03 followed by David Santiago Gómez from Orgullo Paisa with the same time, while the Guatemalan Edwin Sam from the Decorabaños Bantrab team completed the podium in third position just 6 seconds behind the winner. in the best performance of a chapín runner so far in the competition.
The stage was marked from the first kilometers by a breakaway that was decisive in the final result. The escape from the first places was the differentiating factor from more than halfway through the route, with the runners competing for the four mountain prizes activated on this day in Alaska, the walkway at marker 136, Los Encuentros and Aguas Escondidas, marker 100. The Ecuadorian Nixon Rosero of Movistar PC consolidated his leadership in the mountain classification with this stage, practically securing the prize with one day left.
In the general classification, César David Guavita of Team Best PC maintains the lead with 12:56:01 and reaches the last stage as the great favorite to be crowned champion of the fifth edition of the Vuelta Bantrab 2026. The Colombian has an advantage of 5 seconds over Yesid Pira and 8 seconds over Wilson Peña, both from the Sistecredito team, in what promises to be a high-voltage finish on the last day. The Guatemalan Mardoqueo Vásquez remains in seventh position overall, 29 seconds behind the leader, being the best Chapín representative in the accumulated classification.
Fourth stage podium
- 1st José Misael Urián (Sistecredito) — 3:43:03
- 2° David Santiago Gómez (Orgullo Paisa) — same time
- 3° Edwin Sam (Decorabaños Bantrab) — +0:06
General classification
- César David Guavita (Team Best PC) — 12:56:01
- Yesid Albeiro Pira (Hino-One-La Red-S) — +0:05
- Wilson Estiven Peña (Team Sistecredito) — +0:08
- Sebastián Castaño (Team Sistecredito) — +0:11
- Yeison Reyes (Paisa Pride) — +0:14
- Kevin David Castillo (Paisa Pride) — +0:26
- Mordoqueo Vásquez (Hino-One-La Red-S) — +0:29
- Kevin Navas Sub23 (Team Best PC) — +0:36
Edwin Sam was the great Guatemalan protagonist of the day by completing the stage podium in third position, in a performance that consolidates him as one of the most solid Chapin cyclists of this edition of the Vuelta Bantrab.