César David Guavita of Team Best PC was crowned this Sunday champion of the fifth edition of the Vuelta Bantrab 2026, closing a five-stage competition where he proved to be the most complete and consistent rider in the international peloton.
The final stage, known as the return of the championswas held on the capital’s Bantrab Reforma circuit with 20 laps and 100 kilometers of route, starting at 7:30 AM and concluding around 10:00 AM on a morning that will be recorded in the history of Guatemalan cycling. José Misael Urián from the Sistecredito team took the victory in the final stage, adding his second consecutive victory after the one he obtained on the fourth day between Salcajá and Patzicía.
The Vuelta Bantrab 2026 started on Wednesday, April 29, with a first stage marked by the massive fall caused by a motorcyclist who ignored the safety instructions in the first kilometers from Amatitlán, which forced the race to be neutralized and the official starting point to be redefined from El Florido, Aceituno, Escuintla. Since that opening day, Orgullo Paisa’s Kevin Castillo emerged as the fittest sprinter in the competition by winning the first and third stages, while César Guavita took the lead after the second stage in San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta and maintained it solidly until the final stage in Guatemala City.
The fifth edition of the Vuelta Bantrab confirmed the dominance of Colombian cycling in the Guatemalan competition, with several teams from the coffee-growing country capturing the main individual and classification prizes. However, the Guatemalan participation left outstanding moments. Mordoqueo Vásquez consolidated himself as the best chapín cyclist in the competition by finishing in seventh position in the general classification.
Individual awards
- Overall champion: César David Guavita (Team Best PC)
- Last stage winner: José Misael Urián (Sistecredito)
- Mountain classification: Nixon Rosero (Ecuador — Movistar PC)
- Regularity classification: Kevin Castillo (Orgullo Paisa)
- Classification of flying goals: Henry Sam (Decorabaños Bantrab)
- Best Guatemalan: Mordoqueo Vásquez (Hino-One-La Red-S)
Final general classification
- César David Guavita — Team Best PC
- Yesid Albeiro Pira — Hino-One-La Red-S
- Wilson Estiven Peña — Team Sistecredito
- Sebastián Castaño — Team Sistecredito
- Yeison Reyes — Orgullo Paisa
- Kevin David Castillo — Orgullo Paisa
- Mordoqueo Vásquez — Hino-One-La Red-S
With the closing of the fifth edition, the Vuelta Bantrab 2026 confirms its place in the regional cycling calendar as one of the most attractive competitions in Central America. Since its first edition in 2022, the competition has grown in competitive level and international participation, consolidating itself as an important platform for Guatemalan and Central American cycling for the coming seasons.
