Pablo Aguilar brings honor to Costa Rica at the CR Open Downhill 2023, being the best Latin American athlete at the event

The well-known Costa Rican downhill cyclist, Pablo Aguilar Omodeo , obtained an outstanding fifth place in the elite men's general classification in the C R Open 2023 international competition, also, He was the best Latin American athlete at that event.

The Costa Rican faced approximately 100 cyclists, half of whom were foreigners, and they competed in the UCI categories: female, junior male, and elite male.

American Neko Mulally was crowned champion of the elite men's category, followed by fellow American Tyler Ervin with a time of 2:59.378 and Russian Vlad Sherryuble came in third place with a time of 3:03.481.

After her great performance in the competition, Aguilar expressed her happiness with the results on her social media.

" "It feels so good to race on home soil with good friends from here and abroad too!! I finished in 5th place at the 2023 Costa Rican Open, being the number 1 Costa Rican and the number 1 Latin American. Very happy with my result and I enjoyed this weekend to the fullest. Happy to be getting back into the rhythm of racing and eager to keep improving!" said Aguilar.

The champions of each category were:

  • Male Elite (endorsed by UCI): Neko Mulally from the United States
    • Pablo Aguilar was the best Costa Rican
  • Women's Elite (UCI): Riley Miller from the United States
    • Silvia Elizondo was the best Costa Rican player
  • Juvenile (ICU): Jack Rieniets from Australia
    • Ian Woodbridge was the best Costa Rican
  • Children (12 years or younger): Alberto Van Der Putten from Costa Rica
  • Children's: Sebastian Lopez from Costa Rica
  • Pre-Youth: Santiago Arenas of Costa Rica
  • SemiPro: George Cortes from Costa Rica
  • Beginners: José Brenes from Costa Rica
  • Master A: Hugo Martinez from Guatemala
  • Master B: Carlos Castillo from Costa Rica

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