Isaac del Toro drives interest in Mexican cycling
Isaac is the leader of the UAE Team in Itzulia Basque Country, a situation that helps give visibility to more Mexican cyclists
He mexican cycling is going through one of the most encouraging moments in its recent history and the name of Isaac del Toro appears as the great trigger. Bernardo de la Garzapresident of the Mexican Cycling Union (UCM), highlights that the level shown by the cyclist of the UAE Team in international competitions has generated an immediate effect of enthusiasm, visibility and interest in finding the next Isaac del Toro.
“It has revolutionized the interest of mexican cyclingnot only in participation, but also in the professional teams that today turn to Mexico looking for the next Isaac. They say: ‘if there is one with that talent, there must be others with a lot of talent,'” the manager said in an interview with AM850.
“I think we are living a great moment in cycling, and of course this works like a magnet; you cannot deny the enthusiasm that the level that is being shown has generated Isaac del Toro in big competitions,” he said. De la Garza.
Isaac returns to the competition as leader of the UAE Team in the return Itzulia Basque Country 2026 which will comprise six stages and will have direct competition Paul Seixas and Juan Ayusowith whom he promises the beginning of a rivalry for several years.
Bernardo de la Garza points out that the cycling It is similar to what happens in soccer, which needs to send more competitors to Europein international teams that put them on routes in the old continent.
“Just as football needs players in Europe to be competitive globally, the same happens with the cycling“he explained. To De la Garzathe key is to place Mexican talent on the international radar, a task in which initiatives such as that of the junior team of AR Monexwith permanent presence in Europehave been fundamental.
“They have put Mexican talent in front of the eyes of the European teams. One has to put Mexican talent in front of the big teams so that they can later integrate them into their ranks, and that is starting to happen more and more normally, no longer so surprising,” he stated.
Cesar Macias with the Spanish team Burgos Burpellet and Said Cisneros with the Belgian team Soudal Quick-Step They were the Mexican cyclists who began the 2026 season with European teams.
“Having these athletes in this type of teams is what will allow us to be competitive on a global level,” said the president of the UCM.
The goal, he said, is to advance in a sustained manner. “If we can embed two or three per year, we will be on the right track. Obviously we want more, but last year two were placed; now we will see how many can do it this year.”
The legacy of Isaac del Toro It goes beyond the results. For De la Garza, his emergence has left an inertia that Mexican cycling is obliged to take advantage of. “It leaves us a very big wake to navigate, and also a responsibility: to take advantage of the enthusiasm that it is leaving us Isaac”, he indicated.
