What Colombians will participate in the Tour de France 2025?
He France tour It will begin this Saturday, July 5 and will have four Colombian cyclists for their month of competition for the routes of France.
The race will be played from On July 5, starting in the city of Lille Métropole and will end on July 27 In Paris, in the Elysees fields. 3,338 kilometers will run in 21 stages of plane, mountain and counterreloj.
The Colombian representation in the Tour will be borne by the pedalists Einer Rubio, Harold Tejada, Sergio Higuita and Santiago Buitrago.
Einer Rubio – Movistar Team
The pedalist will be part of the group of eight gregarious that will compete in the Movistar Team for this Tour de France. Through a statement, the team announced Rubio as a team participant.
“Enric Mas, Iván Romeo, Pablo Castrillo, Einer Rubio, Will Barta, Gregor Mühlberger, Iván Cortina and Nelson Oliveira will leave next Saturday from Lille. With departure from the north of France and final in the capital Gala. Movistar Team presents his team to face the 21 stages and 3,336.8 km of the 112nd edition of the Tour de France.
Movistar Team presents for the Tour de France a team that will seek a good general classification with the figure of Einer Rubio, who will be debuting in this competition.
“That excites me. You have to take the opportunity to get very well. I consider that what we have done in the turn, the rhythm with which we come, will help us to arrive in good shape. Last year we lost a lot of time in the counterreloj,” Rubio added in an interview for time.
Harold Tejada and Sergio Higuita – XDS Astana Team
Harold Tejada will play his fourth tour of France in this 2025 edition. He had already competed in 2020 placing himself in the 45th position, in 2023 in the 34th position, which was his best brand, and 74 ° last year.
The native of Pitalito in Huila, achieved an outstanding performance in French territory in 2025, placing eighth in the Paris-Niza race.
“I had a strong fall and fractured my right hand, it was not easy to stop at that time, but I have to recover well. I spent a few days away from the bike focused on healing and rehabilitation and maintaining my mind
Harold mentioned Tejada on the recovery in his hand that led him to leave the criterium du Dauphiné.
On the other hand, Sergio Higita will play his third Tour de France. This time he will do it with the Kazakh Astana team, with whom he linked at the beginning of this year 2025. He debuted in 2020 where he had to leave due to injury. His second participation was in 2023 where he ended in the 25th box. Now you will look for a better presentation that positions it among the top 15 of the tour.
Santiago Buitrago – Bahrain
The Colombian pedalist signed a good presentation in his debut in the last Tour de France located in the tenth box of the general. It ended at 29:03 from champion Tadej Pogacar.
The cyclist starred in a fight with Italian Giulio Ciccone, when he recriminated an unsportsmanlike action. In the present 2025 won two stages in the Valencian Community.
He will seek to improve his brand and consolidate again in the top 10 of the runners of this 2025 tour.
