Colombia’s Juliana Londoño claimed a historic victory in Punta del Este on Saturday, winning the elite women’s road race at the 2025 Pan American Road Championships in a reduced bunch sprint. The 20-year-old crossed the line first after 104.8 kilometres of tactical and aggressive racing, earning Colombia its first elite title in the event since 2001.
Londoño was part of a disciplined Colombian squad that dictated the race in the final laps, capitalising on a reduced peloton and responding to every attack. The race stayed largely together over the rolling terrain, with the Colombians, including Angie Londoño, Diana Peñuela, Lina Hernández, Gabriela López, and Natalia Garzón – covering moves and protecting their leader.
With no successful breakaway and a bunch still intact heading into the final kilometres, the focus shifted to positioning for the sprint. In the final metres, it was Londoño who timed her effort to perfection, launching her sprint just ahead of Skylar Schneider of the United States and holding off Trinidad and Tobago’s Teniel Campbell, who took her third career bronze in the Pan-American road race.
The trio clocked the same time of 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 37 seconds. Chile’s Catalina Soto Campos and Paola Grandón completed the top five, but none could match the final burst of the young Colombian.
This result crowns a standout few years for Londoño, who was runner-up in the junior Pan-American Championships in 2023 and has since made a rapid rise to the elite level. In January 2025, she joined WorldTour squad Team Picnic PostNL, and has already raced at the Giro d’Italia Donne and Tour de France Femmes.
“I didn’t want to play it one-on-one”
Post-race, Londoño paid tribute to her teammates and coaches, describing the win as a team effort:
“We knew we were the strongest and we knew it would be a very tough race, so we let other teams control the situation in the early stages, and then launched a series of attacks. I led the way and it was immediately the right one, together with the young Italian athlete with whom I had an excellent understanding. After that I took off personally, because I didn’t want to play it one-on-one.”
A multiple medallist on the track as well as the road, she now sets her sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in both disciplines. Born in Antioquia and originally a national-level skater, Londoño only recently switched full-time to cycling. Her swift development and sprinting strength mark her as one of Colombia’s brightest emerging stars.
Campbell adds to her Pan-Am legacy
For Teniel Campbell, it was a second bronze medal of the week after also finishing third in the time trial. The Trinidadian sprinter has now taken road race bronze at the Pan American Championships in 2019, 2021 and 2025.
“I’m really pleased to come away with two medals,” said Campbell after the finish. “It’s always special to represent Trinidad and Tobago on the podium.”
Colombian cycling celebrates milestone
Colombia’s win was their third-ever elite women’s Pan-American road race title. Previous winners were Lucila Rodríguez in 1990 and Luz Delgadillo in 2001. The last Colombian woman to stand on the podium was Laura Lozano with bronze in 2014.
Londoño’s triumph also helped Colombia secure the overall title at the 2025 Pan American Championships, with five gold, five silver, and one bronze medal.
With her sprint victory in Uruguay, Londoño adds her name to a prestigious list of champions and continues to build a career that looks increasingly set for global impact.
2025 Women’s Pan-America Road Race result
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