The Climber's Return: Iván Ramiro Sosa Back on a European Podium After Three Years
Iván Ramiro Sosa (Kern Pharma) returned to a stage race podium this Sunday after three years. After finishing third in the Vuelta a Asturias in 2023, the Cundinamarca-born rider, recovered from iliac artery endofibrosis for which he had surgery in 2025, finished as runner-up in the Tour of Turkey, where he won a stage and led the race for three days.
TL;DR
- Iván Ramiro Sosa secured second place overall in the Tour of Turkey, marking his return to a European podium after three years.
- Sosa also won a stage and led the Tour of Turkey for three days, finishing just 5 seconds behind the winner.
- He also achieved second place in the mountains classification of the Tour of Turkey.
- Fernando Gaviria achieved two top-10 finishes in the Tour of Turkey and will next compete in the Tour of Hungary.
- Sergio Andrés Higuita finished eleventh in the Tour of Romandía, while Nairo Quintana finished twenty-first.
- Paula Patiño finished with the same time as the winner in the first stage of the Vuelta a España Femenina.