The cycling champion, Marlon Pérez, is murdered with a knife

The event occurred in Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia.

Colombian cycling is in mourning. The professional athlete Marlon Pérez died during the early hours of this Friday after he was wounded with a knife at neck level.

Although the athlete was transferred to the Carmen de Viboral hospital, he arrived without vital signs. The authorities are working to clarify the events, which would have occurred in the middle of a fight.

It is known that the former cyclist was born in 1976 in the municipality of Támesis, Antioquia and his life was dedicated to this sport. Among his achievements is the gold medal he won at the 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games in the time trial, where he covered 40 kilometers in 49:56.93. In addition, he was world track champion in 1994 and achieved the Vuelta de la Juventud in the country in 1998. In addition to winning several stages in different competitions in which he participated.

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In addition, he participated twice in the Giro d’Italia and was also the one who helped Rigoberto Urán start competing in Europe by recommending him to the Tenax team in Italy. Pérez, before finishing his professional career, became involved with Javier Serna, the Paralympic cyclist with whom he ended up being his guide on a tandem bicycle to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.

The report from the authorities is awaited on the events that led to the death of the world track champion in 1994. Marlon Pérez won for the last time in 2012, there were two stages in the Vuelta a Costa Rica and he finished second in the national championship of time trial behind Iván Casas.