The year of the Mexican cyclist (namely Isaac Del Toro) has transformed into the month of Mexican cycling. Let us explain. Favorable astrological conjunction or not, just consider the national championship returning to be held in Ensenada, the hometown of the "Little Bull", needless to say, who won the title?

Moreover, at the World Championships in Santiago, Chile, Yareli Acevedo wrote a historic page, wearing the world jersey in the points race, just a few days before an important confirmation arrived from Spain. The person in question is Cesar Macias, a 22-year-old freshly signed by that authentic multinational of pedaling called Burgos Burpellet Bh, the Iberian professional team skilled at not letting this talented fast rider (not a pure sprinter and also good at climbing) launched by Petrolike slip away. That is, the team born from the visionary impulse, as usual, of the late Gianni Savio, a reality to which sponsor Hector Daniel Guijarro entrusted a clear task: "from the beginning of the project, in 2023, all energies were directed to putting talented Mexican boys in a condition to practice cycling according to European standards, through not only an adequate calendar. I think of the 21-year-old Prieto twins, José Juan, winner in Slovenia at GP Kranj, and José Antonio, national time trial champion and prominent at Tour de l'Avenir 2025. They were almost inexperienced when we welcomed them," explains with justified pride Marco Bellini, Petrolike's general manager, who almost had to restrain Guijarro in his intention to create a professional team instead of the current Continental one. The will remains, Del Toro is guaranteeing a magical moment and we realize this precisely when we receive many emails from potential riders interested in following in his footsteps. In the vast majority of cases, these are young people who love cycling but have never used a power meter, lacking knowledge in terms of nutritional management (one of the Prietos weighed 82 kg, ed.) or training techniques. Evidently, one can learn quickly, without improper forcing - adds the former Biellese rider, who has tasked athletic trainer Fabrizio Tacchino with creating an articulated database with performance data of many Mexican boys aged 17 to 20.

Now, the number of Mexicans capable of competing in a grand tour has doubled. Cesar Macias, a fast wheel soon to be seen on the Vuelta roads, follows a path somewhat similar to the European journey of Del Toro and the San Marino Monex brigade. "However, I had the opportunity to transfer as a junior to Belgium where I naturally also got to know the pavé. After a stint with the Irish Evo, already at the Continental level, I found new stimuli thanks to Petrolike, where many of my compatriots compete. And things went in the right direction."

The flashback to Ensenada, on the ocean shores, allows us to encounter another cyclist who preferred pedals to the allure of surfing. Eder Frayre, 34, a fellow citizen of the UAE jersey champion, was approaching cycling when the national reference point was still Raul Alcalá, with two Tour de France stages to his credit, who today is certainly not lenient towards the federal management.

On Del Toro, however, the former teammate of Hampsten bets convincingly. Frayre, for his part, pleasantly witnesses the generational change, bringing to mind - thanks to old social media snapshots - that time he watched the presentation of a trophy to a young man named Isaac, just emerging on the cycling scene. Who would have thought that the two, awarded and awarding, would participate in the Kigali World Championships with the older one in the role of faithful squire, before seeing the experienced Eder finish an excellent second in the Mexican championship?

The multiplier effect of enthusiasm guaranteed by Del Toro's victory at the 2023 Tour de l'Avenir was already stratifying on the dynamic phenomenon that the Monex phenomenon itself demonstrated and demonstrates. A magic moment with the smile of Yareli Acevedo, 24 years old, pleasantly surprised by the performance that earned her the gold medal at the velodrome in Chile.

From Burgos, where he just posted photos of the city where he began his adventure, Macias rewinds the tape to late August: his name was very high (2nd) on the television showing the Tour de l'Avenir stage finish, a race that more than any other has a special value in Mexico (do we need to explain why?). "That day, my teammate José Antonio Prieto was also fourth, and we felt the wind at our backs, in my case finding confirmation on the podium after the third place in the second stage. I closed the season with top ten finishes among professionals, one in your country, without forgetting the third place in an amateur classic like the Piva trophy."

In short, if Del Toro is an inspiring model for many young Mexican cyclists, is Cesar also becoming one? At 1500 meters above sea level, his native city, Guadalajara, is known for mariachi music and tequila. We take note, waiting for the sparse Wikipedia entry on Ensenada to cite Del Toro... There's a sense that it won't be long.