{"id":171278,"date":"2025-09-26T19:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/171278\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:31:11","slug":"wbc-stands-with-isaac-del-toro-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/171278\/","title":{"rendered":"WBC Stands with Isaac del Toro in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WBC Stands with Isaac del Toro in Rwanda<\/p>\n<p>Mexican cyclist Isaac del Toro received a WBC minibelt, sent directly by President Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n, as a gesture of support and encouragement ahead of his participation in the Elite Road Race this Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Del Toro also had the chance to admire the iconic WBC World Championship belt, as well as the newly unveiled WBC Africa Champion belt.<\/p>\n<p>This gesture reflects the WBC\u2019s commitment to supporting athletes who proudly represent Mexico on the international stage, carrying the spirit of sport beyond the boundaries of boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Who is Isaac del Toro?<\/p>\n<p>Isaac del Toro Romero is a Mexican cyclist born on November 27, 2003, in Ensenada, Baja California. He developed his skills in his home state, riding for various youth teams.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Del Toro achieved notable international results, including a second-place finish at the Course de la Paix (U23), third place at the Sibiu Cycling Tour, and a remarkable third place in the general classification of the Giro della Valle d\u2019Aosta. His greatest feat that year was winning the Tour de l\u2019Avenir, becoming the first Mexican to do so and the first cyclist to win all classifications: general, points, mountains, and best young rider.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, he signed a three-year contract with UAE Team Emirates. In his professional debut, he secured third place at the Tour Down Under in Australia and won the Vuelta a Asturias.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, he made history for Mexican cycling by becoming the first cyclist from his country to lead the Giro d\u2019Italia and wear the \u201cmaglia rosa\u201d (pink jersey). This achievement was added to his victories in the Classica Terres de l\u2019Ebre, Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasikoa, the Tour of Austria, and the Milano-Torino. He finished the 2025 Giro d\u2019Italia as runner-up and won the \u201cmaglia bianca\u201d (white jersey) for the best young rider.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac del Toro is currently 21 years old and holds the 14th position in the UCI rankings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-25-at-11.57.35-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-25-at-11.57.35-AM1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-25-at-11.57.37-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/deltoro1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/deltoro2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"1080\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/deltoro3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"952\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/deltoro4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"1080\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/deltoro5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"816\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_164791\" class=\"pvc_stats all  pvc_load_by_ajax_update\" data-element-id=\"164791\" style=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WBC Stands with Isaac del Toro in Rwanda Mexican cyclist Isaac del Toro received a WBC minibelt, sent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-171278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}