Venezuelan Omar Pumar won the sixth stage of the 20th National Independence Tour, the most important bicycle race of the year in the DR. Pumar, part of a Venezuelan team participating in this event, won the kilometer stage passing from Santiago to Navarete to Altamira to Puerto Plata to La Cumbre with a time of 3:08:55. After yesterday’s segment, the individual in first place remains fellow Venezuelan Tommy Alcedo, with a time of 19:51:36, followed by Nivaldo Enr?quez of the Cuban national team at 19:53:06 and Erico Poitschke of the Aro y Pedal team close behind at 19:53:36. In the team competition the Cuban team has taken over the lead at 59:57:52, Venezuela’s team has moved into second place at 60:01:50 and the DR’s Selecci?n Montecarlo has retained third place with a combined time of 60:26:55. Today’s stage takes the cyclists from Santiago to Santo Domingo via La Vega, Bonao and Villa Altagracia.
