Venezuelan Manuel Guevara won the final stage of the XXII Vuelta Independencia Nacional that took competitors all around the nation. The Venezuelan also helped his team conquer the team trophy of the 1,160-kilometer circuit. Guevara won three of the nine stages of the race. The runner up teams were Club Mauricio Baez (DR), Germany, Alico (DR), Mexico, Aro & Pedal (DR), Costa Rica, Bicentro (Santiago, DR), Jamis (Miami, Florida), Guatemala. For more information on the event, see http://www.dr1.com/daily/news022001.shtml and the Cycling News results report at http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/feb01/domrep018.shtml
