Colombian Edwin Sanchez has repeated his 2013 win of the Independence Cycling championship, becoming the second cyclist ever to win twice in the 35 years of the event. He rides for Formesan. He completed the last stretch with a time of 20 hours, 19 minutes and 34 seconds. He was 1:54 minutes ahead of runner-up Rob Britton, of the Smart Shop Team from the United States. Dominican Pedro Torres (of the National Energy Commission team) was third, clocking in 2:17 minutes after Sanchez.
“I dedicate this win to my father Jaime Alirio Sanchez, who cycles with me early in the morning every day, and to my mother and my girlfriend”, said the 29-year old winner.
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