The XXII Vuelta Independencia Nacional will take place 20-27 February. The International Cycling Union internationally allots the race (2.5 points) towards participation in the UCI World Amateur Championship. The cycling race is broken down into nine stages in seven days that take competitors throughout the DR. Participants are coming from Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, St. Maarten, Guatemala, United States (Miami, Buffalo, New York City). Organizers also expect the participation of teams from Panama, Martinique, Cuba, Haiti, Spain, Italy, England and Germany and Singapore. The event is organized annually by the Dominican Cycling Federation. The competition starts Tuesday, 20 February with a closed circuit of 124 kilometers around the Parque Mirador del Sur in Santo Domingo. Competitors will also tour San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, Monte Plata, Bonao, La Vega, Santo Cerro, Higuey, El Seibo among other communities. The race is run in nine phases: 1) Av. Mirador del Sur (124 kilometers). 2) Santo Domingo-La Romana (116 kilometers). 3) La Romana-Higuey-La Romana (114 kilometers). 4) La Romana-Monte Plata (169 kilometers). 5) Santo Domingo-Bonao (80 kilometers). 6) Bonao-Jarabacoa (77 kilometers). 7) Jarabacoa-San Francisco (160 kilometers). 8) Santiago-Puerto Plata-Mao (147 kilometers) 9) Santiago-Santo Domingo (173 kilometers).
