The most important cycling tour in the Caribbean, the 38th Independence Cycling Tour, begins on 26 February at the Mirador del Sur Avenue covering a 20 km route around the Mirador del Sur Park.
Afterwards, longer circuits will take cyclists on tours that practically cover the entire Dominican Republic, totaling over 1,125 kms. There will be races on 26, 27 and 28 February, and then on 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 March 2017.
The president of the Dominican Cycling Federation, Jorge Blas, announced that as of Friday, 10 February 2017, 14 foreign teams had registered. This is in addition to the six teams that this year will compete for the Dominican Republic. Blas said the present record of number of foreign teams is 15.
Foreign cycling teams that have registered are from all across the Americas, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guadeloupe, Martinique and the United States. Teams are also coming from Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Russia.
The six teams representing the Dominican Republic will be Inteja, Fénix and ACT from Santo Domingo, and the cycling associations from Santiago, La Vega and Moca.
The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union and competitors can earn point towards the international cycling ranking.
Read more in Spanish on the routes for this year’s 38th Independence Cycling Tour:
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15 February 2017
