Riders Begin Strong In Dominican Republic
Bermuda’s cycling team of Conor White, Liam Flannery, Zander Miller, Nicolas Narraway, and Dominque Mayho have started racing in the XLIII Vuelta Ciclística Independencia Nacional in the Dominican Republic.
The seven-day stage race runs over 1,100 kilometers got underway with the Santo Domingo-San Cristóbal-Bani-Azua-Barahona route, with a route approximately 178 kilometers.
Riders 2 through 40 all had the same time of 4:06:21, finishing 1 minute and 23 seconds behind stage one winner John Borstelmann who clocked 4:04:58.
Two of the Bermuda riders were in the top forty; White was the first of the Bermuda riders to cross the line in 12th, while Narraway placed 36th.
Mayho finished 59th clocking a time of 4:16:02, Flannery crossed the line in 71st, and Miller finished 95th clocking 4:16:56.
As a team, Bermuda are currently 9th out of the 22 teams with a combined time of 12:28:44, with White picking up 4 points for his finishing spot.
In the Under 23 Division, Narraway is in 5th with the same time as the top 7 riders, while Flannery is 15th, and Miller is 23rd.
