Cuban Cyclist Alcolea Places 15 in Individual Time Trial in Costa Rica

Cuban Arnold Alcolea finished fifteenth in the fourth stage of the Tour to Costa Rica, individual time trial run between the towns of San Joaquin and Carrizal.

Alcolea, who concluded the stretch of 18.24 kilometers with a time of 33:49 minutes, highlighted as the best man of his squad on this day, as well as José Mojica (21st with 34: 22 minutes), among the 87 cyclists involved in the contest.

According to the official website of the event, the fourth round was won by the local Rodolfo Villalobos (31:17), of the team Junta de Protección Social-Giant (JPS- Giant), followed by Josué Gonzalez (Coopenae Movistar Economy / 31: 29) and Roman Villalobos (JPS Giant / 31: 53), in that order.

Cubans who also earned points for his squad were Yennier López (32nd / 35: 01), Agustín Martínez (44th / 35: 43), Yasmani Martínez (49th / 35: 48), Pedro Portuondo (50th / 35: 54) and Yasmany Balmaseda (60th / 36: 39).

Despite the victory of the young Villalobos -U-23 category, the also host Juan Carlos Rojas (Frijoles Tierniticos-Arroz Halcon) remained on top of the general classification, when arriving fourth, with a time of 32 : 00 minutes.

In this list, the Cuban best placed is Mojica, who appears 15th.

Meanwhile, Alcolea remained as leader of the intermediate sprints, with 19 units, but he lost three spots in the point race (35), after starting yesterday in the second position.

With this performance , the national team of Cuba now appears fifth in an event led by the local club JPS- Giant.

The fifth stage between the regions of Alajuela and San Carlos, 167.3 km stretch between the towns of Alajuela and Ciudad Quesada will be run today.