Reigning Caribbean Road Champion in the Road Race and Road Time Trial, Alexi Costa has been selected to the Women’s Caribbean Cycling Team to compete at the Vuelta a Guatemala from June 5th – 9th, the team will also feature two Bermuda Cyclist in Caitlin Conyers and Nicole Mitchell.
98 cyclists will be pedaling on roads of the departments of Escuintla, Sololá, Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán, Chimaltenango and Guatemala City will be 462.3km.
Costa, who is currently training and competing in the USA under the watchful eye of 13x National Road Champion, Emile Abraham will head the squad of 6 which also includes Lisa Groothuesheidkamp (CUR), Donelys Cariño (PUR), and Juana Fernandez (DOM)
Within the past few months, Costa was vocal about the harsh and impractical selection policy imposed by the Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation for the Elite Pan Am Road Championships, for which she eventually was not selected for.
However, the Pan American Sports Organization recognized the accolades achieved by the double Caribbean Champion to select her as one of the best female cyclists in the Caribbean.
STAGES
1 Villa Nueva-Amatitlán-Highway-Escuintla-Puerto San José-Masagua-Escuintla 125.5 km.
2 Pamezabal, Santa Lucia Utatlán-El Novillero-km 135-El Novillero (4 laps) Pamezabal 93 km.
3 San Cristóbal-Salcajá Motorway (10 laps) -San Cristóbal Totonicapán 90.5 km.
4 The Camán-Hacienda Real-Patzicía-El Camán (2vueltas) Tecpán-Rincón Suizo-Patzicía- El Camán 93.3 km.
5 Circuit (12 laps) Centran Banrural Avenida Reforma and Avenida, Las Américas 60 km.
DEDICATION OF STAGES
• June 5th, Joanne Nicolle Rodríguez (Track Cyclist) • June 6th, Claudia Soto (Promoter of cycling in Salamá) • June 7th, Eliette Rodríguez (Promoter of National Cycling) • June 8th, Olga Alvarado (Banrural) • June 9th, Municipality of Guatemala
