SANTO DOMINGO – The Dominican Cycling Team that will compete in the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC Games) Santo Domingo 2026 will be composed of 30 cyclists, the Dominican Cycling Federation announced.
According to the Games’ Technical Directorate, the cycling competitions will take place between July 26 and August 1 and will include track, road, mountain biking, and BMX events.
The track cycling team will consist of 14 athletes, seven men and seven women, who will participate in events such as team pursuit, madison, omnium, keirin, sprint, and Olympic sprint at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center Velodrome.
The men’s team includes William Guzmán, Manuel Estévez, José Junior González, Etanislao Lantigua, Anderson Aracena, Alberto Ramos, and Danielki Cedeño. In the women’s division, Marelín Canela, Feline Mendoza, Stephany Contreras, Raquel Restituyo, Katherine Estévez, Winifer Aquino, and Melssy Pérez will participate.
In the road race, the men’s team will consist of Juan Carlos de los Santos, Roger Marte, Alberto Ramos, Jonathan Ogando, Erlin García, and Josuha Iciano, while the women’s team will be made up of Flor Espiritusanto, Melssy Pérez, Stephany Contreras, Raquel Restituyo, María Teresa Mirabal, and María Vega.
The road races will take place on a circuit in the Centro de los Héroes. The women’s race, covering 123.2 kilometers, is scheduled for August 1st, while the men’s race, covering 169.5 kilometers, will take place the following day. In mountain biking, which will take place from July 30 to August 1 at the La Barranquita complex, Jeudy Liranzo and Alex Muñoz will compete in the men’s division, along with Gabriela Tejada and María de los Ángeles Contreras in the women’s.
The Dominican Republic’s BMX team will consist of Jeremy Marchena, Brian David Marchena, and Ruth Esther Ruiz. The BMX events will be held from July 28 to 30, also at La Barranquita, in Santiago de los Caballeros.
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