{"id":110312,"date":"2026-02-26T18:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/yesid-pira-rey-de-la-montana-in-the-vuelta-independencia-paredes-leads\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:07:31","slug":"yesid-pira-rey-de-la-montana-in-the-vuelta-independencia-paredes-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/yesid-pira-rey-de-la-montana-in-the-vuelta-independencia-paredes-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"Yesid Pira Rey de la Monta\u00f1a in the Vuelta Independencia; Paredes Leads"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Yesid Pira Conquers the Mountain in the National Independence Cycling Tour<\/h2>\n\nGuatemalan cyclist Yesid Pira demonstrated his superiority in the third stage of the 47th National Independence Cycling Tour, held between Santo Domingo and Rancho Arriba, San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, covering a distance of 158 kilometers.\n\nThe representative of the Hino One La Red team crossed the finish line with a time of 3 hours, 40 minutes, and 03 seconds, solidifying their dominance in the demanding mountain stage.\n\nPira outperformed his compatriot and teammate, C\u00e9sar Paredes, as well as Jorge Abreu of the R2R Cycling Team, by eight seconds.\n\nThe stage, which began in front of the Banreservas Tower, was marked by a frenetic pace from the start. The peloton remained compact until the final stretch of the ascent, where the positions were defined.\n\nYesid Pira launched a crucial attack before the descent, securing his victory.\n\nWilmar Paredes, from Team Medell\u00edn, obtained fourth place, 16 seconds behind the winner, which allowed him to ascend to the lead of the general classification with an accumulated time of 8:54.52.\n\nJoseph Ram\u00edrez (Verrazano-Santiago) is in second place overall, 32 seconds behind the leader.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rankings<\/h2>\n\n\nIn the team classification, Team Medell\u00edn leads with a time of 26:52.23, followed by Hino One La Red with 26:55.55.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>U23:<\/strong> Jadi\u00e1n Neaves (Bara Cycling) leads with a time of 9:04.20.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Points:<\/strong> Wilmar Paredes dominates with 53 points.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flying Goals:<\/strong> Wilmar Paredes leads with nine units.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountain:<\/strong> Yesid Pira leads with 33 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nThe best-ranked Dominican is Danielky Cede\u00f1o (La Romana), with an accumulated time of 8:59.53.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n\nThe competition will continue on Friday 27th with a 140-kilometer circuit in Mirador Sur Park.\n\nOn Saturday the 28th, the penultimate stage will take place, with a 138-kilometer route between Santo Domingo and the Circunvalaci\u00f3n Santo Domingo Norte.\n\nThe 47th edition of the Vuelta Cicl\u00edstica Independencia Nacional will conclude on Sunday, March 1st, with a circuit in the monumental area of Santiago.\n\nThe event is organized by the Dominican Cycling Federation, under the presidency of Jorge Blas D\u00edaz, and is supported by the Administrative Ministry of the Presidency, the Ministry of Sports, Banreservas, Seaboard, and Economic Dining Halls, among other institutions.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesid Pira Conquers the Mountain in the National Independence Cycling Tour Guatemalan cyclist Yesid Pira demonstrated his superiority in the third stage of the 47th National Independence Cycling Tour, held between Santo Domingo and Rancho Arriba, San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, covering a distance of 158 kilometers. 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