42nd Independence Three-Stage Cycle Road Race…. Colombian rider Matteo Garcia, competing for Trinidad and Tobago's Team Raiders, secured victory on Saturday's opening stage of the 42nd Independence Three-Stage Cycle Road Race in Guyana. Garcia clocked a winning time of one hour, 41 minutes, and 38.01 seconds over the 45-mile stage, which took the peloton from Corriverton to New Amsterdam. The Colombian narrowly outsprinted local favourite Aaron Newton of KFC Evolution in a dramatic finish. Newto

42nd Independence Three-Stage Cycle Road Race…. Colombian Matteo Garcia narrowly defeated Guyanese hopeful Aaron Newton in a thrilling sprint finish to win the opening stage of the 42nd Independence Three-Stage Cycle Road Race on Saturday. Garcia, riding for Team Raiders of Trinidad and Tobago, stopped the clock in 1 hour, 41 minutes, and 38.01 seconds. He was pushed all the way by KFC Evolution's Newton, who finished just 0.18 seconds adrift in 1:41:38.19 after the 45-mile dash from Corriverton