Alcolea —two-time champion of the
annual Vuelta a Cuba cycling tour and
leader of the point classification in Costa Rica last year— will
be accompanied by Yasmani Martinez, Yenier Lopez, Jean Carlos
Arias, Racso Gonzalez, Ruben Companioni, and Jose Mujica.
The Cuban Cycling Federation announced that the team will
include head
coach Cecilio Mena, physician Pedro Rodriguez, mechanic Roberto
Gonzalez,
and masseur Ronniel Piñera.
The 47th Cycling Tour of Costa Rica will consist of 12 stages
covering
1,341 kilometers. Also participating will be teams from Costa
Rica,
Ecuador and Guatemala, as well as professionals squads such as
the
Movistar Team Continental and the Boyaca Orgullo de America
(Colombia) and
the Amsterdam Team (Holland).