Raquel Restituyo Acosta wins the Caribbean title in the WE IRR road race 2026
by Radiociclismo AI
The Dominican Raquel Restituyo Acosta takes the road race at the 2026 Caribbean Elite Road Cycling Championships, valid as the Final Result of the WE IRR category, beating Gabriella Arnold in the sprint after 2:17:55 of racing.
The Dominican Raquel Restituyo Acosta has won the road race of the Caribbean Elite Road Cycling Championships 2026, valid as the Final Result of the WE IRR category. The athlete from the Dominican Republic covered the course in 2:17:55, beating the Bermudian Gabriella Arnold in the sprint, who finished in the same time. The race The race was decided in the closing stages, with the two leading athletes arriving together at the finish line. Restituyo Acosta came out on top in the final sprint, while Arnold had to settle for second place on the same time. Slightly further back was the Jamaican Llori Sharpe, third at 2 seconds from the top. The biggest gap came in the following positions: the Puerto Rican Erialis Otero Otero finished fourth, while the Dominican Madelin Canela Heredia crossed the finish line one second later. Results Raquel Restituyo Acosta (Dominican Republic) — 2:17:55 Gabriella Arnold (Bermuda) — s.t. Llori Sharpe (Jamaica) — +0:02 Erialis Otero Otero (Puerto Rico) — +2:23:42 Madelin Canela Heredia (Dominican Republic) — +2:23:43 Closing For the Dominican Republic comes a Caribbean title in the road race, with Restituyo Acosta first ahead of Arnold and Sharpe. The classification rewards the Dominican national team, present twice in the top five positions with Canela Heredia fifth.
