October 30, 2015 – The Vuelta a Guatemala road stage race is underway and Manuel Rodas Ochoa (Gua) currently leads the GC after four stages, while Alexander Cowan (Can) is top ranked Canuck in 31st. Canada’s Guillaume Boivin (Can) finished an impressive second in the opening ITT on Oct. 26, while Alexander Cowan (Can) placed a strong fifth on Stage 4 from San Lucas Sacatepéquez to Tecpán Guatemala. Boivin and Etienne Samson (Can) did not finish Stage 3. The Vuelta a Guatemala wraps up on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Results
Stage 1 (ITT) – Oct 26 – Escuintla to Puerto San José
1. Manuel Rodas Ochoa (Gua) 55:55
2. Guillaume Boivin (Can) 3:00
3. Roman Villalobos (CRC) 3:13

13. Alexander Cowan (Can) 4:03
29. Etienne Samson (Can) 5:59
35. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) 6:39
51. Edward Walsh (Can) 9:22
57. William Elliott (Can) 10:03

Stage 2 – Oct 27 – Guatemala City to Teculután
1. Alder Torres (Gua) 2:32:18
2. Daniel Bonilla (CRC) 0:13
3. Jhonnatan De Leon (Gua) 0:21

9. William Elliott (Can) 0:56
21. Etienne Samson (Can)
25. Guillaume Boivin (Can)
34. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can)
53. Edward Walsh (Can) 1:34
55. Alexander Cowan (Can) 2:57

Stage 3 – Oct 28 – Chiquimula to Sanarate
1. Roman Villalobos (CRC) 2:52:52
2. Jose Alarcon (Ven)
3. Jhonnatan De Leon (Gua)

41. Alexander Cowan (Can) 9:33
44. Edward Walsh (Can) 9:40
47. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) 9:48
49. William Elliott (Can) 9:49
55. Guillaume Boivin (Can) 17:56
63. Etienne Samson (Can) 32:21

Stage 4 – Oct 29 – San Lucas Sacatepéquez to Tecpán Guatemala
1. Nervin Jiatz (Gua) 3:44:53
2. Jeison Elias Vega Solano (CRC) 1:34
3. Pablo Andrés Alarcon Cares (Chi)

5. Alexander Cowan (Can) 2:14
20. William Elliott (Can)
39. Edward Walsh (Can) 5:49
45. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) 5:52
DNF Guillaume Boivin (Can)
DNF Etienne Samson (Can)

GC after Stage 4
1. Manuel Rodas Ochoa (Gua) 10:05:40
2. Alder Torres (Gua) 2:26
3. Roman Villalobos (CRC) 2:41

31. Alexander Cowan (Can) 15:05
38. William Elliott (Can) 19:20
40. Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) 19:33
44. Edward Walsh (Can) 22:43