February 27, 2012 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) – The Vuelta Independencia Nacional continued on a high note for Canada’s Bruno Langlois (Can) 1% For the Planet when he won stage, 8b, a 10.4km individual time trial in Santo Domingo. Langlois finished in a time of 12:28, 10s faster than second place, Nelson I. Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia. With several top 10s throughout the week, including an ninth on Stage 8a, Langlois sits eighth overall. His teammates, Gavriel Epstein and Etienne Samson (Can) 1% For the Planet are 52nd and 62nd in the GC.

Stage 8a
1. Tanner Putt (USA) USA National Team 2:30:17
2. Jose Bone Leon (Ecu) Ecuador 0:01
3. Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Col) Epm-Une
4. Diego Milan Jimenez (Esp) Aro & Pedal-Inteja
5. Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Global Cycling
6. Rafael German Meran (Dom) Club Arco Iris
7. Alejandro Guzmán (Dom) San Pedro De Macoris
8. César Alberto Marte (Dom) Club Arco Iris
9. Bruno Langlois (Can) 1% For the Planet
10. David Van Eerd (Ned) Global Cycling

27. Etienne Samson (Can) 1% For the Planet
28. Gavriel Epstein (Can) 1% For the Planet

Stage 8b
1. Bruno Langlois (Can) 1% For the Planet 12:28
2. Nelson I. Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia 0:10
3. Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Ecuador 0:12
4. Robigzon Oyola (Col) Epm-Une 0:16
5. Efren Ortega (Pur) Soacha-Puerto Rico 0:23
6. Jorge Luis Perez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia
7. Isaac Bolivar (Col) Epm-Une 0:24
8. Marco Delgado (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia
9. Augusto Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia 0:26
10. Coulton Hartich (USA) Firefighters R.T. 0:28

41. Etienne Samson (Can) 1% For the Planet 2:01
46. Gavriel Epstein (Can) 1% For the Planet 2:08

GC after 8b
1. Nelson I. Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia 25:08:48
2. Robigzon Oyola (Col) Epm-Une 1:31
3. Eduar Beltran (Col) Epm-Une 1:48
4. Isaac Bolivar (Col) Epm-Une 2:06
5. Rafael German (Dom) Club Arco Iris 2:37
6. Efren Ortega (PuR) Soacha-Puerto Rico 2:55
7. Diego Milan (Esp) Aro & Pedal-Inteja 3:16
8. Bruno Langlois (Can) 1% For the Planet 3:20
9. Coulton Hartich (USA) Firefighters R.T. 3:55
10. Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Ecuador 3:57

52. Gavriel Epstein (Can) 1% For the Planet 51:53
62. Etienne Samson (Can) 1% For the Planet 1:05:31