The 45th Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Costa Rica, a UCI 2.2, 12 stage race begins next Wednesday (December 16th), concluding on December 28th after 1308 kilometres.  The ten teams contesting the mountainous race include the Quebec squad Tour d\'Quebec-GTH.  The eight Canadian riders are:  Cody Canning, Cory Wallace, Marvin Guzman, Vincent Veilleux, Charles Thibault, Arnaud Papillon, Jean-Michel Lachance and Phil Cortes.  Marc Dufour is the manager.