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15th La Ruta de los Conquistadores - NE
Costa Rica, November 14-17, 2007
2006 results Stage List Preview Map Past winners Start List
The Stages
- Stage 1 - November 14: Jaco Beach - El Rodeo, 95km
- Stage 2 - November 15: El Rodeo - Terremall, 75.2km
- Stage 3 - November 16: Terramall - Aquiares, 66.7km
- Stage 4 - November 17: Aquiares - Playa Bonita (Limon), 120km
La Ruta goes bigger for 15th anniversary
By Rob Jones
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On November 9, the organizers of Costa Rica's most famous bike race, La Ruta de los Conquistadores, held a press conference in San Jose to introduce the 2007 edition. This year is the 15th anniversary of La Ruta, and the organizers have added an extra day (up to four from three), and extra distance and climbing.
For 2007 La Ruta has increased by 72 kilometres, to 360 kilometres, with the vertical gain now up to a staggering 12,000 metres (39,000 feet). The reasons for the additional day are twofold:
1. Last year a significant proportion of participants could not complete the first day (which contained approximately half of the total climbing for the event). The final climb was a brutally steep and long off-road muddy slog, which did people in (earlier years had used a paved climb). Thomas Frischknecht exclaimed at the time "the hardest day of racing I have ever done".
2. The organizers wanted to truly make this a 'coast to coast' event. Previous years had a gap around San Jose.
The first stage, from Jaco Beach on the Pacific Coast to El Rodeo (west of San Jose), has gone back to the previous course, with the final climb paved. The course is by no means easy, with 4420 metres of vertical gain over 95 kilometres. The first portion of the course contains the most technical trails of the entire race, with riders slogging through tropical rain forest, mud bogs and river crossings. They also pass through the beautiful Carara National Park - Carara is a local native word for crocodile...
The new second stage takes the riders in a long loop south around San Jose. This stage has the most pavement (50%), but also 3624 metres of vertical gain, with steep climbs and descents - this may be the crucial stage of the race for the top competitors.
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Day three is unchanged from last year, at 66.7 kilometres. It is nearly 60% on gravel roads and takes the riders to the highest point of the race at 3010 metres, on the slopes of the Irazu volcano. Immediately after cresting the summit, riders plunge 10 kilometres downhill to the stage finish. The first portion of the descent is fairly treacherous, with large, loose 'baby skull' rocks littering the route. Last year, Jeremiah Bishop attacked race leader Leonardo Paez on this section and crashed heavily in a corner, breaking his cheekbone. Thomas Frischknecht also lost the lead (which he regained on the following day) on this descent in 2005 when he suffered multiple flats.
The final day, at 120 kilometres, is the longest, but also trends mostly downhill to the finish on a Caribbean beach in Limon. The first half of the stage is mostly gravel roads, interspersed with short sections of pavement, but the second half features long stretches of muscle jarring railway track and trestle bridges, with a final swampy, muddy run into the beach.
Neither of last year's winners - Colombian Paez or Canada's Marg Fedyna - are returning, so the race is open to crown a new winner. One of the favourites for the women's crown, Canadian Melanie McQuaid - a former Xterra champion - pulled out a couple of days ago, so it looks to be a race between cross-country pro Sue Haywood in her first La Ruta, against two former winners - Louise Kobin and Hillary Harrison. On the men's side, there are a number of Costa Ricans who would like to take the title back after two years of foreign wins - Deiber Esquivel, Manuel Prado, Federico Ramirez (the only 3-time winner of La Ruta) and Paolo Montoya. The foreign challengers will be Canada's Max Plaxton, Tinker Juarez (USA), Sandro Spaeth (Switzerland - 2nd in Trans Alp) and Thomas Dietsch (France, World #1 ranked in Marathon).
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Start List
Open Men 1 Deiber Esquivel Benavides (CRc) IBP Pensiones 2 Federico Ramirez Mendez (CRc) BCR-PIZZA HUT-POWERADE-KHS 3 Marco Antonio Pohlond Madrigal (CRc) Scotiabank / DHL / Sweaters 4 Sandro Spaeth (Swi) Ride Magazine - Texner BMC 5 Thomas Zahnd (Swi) Team Stoeckli-Craft 6 Manuel Prado (CRc) Sho Air / La Ruta 7 Frederick Dreier (USA) VeloNews 8 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Gewiss Bianchi 9 Andreas Hestler (Can) Rocky Mountain / Haywood Securities 10 David Tinker Juarez (USA) Cannondale 11 Paolo Montoya Cantillo (CRc) Macosta Lee Cougan Santa Ana BCT 12 Rom Kanga Akerson (USA) Rock Shox - Sram 13 Juan Alberto Solis Rodas (CRc) BCR-PIZZA HUT-POWERADE-KHS 14 Max Plaxton (Can) Rocky Mountain / Haywood Securities 15 Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona 16 Luis Carlos Araya Aguilar (CRc) Ciclo Paraíso 17 Gonzalo Bonilla Pereira (CRc) Ciclo Paraíso 18 Luis Villanea Viquez (CRc) Scotiabank / DHL / Rock Shox-Sram 19 Jonathan Carballo Ramírez (CRc) IBP Pensiones 20 Salvador Borrego-Crum (USA) Hunter Cycles/Championships Unlimited 21 Cesar Alcazar Mendez (CRc) 22 Wayner Mata Gutierrez (CRc) TLMQ 23 Pablo Carpio Leiva (CRc) Acipa Paraiso 24 Carlos Daniel Fernandez Vegas (Ven) Pan de Azucar Bike Team, edo.miranda venezuela 25 Christian Lesko Madriz (CRc) 26 Gerard Joliat (Swi) Bogy's 27 Cory Wallace (Can) Team Jasper 28 Brandon Dwigth (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport 29 Alfredo Acosta Gonzalez (CRc) Fiesta Total 30 Juan Diego Jimenez Sequeira (CRc) Fiesta Total 31 Jon Nutbrown (Can) Ridley's/Giant 32 Jason First (USA) Crank Brothers 33 Gabriel Carbajal (USA) Dos Compas Racing 34 Tom Beentjes (Ned) Autobedrijf Dirk v/d Steen, kroone Liefting 35 Carlos Ganoza (Per) Swissport 36 Bill Apeldoorn (Ned) Autobedrijf Dirk v/d Steen, kroone Liefting 37 Miguel Labarta Del Castillo (Spa) Matxacuca 38 Erik Bakke (USA) Deadgoat Racing 39 Marcin Gulbicki (GBr) 40 Andy Sanidas (USA) Igleheart Custom Frames / Western Cycle 41 Jimmy Davis (USA) Boca Hawaii-Island Triathlon & Bike-Oakley-Try 42 Matthew Young (Can) 43 Hamish Bingley (GBr) Ben Hayward Cycles, Cambridge, UK 44 Alex Bramford (GBr) 45 Sean Grady (USA) Route 15 Bicycle Outlet 46 Felipe Caycedo (Col) Átomos Volando Bogotá 47 Tomás Castrillón (Col) Átomos Volando Bogotá 48 Brian Cimmiyotti (USA) Scott's cycle and sport/sigma management 49 Gabriel Byrne (USA) Kovarus/Squadra Ovest 50 Pedro Bento (Por) Ribabike 51 Jason Asay (USA) Tahitian Noni International 52 Chucky Gibson (USA) Tahitian Noni International 53 Peter Biedenharn (USA) 54 Michael Spoerri (Swi) 55 Tobias Jakob (Swi) 56 Alex Wyss (Swi) 57 Jason Masterman (USA) 58 Iker Maiz Urtiaga (Spa) Bici y Montaña 59 Joel Grimmett (USA) Lonestar Racing Club 60 Rufus Pichler (Ger) Kissena Cycling Club 61 Ruud Groot (Ned) Autobedrijf Dirk v/d Steen, kroone Liefting 62 Manuel Valverde (Mex) BaseFirma 63 Ricardo Rosero (Col) BaseFirma 64 Webb Embry (USA) 65 Victor Manuel García Montoro (Spa) Bidones Roma S.A 66 Werner Van Der Merwe (RSA) 67 Javier Lerma (Mex) Global Niches 68 Joel Martinez Gonzalez (Spa) 69 Christopher Craig (USA) Craig Associates, PC 70 Ran Begin Meiri (Isr) Team Skinny 71 David Bragulat Vila (Spa) Btt Llagostera - Medina 72 William Sullivan (USA) Cowbell Challenge 73 Timmy Dougherty (USA) BearNaked / Cannondale 74 Douglas Jenne (USA) Vicious Cycles / BareKnuckleBrigade / Twin Six 75 Andrew Clayton (RSA) 76 Bart Gillespie (USA) MonaVie/Cannondale 77 Jason Sager (USA) MonaVie/Cannondale 78 Marcos Reichert (Gua) Xerox / Donde Jose / Trefrateli 79 Jake Pantone (USA) Biker's Edge / Destination Homes 80 Harry Precourt (USA) North Atlantic Velo / Classbook.com 81 Charles St Jeor (USA) ALG Worldwide 82 Peter Butt (Aus) 83 Zack Heim (USA) Paragon Cycling/San Tan Racing 84 Jonny Hintze (USA) Biker's Edge / Destination Homes 85 Devin Beedle (USA) 86 Jay Cruickshank Donald (USA) Robert Earl Racing / Swobo 87 Rolando Flores Mercado (Mex) Burger King Mazatlan 88 Christopher Lang Arce (CRc) Ulicori - Cycling Solutions - Specialized 89 Álvaro Quesada Loría (CRc) 90 Martin Bain Venn (RSA) 91 John Cordoba (USA) Masterman/rnr 92 Michael Gabor (USA) 93 Andrés Fernández Salazar (CRc) 94 Alberto Gamboa Pacheco (CRc) Caribbean Bikers / Seven Capital Ltd 95 Steven Rule (USA) Blake's Lotaburger 96 Federico Hazera Fernández (CRc) CIRCUITO 97 Fabricio Loaiza Granados (CRc) Hospira Holdings / Costa Rica 98 Jhony Madrigal Zumbado (CRc) Xerox 99 René Quesada Morales (CRc) Asocaci Bikes and Friends Cartago 100 Arnoldo Loaiza Duran (CRc) Team Isostar 101 Orion Akerson (USA) Heart Transverter 102 Teal Akerson (USA) Heart Transverter 103 Stream Akerson (USA) Heart Transverter 104 Forest Akerson (USA) Heart Transverter 105 Jose Santos Miranda Blandon (Nic) Cisa Seguridad - San Alberto 106 Enrique Artavia Cedeira (CRc) Super Pro Banco BCT Santa Ana 107 Alejandro Madrigal Guerrero (CRc) Artillería Pesada 108 Eddy Pérez Mata (CRc) Ulicori Bticino 109 Sebastian Conejo Quesada (CRc) Bike Station - Gary Fisher 110 Carlos Eduardo Jiménez Méndez (CRc) FADASA S.A 111 Marvin Solano Gomez (CRc) Techos y Estruct. de CR-Ciclo Brenes Paraiso 112 Miguel Montoya Chinchilla (CRc) Avimil 113 Emilio Brenes Jiménez (CRc) 114 Brian Guillermo Arias Chaves (CRc) 115 Oscar Marín Jimenez (CRc) 116 Olman Abarca Miranda (CRc) 117 Alex Ramirez Salas (CRc) Complejo Wilmer Lopez/Ciclo Guilly Brumoso Open Women 118 Maria Alejandra Carvajal Brenes (CRc) BCR-PIZZA HUT-POWERADE-KHS 119 Kobin Louise (USA) Sho Air/Rock and Road 120 Hillary Harrison (Can) Kenda Tires-Mo Training 121 Kerrie Noonan (Aus) Ride Beyond - MS Racing 122 Audrey Adler (USA) 123 Kristen Cadle (RSA) 124 Caroline Pinard (Can) Corazon-CBRS 125 Shannon Boyd (USA) 126 Elizabeth Ward (RSA) 127 Ana María Sarmiento (Col) 128 Carey Lowery (USA) Team Outdoor Store 129 Becky Reimann (USA) The Alpineer - 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Disexport - Mawamba 156 Silvia Cob (CRc) Muscle 157 Samantha Phillips (Can) Nordicsportcenter.com 158 Patti Plagmann (USA) Team Bike Lane 159 Maria Gabriela Rivera Guevara (CRc) 160 Ana Lucia Arias Fernández (CRc) Ulicori-Bticino 161 Jeannie Batán Solera (CRc) Planet Gym 162 Melanie McQuaid (Can) Nature's Path - BMC Master A 163 Carlos Barreto Herrera (Ven) Chimanta-Venoco 164 Jorge Castillo (CRc) Santa Cruz Manitou 165 Michel Bujold (Can) Lessard Cycle 166 Peter D'Aquanni (USA) 167 Alejandro Castro Anderson (CRc) Reto de Los Volcanes/www.bikecr.com 168 Ismael Peraza Chavarria (CRc) Muscle 169 Marcelo Silva Guistiniani (CRc) 1804242 170 Francisco Jiménez Fuentes (CRc) 171 Rafael Alberto Marrero Molina (CRc) Team Isostar 172 Philippe Bukovec (Fra) Team Isostar 173 Efrain Arturo Bolaños Garro (CRc) VisiteCosta Rica.com 174 Scott Henry (USA) Trek / VW 175 José Arguedas Morera (CRc) Rios Tropicales - Disexport - Mawamba 176 Edward Anderson (USA) 2CC-Pony Shop-LEEDA Services of Illinois, Inc. 177 John Mercer (USA) Mama Osa 178 Derk Wynia HOL Team Endurance Curacao 179 Christopher Cook (USA) 180 Sergio Alejandro Paez Gallo (Col) Synergy Adventure Colombia 181 Luis De Ezpeleta Aguilar (CRc) Aval / Litespeed 182 Kenny Stephen Ihnot (USA) 183 Mark Russel (USA) 184 Dan Barlow (USA) 185 Mike Savitch (USA) Verve Health & Fitness 186 Bryan Bowles (USA) 187 Shehbaz Butt (Can) 188 David Toth (USA) 189 Tomas Hidalgo Gomez (Spa) C C San Antonio 190 Drew Jordan (USA) Revolution Mountain Sport 191 Steve Glazer (USA) Marin Bikes 192 Chris Sohayda (USA) 193 Marc Brummelhuis (Ned) Kooyman Techniek Cycling Team 194 Peter Reijmer (Ned) Kooyman Techniek Cycling Team 195 Raymond Brummelhuis (Ned) Kooyman Techniek Cycling Team 196 Kevin Perry (USA) 197 Adam Baker (USA) 198 Christian Pelletier (Can) Micro Monde 199 Diego Castro Martínez (CRc) ESCO 200 Thomas Blackmon (USA) Blackmon Auctions 201 Kevin Clark (USA) The Bicycle Escape / Vassago Cycles 202 Sam Dowling (GBr) Fanylion Racing 203 Andrés Martín Ovares (CRc) 204 Michael Voie (USA) Touchstone 205 David Alfaro (USA) Touchstone 206 Dan Stern (USA) 207 Jerry José Zamora Rojas (CRc) CVG ALUNASA 208 Garry Christopher (GBr) Ride Beyond - MS Trust 209 Vik Chaudhuri (GBr) 210 Stuart Spies (RSA) Madengine Racing 211 Fabio Roberto Villalobos Benavides (CRc) 212 Kip Mikler (USA) Bike Magazine 213 Mauricio Osorio (Col) Synergy Adventure Colombia 214 Edward Frayer (USA) 215 Robert Los (USA) 216 Rich Dillen (USA) Team Dicky 217 Peter Paelinck (Bel) www.reevax.be 218 Matthew Kemp (GBr) Ride Beyond - MS Trust 219 Harry K. McIntosh (USA) David's World Cycle 220 David Dowdall (Irl) 221 Perry Thomas (USA) Cycle South 222 Gary Barwick (GBr) 223 Javier Clares Lázaro (Spa) A.C. 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458 Thomas Tetz (Ger) Leki BikeXtreme 459 Matt Luhn (USA) Gopher Gulch Dirt Alert 460 Javier Guardián Astua (CRc) 461 Marvin Hernández Monge (CRc) VisiteCosta Rica.com 462 Roberto Garita Calvo (CRc) VisiteCosta Rica.com 463 Mike Lawler (USA) Team Daylon 464 Piccolo Gularte Casteñada (Gua) Xerox / Donde Jose / Trefrateli 465 Renato Alvarado Rivera (CRc) Powerade 466 Mauricio Alvarado Rivera (CRc) Powerade 467 Javier Zanora Víquez (CRc) 468 Julio Molina Arias (CRc) Ciclo Guilly 469 James Wilson (Can) BC BIKE RACE 470 Geovanny Gómez Navarro (CRc) Banco Nacional de Costa Rica 471 Lincoln Bermúdez Morgan (CRc) Café Mar 472 James David (USA) Bicycle Butler 473 Felipe Segura Vargas (CRc) Grupo Nación 474 Walter Fernández Vargas (CRc) Grupo Nación 475 Jorge Luis Campos Sanabria (CRc) EYMAC S.A Veterans 476 Paul Newcomb (CRc) EATON/CH 477 Monte McKelvie (Can) 478 Yvon Ignac (Can) 479 Ricardo Vela Del Valle (Spa) Club Ciclista Santa Eulalia 480 Thomas Daley (Can) Rebound Cycle 481 Steve Cole (USA) 482 Jack Funk (Can) Deadgoat Racing/ Bow Cycle 483 Zeke Lilly (USA) Cycle South 484 Rick Sederberg (USA) Parkside Cycling 485 Tom Politzer (USA) Cupertino Bike Shop 486 Dennis Mizerski (Can) Mattamy Homes / Aquila Racing 487 Thomas Dugdale (USA) Cycling Concepts 488 Douglas Radandt (USA) 489 Saul Preciado (USA) 490 Stephen Taft (Can) Mattamy Homes / Aquila Racing 491 Michael Slattery (Can) Mattamy Homes / Aquila Racing 492 Herman Quirynen (Bel) 493 Vincent Tangredi (Can) Mattamy Homes / Aquila Racing 494 Doug McInnis (Can) Mattamy Homes / Aquila Racing 495 Cliff Richmond (USA) Team Solar Eclipse 496 Samuel Gray (USA) Team Karma 497 Andrew Burton (GBr) 498 Rodolfo Reichert (Gua) Xerox / Donde Jose / Trefrateli 499 Don Martin (Can) 500 Tony Routley (Can) Team Whistler 501 Roy Wallack (USA) Mountain Bike Magazine 502 Marty Halprin (Can) Olympia Cycle 503 Kirk Schizas (Can) Mattamy Homes / Aquila Racing 504 Heinrich Grebner (Ger) Team Cube Mr.Bike Germany 505 Steve Howell (Can) Mattamy Homes / Aquila Racing 506 Calvin Burgart (USA) 507 Clemente Hernández Muñoz (Spa) Freebike 508 Sandy Mitchell (Can) Gerick Cycle Nelson 509 Federico García Herrera (CRc) 510 Jorge Luis Espinoza Loaiza (CRc) 511 Heart Akerson (USA) Heart Transverter 512 Luis Mariano Oreamuno Ramos (CRc) SF Mountain Bike School 513 Avishay Dekel (Isr) Bicycle Magazine Israel 514 Ricardo Mata Brenes (CRc) Comite Cantonal Deportes y Recreción Paraiso 515 Gonzalo Mena Rojas (CRc) 516 Augusto Galvan Alves-Milho (CRc) 517 Marvin Avila Vindas (CRc) Planet Gym
Past winners
2006 Leonardo Hector Paez (Col) Full Dynamix 2005 Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) 2004 Paolo Cesar Montoya (CRc) 2003 Marvin Campos (CRc)
