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16th La Ruta de los Conquistadores - NE
Costa Rica, November 12-15, 2008
2007 results Schedule Preview Start List Past winners
Schedule
- Stage 1 - November 12: Jacó to Ciudad Colón, 110km
- Stage 2 - November 13: Ciudad Colón to Tres Ríos, 76km
- Stage 3 - November 14: Tres Rios to Turrialba, 66.7 km
- Stage 4 - November 15: Turrialba to Bonita Beach, 125 km
Riders ready for Costa Rican show down
By Rob Jones
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Some 400 riders from around the world will start the 16th edition of the La Ruta de los Conquistadores in less than 12 hours. This four day mountain bike race is billed as one of the toughest in the world, and this year former road professional Roberto Heras of Spain is looking to become the first road racer to win the event.
Heras, a former Vuelta a España winner, has been recognised as one of the greatest climbers in the world. Despite his previous results, Heras is coming off a two year suspension for doping, and no one - including Heras himself - knows how he will do in the heat, the humidity and the mud for which La Ruta is famous.
"He contacted us two months ago," explained PR Director Luis Rueda. "We were more than pleased to have him here racing our race."
The adventure of a race like La Ruta is what has attracted Heras to the event. "I like to travel, I like the adventure," said Heras. "I'm interested in knowing Costa Rica, so four days racing across Costa Rica sounded like a great adventure. I raced the Titan Race earlier in the fall, in Morocco [which he won], but that is all the experience I have with multi-stage mountain bike racing.
"It will be pretty different to race here, in the La Ruta conditions - the mud, the gravel, the rocks ... so that will definitely be the big obstacles for me," he added. "It is a good way to test myself, but here I face mountain bikers not road racers, which is a big difference. So it is not only about how you are feeling, but how are you as a rider for these conditions."
"To win would be a great, great result," he admitted. "But this is not a race made for me, so I will be happy to be among the top riders, among the best."
Heras will face strong competition from French marathon racer Thomas Dietsch and Costa Rican favourites like 2004 winner Paolo Montoya and four time winner Federico (Lico) Ramirez, who is also the defending champion.
"I want to do my best and improve over third last year," said Dietsch. "But for the Costa Rican riders, this is their world championships, so it is hard to beat them."
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Late scratches from the start list are 2006 champion Hector Leon Paez (Colombia) and Canada's Svein Tuft. Paez has opted for a race in Colombia, and Tuft - the silver medalist in the time trial at the UCI World Road Championships two months ago - was a last minute withdrawal, after his ProTour team Garmin-Chipotle got nervous about having one of their potential stars get injured.
"It is an honour to have Roberto Heras as a competitor," commented Lico Ramirez. "I think this race will be very close over the next few days."
On the women's side, the field is rather sparse. Three-time champion Louise Kobin (USA) pulled out due to injury, while defending champion Sue Haywood (USA) has retired. One of Canada's World Cup racers - Sandra Walter - is a late entry to the race and, while this is her first attempt at multi-day mountain bike racing, she has to be considered a serious contender for the podium.
"It is different, so I don't know what to expect," said Walter. "I've read up a lot on the race, and I think the plan is just going to be to pace myself."
This year riders face a race that is in some ways easier than the previous ones, yet in other ways even more challenging. At 384 kilometres it is the longest La Ruta ever, with nearly 14,000 metres (45,800 feet) of climbing. However some of the extremely tough mud sections and gravel climbs of previous years have been replaced by pavement. Besides the geographic obstacles, the riders also face the notorious La Ruta mud, at times the consistency of peanut butter, and at others a thick soup that goes above the knees. This year it will be particularly bad, since Rueda says that Costa Rica is suffering from one of the wettest fall seasons on record. It has been raining heavily in the hours leading up to the start.
Stage 1 has added 10 kilometres in length, but the opening muddy 10 kilometre climb has been replaced with an 18 kilometre road climb - which should suit Heras. From here the riders make their usual entry into the Carara National Park for what is one of the most beautiful and exhausting parts of the race, with mud forcing riders to endure long 'hike a bike' sections. Out of the Park and it is back to gravel and then pavement for the extended climb to the finish line. The riders face a total of 5220 metres of elevation gain.
Stage 2 is 'only' 75 kilometres, but has almost as much climbing as Stage 1 at 4024 metres. From 800 metres of elevation riders climb to over 2000 metres in a series of steps, some of which are savagely steep. After the riders reach the highest point they descend on gravel and pavement to finish at the Terramall Plaza on the eastern side of San Jose. The previous mud bog (which was up to the waist on some riders) has been replaced with a technical descent through a coffee plantation.
Stage 3 takes La Ruta to its highest point, at over 3000 metres on the slopes of the Irazu volcano. After climbing steadily (mostly on pavement) for the first half of the 67 kilometre stage the riders reach 3010 metres; often chilled and wet from the fog and rain which shrouds the volcano. Volunteers hand out hot drinks, and riders fumble into jackets for the long descent to the finish in the coffee plantations surrounding the town of Aquiares. In 33 kilometres the riders drop nearly 1800 metres.
Stage 4, while the longest at 125 kilometres, has the least amount of climbing. There is less than 10 kilometres of climbing at the start, before 55 kilometres of descending. However, the riders face one final obstacle - 25 kilometres of train tracks and trestle bridges over fast flowing rivers.
No leader can rest easy in the final stages - in 2005, Thomas Frischknecht (Switzerland) lost his lead in stage three after multiple flats, only to regain it in the final stage after a series of attacks on his rivals.
Notes
- Organisers announced a significant change in the race for next year, going from four days to five, dropping most of the paved sections, limiting entries to 300 (plus invited professionals) and offering five-star accommodation. All of these are expected to make La Ruta even harder.
- The organizers also announced that they will be cracking down on outside assistance. Local riders in past years have held a significant advantage over foreigners, because friends and families have provided food, drinks and technical assistance along the course (often from vehicles following the riders), while foreigners have had to rely on the aid stations. Organisers have imposed strict penalties on riders receiving assistance outside of technical zones (30 minute time penalty for the first offence); but we will have to see how successful they are at enforcing these rules.
- The doping controls have also been expanded. Both blood and urine samples will be taken after every stage for general classification leaders in each category and stage winners (in each category), plus random selections.
Start list
Open Men
1 Federico Ramírez Méndez (CRc) Bcr-Pizza Hut
2 Paolo Montoya Cantillo (CRc) Economy Rent A Car - Seven Capital
3 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Gewiss-Bianchi
5 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa)
11 Manuel Prado (CRc) Sho-Air/Rock N'road
12 Alexander Sánchez Calderón (CRc) Bcr-Pizza Hut
13 Cory Wallace (Can) Freewheel Cycle / Specialized
18 Edgar Zumbado Madrigal (CRc) Money House
19 Mikel Vivar del Barrio (Spa) Castrobtt.Com
20 Juan Diego Jimenez Sequeira (CRc) Fiesta Total
21 Teal Akerson (CRc) Heart Transverter
22 Frederick Dreier (USA) Velo News Magazine
23 Marvin Campos Suazo (CRc) Super Pro - Economy Rent A Car
24 Tim Dougherty (USA) Sobe/Cannondale
25 Michael Cambronero García (CRc) Super Pro - Economy Rent A Car
26 Henry Perez Lopez (CRc) Retodelosvolcanes.Com Forza Bikecr.Com
27 Dennis Porras Murillo (CRc) Super Pro - Economy Rent A Car
28 Enrique Artavia Cedeño (CRc) Super Pro - Economy Rent A Car
29 Luis Diego Sibaja Monge (CRc) Ciclo Gully - Powerade
30 Radoslav Sibl (Cze) Bikezone.Cz/Mrx
31 Dain Zaffke (USA) Bike Magazine/Wtb
32 Leon Kuypers (Ned) Akkermans
33 Michael Montgomery (USA)
34 Simon Fisher (GBr) Www.Fastandlight.Co.Uk
35 Javier Clares Lázaro (Spa) A.C.El Prat
36 Ernst Weel (Ned) Team Bikelane Holland
37 Arjan Planting (Ned) Team Bikelane Holland
38 TC Crawford (USA) Team Marty's
39 Esteban Bejarano Bazo (CRc) Bemosa / Pq
40 Roger Herrera (USA) Mbs Home Improvements.
41 Sergi Bernet Bacardit (Spa) Pc Cervera
42 Emilio Brenes Jimenez (CRc) Xerox
43 Javier Lerma (Mex) Sinaloa Bikes
44 Benjamin Zimmerman (USA) Villagebike.Com
45 Jason Willems (USA) Village Bike / Clubscrub.Org
46 David Gamboa Barquero (CRc) Ciclo Paraiso
47 Harlan Price (USA) Independent Fabrication/Ifracing.Org
48 Erik Bakke (USA) Deadgoat Racing
49 Ryan Schellenberg (Can)
50 Miguel Rojas Arguello (CRc) Cisa Seguridad
51 Arnoldo Loaiza Duran (CRc) Puro Mtb. Com
52 Jhonny Madrigal Zumbado (CRc) Xerox
53 Anthony Araya (CRc) Xerox
54 Carlos Abellán Ossenbach (CRc)
55 Andres Bonilla Gurdian (CRc)
56 H Gustavo Solis (CRc) Inviertacr
57 Fabricio Loaiza Granados (CRc) Hospira Cr, Ltd
58 Francisco Oviedo Rojas (CRc)
59 Roberto Jaeckle (Swi)
60 Thomas Turner (USA) Van Michael Salon / Outspokin Bicycles
61 Milton Ramos Gamez (Spa) Biciaccion.Com
62 Gian Malaer (Swi)
63 Raul Quintanilla (CRc) Retodelosvolcanes.Com Forza Bikecr.Com
64 Eddy Perez (CRc) Seven Capital Ltd. Www.Seven-Capital.Com
65 Cristian Cruz Vargas (CRc) Caribe
66 Alberto Gamboa Pacheco (CRc) Caribbean Bikers/Seven Capital/Blue Comp. Cycles
67 Erick Rodriguez Solis (CRc) Rojas Y Rojas Constructora
68 Leonardo Daniel Rogel Gonzalez (Mex) Alubike
69 Luis Eduardo Díaz Barquero (CRc) Gold's Gym
70 Jose Miguel Chacon Araya (CRc) Www.Avventa.Com
71 Pablo Andrés Velásquez Rivas (CRc) Its-Bicimania
72 James Montiel García (CRc) Clinica Drs. Montiel
73 Victor Manuel Garcia Montoro (Spa) Bidones Roma Team
74 Alberto Valverde Sánchez (CRc) 3 Erres - 2Nners
75 Brian Cooke (Can) Bicyclecafe
76 Lukas Mraz (Cze) X-Sports
77 Jaime Arley Arrieta (CRc) Club De Leones Curridabat
78 Greivin Ortiz Umaña (CRc) Salva Bicicletas Y Accesorios
79 Felipe Castro Barquero (CRc) The Bike Tech
80 Carlos Fernandez (Ven) Pan De Azucar Venezuela
81 René Quesada Morales (CRc) Asocaci
82 Frederick Lang Arce (CRc) Thunderson Brothers
83 Freddy Manuel Rodriguez Rojas (CRc) Templo Biblico
84 Rodrigo Moya Campos (CRc) Asocaci
85 Esteban Vargas Ovares (CRc)
86 Orion Akerson (USA) Heart Transverter
87 Araya Leiva (CRc) Turrialbeño Independiente
88 Andres De La Vega Gomez (CRc) Elibyke
89 Tom Hipsz (Can)
90 Cristian Gonzalez Villalobos (CRc) Powerade
91 César Alcázar Méndez (CRc) Superficies De Centro America
92 Carlos Salazar Solórzano Rios Tropicales-Mawamba Logde-Mas Incometax Services
168 Alejandro Nietzen Herrera (CRc) Arenatrek Gym
Master A 30-39
100 William Valverde Barquero (CRc) Vedova Y Obando / Husquarna
101 Warren Ellis (Can) Eagle Homes / Nrg
102 Ron Ellis (Can) Eagle Homes / Nrg
103 Travis Underwood (USA) The Alpineer
104 William Vargas (CRc) Bicicletas Scott
105 Brecht Heuchan (USA)
106 Jose Diaz (PuR)
107 David Fernandez (Dom)
108 Javier Pascual (PuR) Money House
109 Pere Sanchez Mula (Spa) C.C. Bicis Esteve
110 Andreu Sanchez Perez (Spa) C.C. Pla De L'estany
111 Pablo Mora Alpízar (CRc)
112 Kieron Joy (GBr) X Insurance.Com
113 Thomas Yip (Can) Motion Chiropractic / Ecentric / Chariot Carriers
114 Zak Hill (GBr) X Insurance.Com
115 Nicholas Cooper (GBr) Shanghai Flying Hairy Legs
116 Javier Perez Gonzales (Spa)
117 Rene Lopez Espaillat (Dom)
118 Ian Mann (GBr) Forbes Hare
119 Clademilson Santos (Bra) Sabrico / Fox Adventure Team
120 Jason Sandquist (Can) Frontrunners / Experience Cycling
121 Daniel Perez (USA) Jensonusa/First Endurance
122 Matthew Blacker (USA)
123 Luis Ml. Gonzalez Lefeld (Dom)
124 Matthew Handford (Can) Different Bikes
125 Patrick Mosler (Ger) Rhoenraketen Fulda Germany
126 Matt Clark (NZl) Los Chiles Del Feugo
127 Emilio Font San Miguel (Spa) Pc Cervera
128 Carlos Manuel Vazquez Carulla (Spa) Pc Cervera
129 Manuel Vizcaino Hernandez (Spa) Pc Cervera
130 Francisco Javier Gomez Rojas (Spa) Pc Cervera
131 Gregory Brown (Aus) Nebc/Cycle Loft/Devonshire Dental
132 Matthew Knight (GBr) Southdownsbikes.Com
133 Matthew Barton (GBr) North Hampshire Road Club
134 Sam Humphrey (GBr) Charge Bikes
135 Ignacio Pardo Rodriguez (Spa) Cc Riazor-La Coruña
136 Francisco Arredondo (Gua) Team Embutidos
137 Urtiaga Iker Maiz (Spa) Bici Y Montaña
138 Pascal Mueller (Swi) Hammermann Racing
139 Abdul Dandan (Lib)
140 Bryan Liles (USA) Villagebike.Com
141 Alejandro Muniz (USA) Economy Rent A Car
142 Shea Tritter (Can)
143 Benjamin MacInnis (Can)
144 Steven Strupp (USA) Wheels 4 Life, Laguna Rads
145 Esteban Mora Cyrman (CRc)
146 Aramis Chinchilla Luna (CRc) El Colono - Scp Atelco
147 Marco Taylor Garino (CRc) Ciclo Mobi - Heredia
148 Jan Hnizdo (RSa) Undertrained Pollukas
149 Sergio A. Maldonado Castillo (Mex)
150 Fermín Torres Torres (Mex) Diamond Adventure
151 Jorge Turon Villa (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
152 Francisco J. Moreno Chaves (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
153 Victor Alonso Araya Pereira (CRc) Xerox
154 Milton Fallas Barboza (CRc) Xerox
155 Javier Ruiz Arias (CRc) Xerox
156 Jason Luque (USA) Champion Cycling
157 Stephan Ludewig (Ger) Velo-Team Racers
158 Mark Smith (Guy) Bvi Mountain Bike Club
159 Manuel Enrique Murrieta Manilla (Mex) Africam-Tejonesmtb
160 Francisco Balma Calderon (CRc) Pik2
161 Oscar Velazco (Mex) Diamond Adventure
162 Antonio Abuin Cabanas (Spa) Cc Riazor-La Coruña
163 Oscar Manuel Gomez Martinez (Spa) Cc Riazor-La Coruña
164 Santiago Besteiro Hermida (Spa) Cc Riazor-La Coruña
165 Alejandro Arias Victory (CRc)
166 Jose Herrera Herrera (CRc) Hospira Cr, Ltd
167 José Maria López Morales (CRc) Puro Mtb
169 José Pablo González Crespo (CRc)
170 Christopher Lang Arce (CRc) Thunderson Brothers-Cycling Solutions
171 Paulo Martins (PuR) Trilhos Da Maria/Ss Nutricion
172 Ian Randall (Can)
173 Hans Frei (Mex)
174 Roberto Gonzalez (Mex) Ferrominio
175 Craig Fabische (Can) Overtime Sports Coquitlam, Bayview Apts
176 Dax Jaikel (CRc) Seven Capital Ltd. - Blue Competition Cycles
177 Carlos Manuel García Dobles (CRc) Pik2 Mountain Bike Team Costa Rica
178 Jose Angel Beltran Bernal (Mex) Turbo
179 Craig Stappler (Can)
180 Alexander Torres Solano (CRc) Cafetalera Aquiares
181 Mario Correa (USA) Shoair/Sonance/Velosport
182 Guillermo Gómez Sequeira (CRc) Atm Comercial S.A. Roland
183 Gustavo Manzur Orozco (CRc) Atm Comercial S.A. Roland
184 Marcel Donoso Chamorro (CRc) Crn2
185 Max Araya Orozco (CRc)
186 Eric Mellegers (USA) Fox Racing Shox
187 Ricardo Valverde Sánchez (CRc) 3 Erres - 2Nners
188 Erick Matamoros (CRc) Agromec - Komatsu - Ciclo Mobi
189 Octavio Vega (Mex) Urbak
190 Roy Soto (CRc) Tortugas Mtb Team
191 Ronald Jimenez Rodriguez (CRc) Caida Libre
192 Paulo Valle (CRc) Bicycle Cafe-Kona
193 Marco Chinchilla Vaglio (CRc) Mani La Guaria
194 Gilbert Cayouette (Can)
195 Rafael Gonzalez Arce (CRc)
196 Juan Carlos Zumbado Montero (CRc)
197 Ismael Peraza Chvarria (CRc) Nica Express / Muscle
198 Forest Akerson (USA) Heart Transverter
199 Franklin Lopez González (CRc)
200 Jeffrey Pinzon (CRc) Fedex
201 Luis Fernando Mora Hidalgo (CRc)
202 Oriol Baldrich Coll (Spa)
203 Jairo Garita Hernandez (CRc) Nitidos - Khs
204 Gabriel Gazu Zuñiga Flores (CRc) Gazu Challenge
205 Eduardo "Cacho" Rodriguez Alvarado (CRc) Hotel Cortezazul
206 Jose Santos Miranda Blandon (CRc) Grupo San Alberto
207 John Warnock (GBr) www.Performancecycles.Co.Uk/Lasvegas Inst Of Sport
208 Fabio Villalobos Benavides (CRc) Ternium
209 Roberto Lobato Batiz (Spa) Meta 2Mill
210 Miguel Angel Mejia Zaragoza (Mex) Estado De Mexico
211 Marcelo Silva Giustiniani (CRc)
212 Luis Diego Chaverri Madden (CRc) Guanaride
213 Alejandro Wong Campos (CRc)
214 Santos Corea Gutierrez (CRc) Aval - Litespeed
215 Walter Astua Ulloa (CRc) Gpi Consultores
216 Randall Solano Quiros (CRc) Rios Tropicales-Mawamba Logde-Mas Incometax Services
217 Randall Aguilar Quesada (CRc) Taller Rj Paraiso
222 Ronald Arias (CRc) Pik2
225 Alvaro Sáenz Orozco (CRc) Economy Rent A Car
226 Fabricio Meneses Madriz (CRc) Ampm
227 Luis Carlos Jimenez Facio (CRc) Ampm
Master B 40-49
243 Doug Andrews (USA) Gpsupload.Com / Geoladders.Com
244 Jorge Luis Campos Sanabria (CRc)
245 Norman Rojas Campos (CRc)
246 Adolfo Echeverria Bonilla (CRc) Perro Loco Team
248 Dave Howells (Can) Bc Bike Race
250 Federico Escalante (CRc) Bosi / Scott
252 Reed Melton (USA) Bc Bike Race
253 Melvin Rojas Alfaro (CRc) Aval - Litespeed
254 Mauricio Garro Carvajal (CRc) Quantica Systems
255 Jorge Arturo Valverde Sáenz (CRc) Elibyke
256 Modesto Jimenez Vargas (CRc) Carbuncos - Guapiles
257 Javier Gurdián Astúa (CRc)
258 Enrique Valverde Solano (CRc)
259 Matthew Luhn (USA) Gopher Gulch Dirt Allert
260 Rafael Bosch Alsina (Spa) Arsenal-Autotequip
261 Dan McCarthy (USA)
262 Rick Weidner (USA)
263 Shawn Gillis (USA) Absolute Bikes
264 Jan Kopka (Cze)
265 Luigi Lutterotti (Ita) Euroscaf Bikbike
266 Sergio Montagni (Ita) Euroscaf Bikbike
267 Steve Walsh (Can) Zimtek/Schmoe Racing
268 Gerardo Felgueres (Mex) Cingles Mexico
269 Alejandro Barrios Gomez (Mex) Cingles Mexico
270 Ibrahim Mustafa (PuR) Money House
271 Nelson Franquiz (USA) Ciclo Mundo
272 Carlos Rosado (PuR) Ciclo Mundo
273 Carl Dyer (GBr)
274 Richard Charles Wright (RSa)
275 Justin Tweedie (GBr) X Insurance.Com
276 Christian Stabell Eriksen (Nor) Centra Junglemen
277 Troy Wendt (USA)
278 Andreas Eisenberger (Ger) Team Marty's
279 Antonio Morales Sandino (CRc) Bike Racing
280 Andrew Handford (Can) Different Bikes
281 Mat Englehorn (USA)
282 David Campbell (Can) Mountain Bike Adventures
283 Rene Muñoz (Bol) Sae
284 Brett Warren (Bot) Dust Devils
285 Daniel Puig Guasch (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
286 Nelson Parada (Can) Cycle Solutions
287 Pat Doyle (Can) Deadgoat Racing/Bow Cycle/Nrg
288 Thomas Tetz (Ger) Leki Bikextreme
289 Brett Bauer (USA) Fanatik Bike
290 Pablo Ferrara (Mex) Trainer
291 Robert Gehlen (USA)
292 Paul Reinbach (USA) Rock & Road Cyclery
293 Claude Laberge (Can) Team Marty's
294 Timothy Zimmerman (USA) Village Bike Shop
295 Troy Zimmerman (USA) Village Bike Shop
296 Michael Zocchi (USA) Pedalpowercoaching.Com / Landrys Bicycles
298 Alec Petro (USA) Team Psycho
299 Paul Miers (USA) Reno Wheelmen
300 David Talley (USA) Cycology Bicycles
301 Brad Petersen (USA) Wildwood Architectural Mill
302 Edward Philip (USA) Team Psycho
303 Francisco Susarte CHL
304 Wayne Brunyee (RSa) Undertrained Pollukas
305 Jorge Vidart Bondarenko (Uru)
306 Miguel Urteaga Luis (Mex) Diamond Adventure
307 Stefano Maran (Ita) Bici Da Trodi
308 Tom McDonald (USA)
309 Rodrigo Monroy (Mex)
310 Terence Gill (USA)
311 Douglas Lee (USA)
312 Peter Stevenson (Can) Experience Cycling F. The Woo
313 Marc Brummelhuis (Ant) Kooyman Techniek
314 Mark Stutzman (USA)
315 Mike Charuk (Can) Team Whistler/Ryders/Rocky Mtn Bikes
316 Gervais Levesque (Can)
317 Eric Long (USA)
318 Bill Mooz (USA)
319 Jordi Solé Mestre (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
320 Jimmy Martin (USA) Imba
321 Berthold Schwarz (Ger) Quick & Dirty
322 Fouad Tannous Artigas (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
323 Daniel Hausmann Spielmann (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
324 Pedro Vernis De Prats (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
325 Jeroen Roodenburg (Ned) No_Limits
326 Jeff Wolfson (USA)
327 Alberto Rivera Luis (USA)
328 Chris Jezek (USA) Clickfox
329 Pedro Ruiz Beriguete (Spa)
330 Joe Semple (USA)
331 Monte Hewett (USA)
332 Francesc Bargallo (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
333 Marco Ovalles (Mex) Sinaloa Bikes
334 Jorge Schiller (Mex) Global Niches
335 Alejandro Oporta Reyes Idelfonso (CRc) Land Rover/Higher Ground Bike Shop/Cannondale
336 Mario Roma (PuR) Brasil Soul Mtb
337 Sandro Bongiorno (Ita) Solobike.It / Cicli Olympia
338 Eduardo Quesada González (CRc) Amigos De Cartago
339 Adrian Cespedes Alvarez (CRc) Instrumentos La Voz
340 Bruce Young Nearing (CRc) Coyotes De Escazu
341 Bohuslav Babor (Cze) X-Sports
342 Ronald Fernández García (CRc) Asocaci
343 Alvaro Lang (CRc) Crn2
344 Carles Bach Puértolas (Spa) Revista Solo Bici-Arsenal
345 Eduardo Bertheau Oros (CRc)
346 Oscar Vargas Montero (CRc)
347 Abraham Brenes Piedra (CRc) Asocaci
348 Gustavo Herrera Díjeres (CRc) Asocaci
349 Johnny Rojas Sánchez (CRc) Asocaci
350 Mario Turgeon (Can) Lessard Bicycles
351 Leonel Gómez Navarro (CRc) Super S-Gulf-Const. Hnos. Brenes S.A
352 Geovanny Gómez Navarro (CRc) Super S-Gulf-Const. Hnos. Brenes S.A
353 Manuel Pardo Rodriguez (Spa) Cc Riazor-La Coruña
354 Stefano Tomirotti (Ita) Estrella Tour
355 Arnaldo Brenes Rojas (CRc) Constructora Brenes Y Salas
356 Julio Molina Arias (CRc)
358 Armando Gonzalez Jimenez (CRc) Ampm
359 Federico Amador León (CRc) Ampm
360 Fernando Salazar (CRc) Ampm
361 Alejandro Abellan (CRc) Crn2
Veterans 50+
247 Jorge Maroto (CRc)
249 Alvaro Pinto (CRc) Disexport
251 Steve Howell (Can) Mattamy Homes / Aquila Racing
362 Paulo Arce Brenes (CRc) Paraiso
363 Gilberto Ioshiaqui Hamamoto (Bra)
364 Heart Akerson (USA) Heart Transverter
365 Roberto Ballesteros Villalobos (CRc) Khs Bicicletas
366 Marvin Avila Vindas (CRc) Planet Gym
370 Matt Sjoberg (USA)
371 Kim Hoffman (USA)
372 Kristian Silseth Ole (Nor) Centra Junglemen
373 Mark Rhode (USA) Fairhaven Bicycle Racing Club, Bellingham, Wa
374 Jim Gibson (USA) Absolute Bikes
375 Blanco Walter (CRc)
376 Stephen Hannon (USA)
377 Gerry McCuaig (Can) Deadgoat Racing
378 Ricardo Vela Del Valle (Spa) Cc Santa Eulalia/ Bidones Roma
379 Charly Meier (Swi) Rrc Nordwest
380 Ricardo Mata Brenes (CRc) Comite Cantonal Deportes Y Recreción Paraiso
381 Guillermo Garibay (USA) Schwab Bikes Racing
382 John Janisse (USA)
383 Mark Janisse (USA)
384 Jean-Arthur Tremblay (Can) La Vie Sportive
385 Jorge Luis Ramirez (CRc)
386 Raymond Lavoie (Can) La Vie Sportive
387 Gonzalo Ceballos Cortes (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
388 Cliff Richmond (USA) Team Solar Eclipse
389 Andrés Ruiz Sahagún (Mex) Diamond Adventure
390 Van Council (USA) Van Michael Salon
391 Abelardo Chávez Lagos CHL Cementos Bio Bio - Chile
392 Tony Routley (Can) Team Whistler/Ryders/Rocky Mtn Bikes
393 Javier Benet Fábregas (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
394 Jose Cabral Luis (Dom)
395 Ramos Luis Mariano Oreamuno (CRc) Planet Gym
396 Fernando Parrodi (Mex) Cadelga Costa Rica - Dominos Pizza Mexico
397 Jorge Solano Salas (CRc) Asocaci
398 Albert Mitja Servise (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
399 Hugo Gómez Navarro (CRc) Super S-Gulf-Const. Hnos. Brenes S.A
Open Women
400 Lisa Pleyer (Aut)
401 Jennifer Riley (NZl)
403 Tracy Kubas (USA) Bicycle Johns
404 Karen Agatha Ng (Can)
405 Sara Bresnick-Zocchi (USA) Pedalpowercoaching.Com / Landrys Bicycles
406 Tori Fahey (Can) Deadgoat Racing
407 Lisa Cramton (USA) The Alpineer
408 Tamara Goeppel (Can) Leki Bikextreme
409 Maria Augusta Castanho (Bra) Sabrico / Fox Adventure Team
410 Constance Bazos (USA)
411 Maureen Jende (USA) Team Marty's
412 Abby Richmond (USA) Team Solar Eclipse
413 Yolanda Saro de Ferrara (Mex) Trainer
414 Eva Maria Valero Vazquez (Spa)
415 Janel Demeter (USA) Guy's Racing
416 Mariona Julià Rich (Spa) Arsenal Santiveri
417 Gloriana Arce Clachar (CRc) Alpina
419 Cathy Zeglinski (Can) Northlands Medical Clinic/Epic Riders
420 Trish Grajczyk (Can) Deadgoat Racing/Bow Cycle
421 Klariza Araya Quesada (CRc) Na'lakalú
422 Jeannie Batán Solera (CRc)
423 Adriana Rojas Cubero (CRc) Bemosa / Pq
424 Elisa Fallas Coto (CRc) Elibyke
425 Ivannia Segura Alvarez (CRc) Alpine
426 Sandra Walter (Can) Pedal Magazine
427 Nadja Greub Schöni (CRc) Powerade
428 Natalia Alvarado Segura (CRc) Powerade
429 Melissa Pace (Can) Bc Bike Race
Past winners
2007 Federico Ramirez Mendez (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-Powerade-KHS & Susan Haywood (USA) Trek / VW 2006 Leonardo Hector Paez (Col) Full Dynamix & Marg Fedyna (Can) bungalowboys.com 2005 Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) 2004 Paolo Cesar Montoya (CRc) 2003 Marvin Campos (CRc)
