Chilean National Championships - CN

La Serena, Chile, March 16, 2008

2007 Results Results

Silvo and Campos crowned national champions

Francisca Campos
Photo ©: Francisca Campos

Chilean mountain bikers contested their national championships on the circuit in "El Cerro Grande" in La Serena on March 16. The seven kilometer course featured dry, singletrack, step uphills, and technical downhills.

22 year-old Francisca Campos of Team Massi, won the elite women's race in a solo effort, finishing in 1:39:46. Daniela Bunzli claimed second with 1:53:20 and Maria Elisa Garcia finished third in 2:01:35. Campos will be representing Chile at the next Olympic Games in Beijing.

In the elite men's category, Cristobal Silva won in 2:02:34 ahead of Javier Puschel in second at 2:08:22 and Claus Plaut in third at 2:16:05.

Photography

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Images by Francisca Campos

Francisca Campos riding uphill.
Francisca Campos negotiates a descent.
Francisca Campos celebrates her win at Chile's national championship cross country race.
The women's podium.

Results

Elite men

1 Cristóbal Silva Ibaceta (Chi)     2.02.34
2 Javier Püschel Niklitschek (Chi)     5.48
3 Claus Plaut Guzmán (Chi)            13.31
4 Gonzalo Aravena García (Chi)        14.23
5 Héctor Marchant González (Chi)      15.31

Behind one lap

6 Francisco Durán Graeff (Chi)             
7 Manuel Miranda Saavedra (Chi)            
8 Cristóbal Shar Barros (Chi)              
DNF  Javier Gallardo Galleguillos (Chi)    
DNF  Francisco Corvalan (Chi)              
DNF  Eduardo Saenz Laiz (Chi)              
DNF  Boris Campos Salas (Chi)              
DNF  José Catalán Fuschlocher (Chi)        
 
Elite women

1 Francisca Campos Salas (Chi)      1.39.46
2 Daniela Bunzli Rojas (Chi)          13.34
3 Elisa García (Chi)                  21.49
DNF Javiera Sepúlveda (Chi)                
DNF Paola Alfaro Correa (Chi)              
 
U23 Men

1 Eyair Astudillo Gallardo (Chi)    2.20.35
2 Juan Carrasco Núñez (Chi)            4.55
3 Ricardo Hazbún Velásquez (Chi)       7.46
4 Carlo Nawrath Torres (Chi)           9.50
5 Nector Veas Muñoz (Chi)             10.49
6 Juan Valdenegro Araya (Chi)         20.58
7 Enrique Rivera Marchant (Chi)       25.13

Behind one lap

8 Bernard Danitz Duk (Chi)                 

Behind two laps

9 David Garrido Pedemonte (Chi)            
DNF  Juan Hazbún Abugattas (Chi)           
DNF  Daniel Vivanco Torrejon (Chi)         
DNF  Hans Tapia Martínez (Chi)             
DNF  Miguel Neira Bustos (Chi)             
 
Junior men

1 Mario Rodríguez Bravo (Chi)       1.30.37
2 Miguel Burgos Contreras (Chi)        0.43
3 Walter Baquedano Maureira (Chi)      2.53
4 Patricio Farías Díaz (Chi)           7.46
5 Bernardo Fernández C. (Chi)          8.42
6 Patricio Seguel Pinto (Chi)         18.12
7 Alberto Rotger Guarda (Chi)         24.25

Behind one lap

8 Ricardo Püschel Niklitschek (Chi)        
DNF  Álvaro Silva Delgado (Chi)            
DNF  Ignacio Espinoza Robles (Chi)         
DNF  Rubén Paredes Rivas (Chi)             
DNF  Sergio Araya Cerda (Chi)              
DSQ Diego Rossi Rojas (Chi)                
 
Junior women

1 Javiera Ocampos París (Chi)       1.30.29
2 Daniela Rojas Meneses (Chi)          4.37
3 Elsa Rivera Marchant (Chi)          16.38