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Vuelta a Chihuahua Internacional - 2.2
Mexico, October 7-14, 2007
Photos
Stage 7 - October 14: Chihuahua circuit, 84 km
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Images by Monika Prell
- Filipe Cardoso (Liberty Seguros) signs on at the stage start.
- Portugal's Filipe Cardoso (Liberty Seguros) holds his trophy high.
- Filipe Cardoso (Liberty Seguros) was delighted with his final stage victory.
- Colombian Gregorio Ladino (Tecos) took the final mountains classification jersey.
- Gilberto Porras (Rica Burguer) was the best of the local riders.
- Canada's Christian Meier (Symmetrics) was happy with his young rider classification jersey, but over the moon with his second place on general classification.
- Event winner Francisco Mancebo (Relax-Gam) celebrates with his new sombrero.
- America's Team Slipstream claimed the top spot on the team's classification.
- With the racing over it's time for the spraying to get underway.
Images by Rafael Gómez Alonso
- White jersey Christian Meier (Symmetrics) was delighted with his second spot on general classification.
- Race winner Francisco Mancebo (Relax-Gam) rides on the final stage.
- Francisco Mancebo (Relax-Gam) relaxed with some Mexican ladies after taking the general classification victory.
- Filipe Cardoso (Liberty Seguros) takes a narrow victory in the bunch sprint.
- Relax-Gam helped control the peloton on Stage 7, ensuring its GC leader Francisco Mancebo didn't come under fire.
Stage 6 - October 13: Cuauhtémoc - Chihuahua, 127.8 km
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- Saunier Duval before the start.
- The Relax team, relaxing before the stage start.
- Eduardo Vicencio and Fausto Esparza before the start.
- Steven Cozza with what looks to be a very large trophy!
- Cozzareceives his kisses.
- Filipe Cardoso still leading the points.
- Cardoso gets his kisses.
- Vicencio takes a picture of his team-mate Porras, who leads the best Chihuahuense rider competition.
Images by Rafa Gómez Alonso
- Cozza takes the stage.
- Javier Mejías (Saunier Duval-Prodir).
- Mancebo being interviewed.
- The stage podium.
- Mancebo leads the overall , with one stage remaining.
- Mancebo also gets a load of kisses.
Stage 5 - October 12: Creel - Cuauhtémoc, 152.8 km
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- Mejías before the start
- Team Kelly Benefit before the start
- Cardoso maintains his lead in the intermediate sprints
- Meier receives the kisses for leading U23 rider.
- Porras is the best placed Chihuahuense rider.
- Mejías on the podium.
Images by Rafa Gómez Alonso
- Palomares during his breakaway.
- The final sprint for the line was lead home by Lacombe.
- Lacombe on the podium after his win.
- Lacombe gets a well deserved kiss on the podium.
- The three place getters from stage five.
Stage 4 - October 10: Guachochi - Creel, 157.3 km
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- Spain's Daniel Moreno (Relax GAM) takes a convincing victory ahead of the rest day.
- Daniel Moreno (Relax GAM) celebrates on the podium after winning Stage 4.
- Podium (L-R): Antonio Aldape (Canels Turbo), Daniel Moreno (Relax GAM) and Javier Mejias (Saunier Duval Prodir).
- Spain's Javier Mejias (Saunier Duval Prodir) takes over the leader's jersey.
- Stage winner Daniel Moreno (Relax GAM) celebrates with countryman and new race leader Javier Mejias (Saunier Duval Prodir).
Stage 3 - October 9: Parral - Guachochi, 198 km
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- Some of the Mexican riders meeting before the stage start.
- Riders on the Fuerteventura Canarias team waiting for the start.
- One of the numerous little groups at the end of the race.
- A kiss for Carlos Lopez as the winner of the stage.
- The podium of stage three.
- Winner of the combative rider prize, Filipe Cardoso.
- A kiss for Gregorio Ladino as the new leader of the Tour.
- Filipe Cardoso is happy with his new bright yellow jersey.
Images by Rafael Gómez Alonso
- Carlos Lopez wins the stage solo.
Stage 2 - October 8: Chihuahua - Camargo, 147.8 km
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- The peloton all together.
- Hernandez wins the stage.
- Hernandez on the Podium.
- The new leader of the tour , Danny Pate.
- Eduardo Gonzalo has a drink by the flowers.
- Traditional costume of Mexico.
- The locals put on a display of a Folkloric dance.
- Hernandez driving the break.
- Hernandez, Cozza in the break.
- Saunier Duval working hard on the front to try and defend the lead.
- The three riders that made up the break.
Stage 1 - October 7: Juarez circuit, 82.6 km
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- Team Orven take a moment out of the Mexican sun and enjoy the shade.
- The Team Tecos riders enjoy a moment in the shade.
- The local kids came out to support the professional riders.
- Fuerteventura - Canarias riders wait for the start of the Mexican race's first stage.
- The assembled media are clearly pleased to be in Mexico.
- Podium (L-R): Filipe Cardoso (Liberty Seguros), Javier Mejías (Saunier Duval-Prodir) and Thomasz Marczynski (Ceramica Flaminia).
Images by Rafael Gómez Alonso
- Three riders go off the front early on the day's 82.6 kilometre stage.
- Javier Mejías (Saunier Duval) takes victory on the opening stage in Mexico.
- Spain's Javier Mejías (Saunier Duval) enjoys his Stage 1 victory.
- Podium (L-R): Filipe Cardoso (Liberty Seguros), Javier Mejías (Saunier Duval-Prodir) and Thomasz Marczynski (Ceramica Flaminia).
