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PreviewSixty riders from six countries started in the 34th edition of the Vuelta a Costa Rica. National and trade teams from Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Austria and Guatemala were among the starters. However, despite the interest from these teams the race will be of a lower standard than in previous years when up to 15 teams from the USA, Russia, Italy and France have attended.The most distinguished riders participating this year are Luis Rodolfo Muj (Guatemala), Nathan Golding (Mexico), Rojas, Julio César Rangel (Colombia), Víctor Niño (Colombia), and Gregorio Ladino (Colombia). Ladino won the race last year. The Vuelta will have 12 stages for a total of 1714 kilometers, 104 less than last year. Stage 1, San Jose - Guápiles, 144 kms:1. Alexis Rojas (Col) 3.27.03 2. Roger Bordaehre (Cub) 0.44 Stage 2, Guápiles - Puerto Limón, 199 kms:1. Miguel Badilla (Crc) GC after Stage 2
1. Alexis Rojas (Col) 8.42.47 2. Hernan Darío Muñoz (Col) 0.44 3. Ricardo Villalobos (Crc) 0.44 4. José Robles (Col) 0.44 5. Adrián Víquez (Crc) 0.44 6. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 0.44 7. Uberlino Meza (Col) 0.44 8. Franklin Chacón (Ven) 0.44 9. Julio Bernal (Col) 0.44 Stage 3, Guapiles - San Jose, 148 kms:1. Julio Bernal (Col) 4.47.16 2. Hernán Darío (Col) 3. Julio César Rangel (Col) 4. Oscar Alvarez (Col) 5. Omar Pumar (Ven) 6. Guillermo Torres (Gua) 7. Jairo Guerrero (Col) 8. Yenry Rangel (Ven) s.t. GC after Stage 3
1. Alexis Rojas (Col) 13.30.04 2. Hernan Darío Muñoz (Col) 0.39 3. Ricardo Villalobos (Crc) 0.44 4. Adrian Víquez (Crc) 0.44 5. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 0.44 6. José Robles (Col) 0.44 7. Franklin Chacón (Ven) 0.44 8. Julio Bernal (Col) 0.44 9. Oscar Alvarez (Col) 0.44 10. Uberlino Meza (Col) 0.44 Stage 4, Alajuela - Ciudad Quesada, 140 kms:1. Julio Rodriguez (Col) 3.03.30 2. Christopher Dewer (Aut) 1.45 3. peloton at 3.07 GC after Stage 4
1. Alexis Rojas (Col) 16.37.26 2. Hernan Darío Muñoz (Col) 0.34 3. Julio Bernal (Col) 0.43 4. Uberlino Meza (Col) 0.43 5. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 0.49 6. Adrián Viquez (Crc) 0.54 7. Oscar Alvarez (Col) 1.03 8. Ricardo Villalobos (Crc) 1.07 9. Julio Rangel (Col) 1.17 Stage 5, Quesada - San Jose, 128 kms:1. Hernan Darío Muñoz (Col) 3.30.12 2. Víctor Niño (Col) 0.01 3. Julio Bernal (Col) 0.01 GC after Stage 5
1. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 20.07.45 2. Julio César Rangel (Col) 1.16 3. Víctor Niño (Col) 1.23 4. Julio Bernal (Col) 8.08 5. Uberlino Meza (Col) 8.10 6. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 8.16 7. Luis Castañeda (Col) 10.58 8. Guillermo Torrres (Col) 16.39 9. Gregorio Ladino (Col) 17.02 10. Adrián Víquez (Crc) 20.03 Stage 6, San José - San José, 124 kms:1. José Rodriguez (Col) 4.07.03 2. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 3.43 3. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 3.43 4. Julio César Rangel (Col) 3.44 5. Víctor Niño (Col) 3.45 GC after Stage 6
1. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 24.06.43 2. Julio César Rangel (Col) 0.43 3. Víctor Niño (Col) 0.52 4. Julio Bernal (Col) 7.36 Stage 7, San Ramón - Sabanilla de Alajuela, 110 kms:1. Gregorio Ladino (Col) 2.59.35 2. Hernán Muñoz (Col) 1.08 3. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 1.12 4. Guillermo Torres (Gua) 1.33 5. Julio Rangel (Col) 1.53 GC after Stage 7
1. Hernán Muñoz (Col) 27.19.47 2. Julio Rangel (Col) 1.27 3. Víctor Niño (Col) 1.45 4. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 7.48 5. Julio Bernal (Col) 9.12 6. Uberlino Meza (Col) 9.59 7. Gregorio Ladino (Col) 16.42 8. Guillermo Torres (Gua) 16.42 9. Alexis Rojas (Col) 19.55 Stage 8, Parque de la Paz - San José, 120 kms:1. Ubertino Meza (Col) 1.57.14 2. Víctor Niño (Col) 0.03 3. José Robles (Col) 0.03 GC after Stage 8
1. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 29.17.14 2. Julio César Rangel (Col) 1.30 3. Víctor Niño (Col) 1.45 4. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 7.48 5. Julio Bernal (Col) 9.12 6. Uberlino Meza (Col) 9.59 7. Gregorio Ladino (Col) 15.52 8. Guillermo Torres (Gua) 16.52 9. Alexis Rojas (Col) 19.55 10. Armando Ospina (Col) 22.10 Stage 9, San José - San Ramón 153 kms:1. Luis Castañeda (Col) 4.18.09 2. Hernán Muñoz (Col) 1.06 3. Guillermo Torres (Gua) 2.16 GC after Stage 9
1. Hernán Muñoz (Col) 33.36.29 2. Julio Rangel (Col) 1.58 3. Víctor Niño (Col) 2.03 4. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 7.49 5. Julio Bernal (Col) 16.37 Stage 10, San Antonio de Belén (Circuit Race), 134 kms:1. Cristopher Demel (Aut) 3.41.38 2. José Robles (Col) 1.13 3. Carlos Alburola (Crc) 2.09 4. Omar Trompa (Mex) 4.48 5. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 6. Miguel Badilla (Crc) 7. Armando Ospina (Col) 8. Julio Rangel (Col) 9. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 10. Adrián Viquez (Crc) s.t. GC after Stage 10
1. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 37.22.58 2. Julio Rangel (Col) 1.58 3. Víctor Niño (Col) 2.03 4. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 8.49 5. Gregorio Ladino (Col) 6.53 6. Guillermo Torres (Gua) 17.20 7. Alexis Rojas (Col) 17.20 8. Armando Ospina (Col) 24.37 9. Oscar Alvarez (Col) 24.40 10. Luis Castañeda (Col) 24.51 Stage 11, San Ramón - San José, 166 kms:1. Alexis Rojas (Col) 4.08.56 2. Armando Ospina (Col) 0.52 3. Oscar Alvarez (Col) 4.06 4. Adrián Víquez (Crc) 7.39 5. Warren Calvo (Crc) 7.39 6. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 7.39 GC after Stage 11
1. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 41.31.44 2. Julio Rangel (Col) 1.58 3. Víctor Niño (Col) 2.03 4. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 8.46 5. Alexis Rojas (Col) 12.47 6. Gregorio Ladino (Col) 15.33 7. Guillermo Torres (Gua) 16.00 8. Armando Ospina (Col) 17.44 9. Oscar Alvarez (Col) 21.09 10. Adrián Alvarez (Crc) 30.01 Stage 12, Cartago - San José, 110 kms:1. Luis Castañeda (Col) 2.39.41 2. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 1.00 Final GC
1. Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col) 44.19.05 2. Víctor Niño (Col) 3 07 3. Ubaldo Meza (Col) 10 50 4. Julio Rangel (Col) 12 47 5. Alexis Rojas (Col) 16 11 6. Gregorio Ladino (Col) 18 54 7. Guillermo Torres (Gua) 19 24 8. Armando Ospina (Col) 28 43 9. Oscar Alvarez (Col) 33 29 10. Luis Rodolfo Muj (Gua) 41 54 Meta Volantes Jersey: 1. Roger Bordavere (Crc) Mountains Jersey: 1. Gregorio Ladino (Col) After the Colombian domination of this event in 1998, the local Costa Rican Cycling Federation announced that it will limit the number of foreign teams able to compete in next year's race. |