Vuelta a Guatemala, 2.6

Guatemala, Oct. 21 - Nov. 1, 1999

Stage 8 - October 28

Report:

By Tomas Nilsson, cyclingnews.com correspondent

Anton Villatoro, a Guatemalan riding for American team Seven Up (think lemonade, not slurpees), kept the white leader's jersey after the queen stage of the Vuelta a Guatemala.

The eighth stage was won by Guatemalan Fermín Mendéz, one second ahead of Colombian Luis Castañeda and home riders Fernando Escobar and Guillermo Torres, with Amílcar Gramajo five seconds behind. Mexican Miguel Arroyo lost 52 seconds, Guatemalan Hugo Lara 53, Colombian Mauricio Ardila 1.20 while his compatriot Alejandro Cortés came in at 2.34 with leader Villatoro, who now has a lead of 1.47 to stage winner Mendez in the GC.

Stage 8

1. Fermín Mendéz (Gua) Bancomet  	     2.53.19
2. Luis Castañeda (Col) Lotería de Medellí 	0.01
3. Fernando Escobar (Gua) Bancomet
4. Guillermo Torres (Gua) Foremost
5. Amílcar Gramajo (Gua) Bancomet 		0.05
6. Miguel Arroyo (Mex) Canel's-Turbo 		0.52
7. Hugo Lara (Gua) Foremost 			0.53
8. Mauricio Ardila (Col) Lotería de Medellín 	1.20
9. Alejandro Cortés (Col) Lotería de Medellín 	2.34
10. Anton Villatoro (Gua) Seven Up

GC
1. Anton Villatoro (Gua) Seven Up 	    29.08.36
2. Fermín Méndez- (Gua) Bancomet  		1.47
3. Guillermo Torres (Gua) Foremost
4. Fernando Escobar (Gua) Bancomet  		1.48
5. Luis Castañeda (Col) Lotería de Medellín
6. Amilcar Gramajo (Gua) Bancomet 		1.52
7. Miguel Arroyo (Mex) Canel's-Turbo 		2.39
8. Hugo Lara (Gua) Foremost 			2.40
9. Alejandro Cortez (Col) Lotería de Medellín 	4.19
10. Edgar Villanueva (Gua) Bancomet 		4.20

Mountains:
1. Fernando Escobar (Gua) Bancomet 		42 pts
2. Mauricio Ardila (Col) Lotería de Medellín 	39
3. Anton Villatoro(Gua) Seven Up 		20
4. Fernando Alvarado (Gua) Xjanal A 		20
5. Luis Castañeda (Col) Lotería de Medellín 	18
 
Sprints: 
1. Chris Fisher (USA) Seven Up 			48 pts
2. Josef Troster (Ger) Austria 			18
3. Oscar Pineda (Gua) Seven Up 			14
4. Anton Villatoro (Gua) Seven Up 		14
5. Fernando Alvarado (Gua) 			13

Points:
1. Carlos Hernández (Mex) Canel's-Turbo 	29 pts
2. Fernando Escobar (Gua) Bancomet  		27
3. Chris Fisher (USA) Seven Up 			19

Teams
1. Seven Up 			7.36.44