57th Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay - Cat. 2.5

Uruguay, April 14-23, 2000

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Stage 1 - April 14: Soca - Rocha, 153.5 km

Report

B World Champion Gregorio Bare (Alas Rojas de Santa Lucía) leads the 57th Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay after the first stage from Soca to Rocha, 153,5 kms. The Uruguayan defeated the favourite among the foreigners, Cuban Pedro Pablo Pérez. Mexicans Cristian Valenzuela and Eduardo Uribe took the first sprints before the latter went off with Cuban Luis Alberto Romero and had two and a half minute on the peloton before Bare's team Alas Rojas de Santa Lucía reeled them in. In the following bunch sprint Bare won by a bike's length.

Results

1. Gregorio Bare (Uru) Alas Rojas S.L           3.29.50 (43.892 kph)
2. Pedro P. Pérez (Cub) Cuba
3. Jorge Bustamante (Uru) Alas Rojas S.L
4. José Maneiro (Uru) San Antonio (Fda)
5. Gerardo Romero (Uru) C.Nacional de F.

General Classification
1. Gregorio Bare (Uru) Alas Rojas S.L           3.29.40
2. Pedro P. Pérez (Cub) Federación de Cuba
3. Jorge Bustamante (Uru) Alas Rojas S.L
4. Eduardo Uribe (Cub) Federación de México
4. Enrique Ramos (Uru) C.A. Villa Teresa
4. Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru) C.A. Villa Teresa

Teams
1. Alas Rojas S.L                              10.29.30
2. Cuba
3. San Antonio (Florida)