36th Vuelta a Costa Rica - 2.5

Costa Rica, December 17-29, 2000

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Stage 6 - December 22: Samara - Nicoyam ITT, 38 km

New leader after TT

There is a new leader in the Vuelta a Costa Rica after the stage 6 time trial, 38 kilometres between Samara and Nicoyam held in intense heat. Colombian Alvaro Lozano (Café de Costa Rica) rode the fastest time, 56 minutes and 29 seconds to jump to the top GC position ahead of his teammate, Federico Ramírez.

Ramirez placed third in the time trial, 1.32 behind Lozano, with second place going to Mexican Miguel Arroyo (Chicles Canel's Turbo). Arroyo is now 3rd overall at 2.01, with the toughest stages about to commence.

Results

1 Álvaro Lozano (Col) Café de Costa Rica A	       56.29
2 Miguel Arroyo (Mex) Chicles Canel's Turbo		1.09
3 Federico Ramírez (CRc) Café de Costa Rica A		1.32
4 Israel Ochoa (Col) Adidas-Pipasa-INS-Globo		1.58
5 Geovanny Vargas (Ven) Café de Costa Rica B		2.07

General classification after stage 6

1 Álvaro Lozano (Col) Café de Costa Rica A	    19.36.58
2 Federico Ramírez (CRc) Café de Costa Rica A		1.42
3 Miguel Arroyo (Mex) Chicles Canel's Turbo		2.01
4 Raúl Gómez (Col) Café de Costa Rica B			2.29
5 José A. Bonilla (CRc) Café de Costa Rica A		2.39
6 Víctor Herrera (Col) Dis. Kendal Accesorios		2.55
7 Timo Scholz (CRc) Amnet Televisión			2.58
8 Róbert Núñez (USA) Té Frío Dos Pinos			3.11
9 Omar Pumar (Ven) Café de Costa Rica A			3.48
10 Rolando González (CRc) Café de Costa Rica A		4.37

Metas Volantes

1 Wendy Cruz (Dom) Adidas Pipasa INS Globo		42 pts
2 Róbert Núñez (USA) Té Frío Dos Pinos			14
3 Cristián Valenzuela (Mex) Chicles Canel's Turbo	11

Mountains

1 Federico Ramírez (CRc) Café de Costa Rica A		9 pts
2 Darwin Chulde (Ecu) Ecuador				6
3 Paulo Vargas (CRc) Café de Costa Rica A		4

Teams

1 Café de Costa Rica Pizza Hut A 	    58.51.41
2 Chicles Canel's Turbo, México 		0.05
3 Café de Costa Rica Pizza Hut B		0.10