50th Vuelta a Colombia - 2.5

Colombia, June 11 - 26, 2000

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Stage 1 - June 11: Cartagena, 108 km

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The first stage of 105 kms was a long loop in the flatlands surrounding coastal Cartagena, Colombia. 24 yr old Latvian rider Andris Nauduzs, riding for Selle Italia-Aguardiente Nectar, won in a sprint finish, edging out Colombian sprinters Marlon Perez and Miguel Sanabria. There was a massive spill on the last kilometer in which the Ecuadorian hopeful William Portilla suffered a lesion to his forehead.

Tomorrow's stage is between Cartagena and Barranquilla, 141 kms, along the beautiful Caribbean coast. The Vuelta a Colombia will cover 2,332 kms in 16 stages finishing in Bogota June 26.

Results:

1. Andris Nauduzas (Lat) Selle-Italia               2.28.22
2. Marlon Pérez (Col) Aguardiente Antioqueño-LM
3. Miguel Sanabria (Col) 05-Orbitel
4. John Freddy García (Col) Aguardiente Cristal-Chec 
5. Duván Ramírez (Col) 05-Orbitel
6. Julio César Aguirre (Col) 05-Orbitel
7. Edgar Quiñones (Col) Cindunamarca
8. Geovanny Huertas (Col) Lotería de Boyacá
9. Julio Bernal (Col) Ciclistas de Jesucristo
10. Evert Gutiérrez (Col) Aguardiente Cristal-Chec 

General classification:

1. Andris Nauduzas (Lat) Selle-Italia                2.28.12
2. Marlon Pérez (Col) Aguardiente Antioqueño-LM         0.04 
3. Miguel Sanabria (Col) 05-Orbitel                     0.06
4. Armando Ospina (Col) CicloAses                       0.07
5. Gustavo Guzmán (Col) Cindunamarca                    0.08
6. John Freddy García (Col) Aguardiente Cristal-Chec    0.09
7. Duván Ramírez (Col) 05-Orbitel                       0.10 
8. Julio César (Col) Aguirre 05-Orbitel 
9. Edgar Quiñones (Col) Cindunamarca 
10. Geovanny Huertas (Col) Lotería de Boyacá

Thanks to Haroldo Camacho for the report