23rd Vuelta Ciclista de Chile - Cat. 2.5

Chile, March 23-April 2, 2000

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Stage 6 - March 29: Cauquenes-Penco, 140.5 km

Report

By John Alsedek, cyclingnews.com correspondent

With only a few minor climbs midway through today's 140 km sixth stage, it didn't look to be a day for any major happenings, G.C.-wise. The 95-man peloton averaged over 42 kilometers per hour, discouraging any breakway attempts until the final kilometers, when a small group came close to upsetting the sprinters. However, it all came back together just before the finish, leaving Ekono-Go! Zuko's Enzo Cesario to top 54 others for the stage win.

There were no changes overall. However, Union Ciclista de Curico's Jose Medina did manage to lock the Mountains jersey today with an unassailable 11-point lead of Columbian Israel Ochoa. Tomorrow's split stage day should be the race decider: a 110 km road race from Concepcion to Chillan in the morning, and a 20 km race against the clock later in the afternoon.

Results

                                                   
1 Enzo Cesario (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                         3.28.41 (41.69 km/h)
2 Richard Rodriguez (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó               
3 Jose Maneiro (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                         
4 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                     
5 Victor Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                      
6 Juan Fierro (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                          
7 Antonio Villatoro (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist               
8 Lisandro Cruel (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                       
9 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Mexico                                 
10 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg             
11 Andriss Reiss (Lat) Sintofarm                              
12 Cristian Lademan (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg              
13 Juan A Robayo C (Chi) Las Condes                           
14 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                   
15 Sven Harms (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                       
16 Luis F Sepulveda (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                   
17 Pablo Gonzalez (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                      
18 Edgardo Salas (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                       
19 Edgardo Lugo (Mex) Mexico                                  
20 Miguel Niño (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                    
21 Libardo Niño (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                      
22 Jose Santos (Bra) Caloi                                    
23 Israel Ochoa (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                      
24 Jose Medina (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                    
25 Cassio Paiva (Bra) Caloi                                   
26 Jaime Bretti (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                    
27 Juan C Fonseca (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                    
28 Jose M Garcia (Mex) Mexico                                 
29 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                    
30 Elkin Barrera (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                     
31 Renato Rosler (Bra) Caloi                                    0.16
32 Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                 1.34
33 Raul Montaña (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                       
34 Mike Ley (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                         1.59
35 Fabian Ceron (Mex) Mexico                                    
36 Carlos Herrera (Chi) Santamaria Los Angeles                  
37 Ryan Guay (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                        
38 Mathias Kahl (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                    
39 Mario Bolz (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                      
40 Alvaro Muñoz (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                     
41 Angel Perez (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                           
42 Alejandro Arellano (Chi) Las Condes                          
43 Cesar Goyeneche (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                     
44 Carlos Vergara (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                  
45 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                   
46 Cesar Doussang (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                       
47 Alejandro Meneses (Chi) Las Condes                           
48 Cristobal Silva (Chi) Vitacura Green Cross                   
49 Ricardo Astorga (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                   
50 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Chile - España San Fernando            
51 Marcelo Sandoval (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                     
52 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                  
53 Steve Speaks (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                     
54 Juan Cabrera (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                          
55 Gaston M Salasl (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                       
56 Fernando Avila (Mex) Mexico                                  2.27
57 Manuel Gonzalez (Chi) Santamaria de los Angeles              2.29
58 Patricio Aedo (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                     2.56
59 Murillo A Ficher (Bra) Caloi                                 
60 Manuel Abarca (Chi) Chile - España San Fernando              
61 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                  
62 Daison Mendes (Bra) Caloi                                    3.12
63 Nelson Garcia (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                          3.55
64 Andres Rosales (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                     
65 Miguel Gutierrez (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                   
66 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                     
67 Guillen M Newton (Bra) Caloi                                 4.26
68 Sebastian Muñoz (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                 
69 Michael McNena (Irl) Sintofarm                               
70 Dario Ramirez (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                   
71 Claudio E Sanabrial (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                   
72 Leandro Contreras (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                 10.58
73 Pablo Valenzuela (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                 
74 Mark Bannister (Chi) Vitacura Green Cross                    
75 Enrique Trombert (Chi) Vitacura Green Cross                  
76 Marcelo Gonzalez (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                  
77 Gustavo Carrillo (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                 
78 Claudio Vera (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                           
79 Silvio Ostinelli (Ita) Sintofarm                             
80 Daniel Torres (Chi) Santamaria de los Angeles                12.16
81 Alejandro Solis (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                    
82 Jimmy Gonzalez (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                         
83 Maximo Valdes (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                      13.37
84 David Fuentes (Chi) Las Condes                              
85 Ruben Gonzalez (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                         14.02
86 Gerson Zuñiga (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                   
87 Ignacio Ortiz (Chi) Chile - España San Fernando              
88 Luis Martinez (Mex) Mexico                                   
89 Pablo Riveros (Chi) Vitacura Green Cross                     14.13
90 Daniele  Della Tommasina (Ita) Sintofarm                     14.16
91 Carmelo Maurici (Ita) Sintofarm                              14.19
92 Andrea Dolci (Ita) Sintofarm                                 
93 Sebastian Vidal (Chi) Las Condes                             14.25

Sprints 

Quirihue
1 Victor Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                          3

Coelemu
1 Enzo Cesario (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                             3

Tomé
1 Jose Medina (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                         3

Climbs

Climb at 96.5 km
1 Raul Montaña (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                           5

Cumbre Cracoles
1 Libardo Niño (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                           5

General classification after stage 6:

1 Andriss Reiss (Lat) Sintofarm                             18.13.37
2 Richard Rodriguez (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                 0.22
3 Sven Harms (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                          0.25
4 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                       0.29
5 Luis F Sepulveda (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                      0.36
6 Israel Ochoa (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                         1.01
7 Jose Medina (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                       1.06
8 Pablo Gonzalez (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                         1.10
9 Cassio Paiva (Bra) Caloi                                      1.12
10 Cristian Lademan (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                1.14
11 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                     1.16
12 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Mexico                                  1.25
13 Libardo Niño (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                        1.25
14 Alvaro Muñoz (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                     1.33
15 Juan C Fonseca (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                      1.42
16 Juan A Robayo C (Chi) Las Condes                             1.56
17 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                      2.04
18 Jose Santos (Bra) Caloi                                      2.21
19 Jose M Garcia (Mex) Mexico                                   2.51
20 Victor Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                       2.53
21 Lisandro Cruel (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                        2.58
22 Steve Speaks (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                     3.04
23 Juan Cabrera (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                          3.06
24 Miguel Niño (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                      3.09
25 Antonio Villatoro (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                3.13
26 Juan Fierro (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                           3.26
27 Michael McNena (Irl) Sintofarm                               3.29
28 Cesar Goyeneche (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                     3.35
29 Jose Maneiro (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                          3.39
30 Enzo Cesario (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                          3.56
31 Jaime Bretti (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                      4.06
32 Edgardo Salas (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                         4.17
33 Raul Montaña (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                        4.22
34 Cesar Doussang (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                       4.23
35 Edgardo Lugo (Mex) Mexico                                    4.24
36 Carlos Vergara (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                  4.41
37 Murillo A Ficher (Bra) Caloi                                 4.42
38 Guillen M Newton (Bra) Caloi                                 4.50
39 Elkin Barrera (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                       5.07
40 Ryan Guay (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                        5.20
41 Silvio Ostinelli (Ita) Sintofarm                             5.53
42 Renato Rosler (Bra) Caloi                                    6.17
43 Angel Perez (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                           6.31
44 Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                 6.57
45 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                   7.05
46 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Chile - España San Fernando            8.48
47 Pablo Valenzuela (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                 9.21
48 Mike Ley (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                         10.27
49 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                  10.27
50 Alejandro Arellano (Chi) Las Condes                          10.39
51 Sebastian Muñoz (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                 11.27
52 Daison Mendes (Bra) Caloi                                    11.30
53 Patricio Aedo (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                     12.40
54 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg               13.09
55 Marcelo Sandoval (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                     13.13
56 Pablo Carrillo (Chi) Santamaria de los Angeles               15.51
57 Alejandro Meneses (Chi) Las Condes                           16.05
58 Ricardo Astorga (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                   16.21
59 Mario Bolz (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                      16.56
60 Leandro Contreras (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                 17.04
61 Mathias Kahl (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                    17.08
62 Daniele  Della Tommasina (Ita) Sintofarm                     17.34
63 Cristobal Silva (Chi) Vitacura Green Cross                   18.10
64 Carmelo Maurici (Ita) Sintofarm                              19.15
65 Daniel Torres (Chi) Santamaria de los Angeles                19.29
66 Claudio Vera (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                           19.53
67 Claudio E Sanabrial (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                   20.42
68 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                     21.08
69 Manuel Gonzalez (Chi) Santamaria de los Angeles              21.24
70 Ruben Gonzalez (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                         22.33
71 Fernando Avila (Mex) Mexico                                  23.09
72 Carlos Ribet (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                           24.02
73 Gaston M Salasl (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                       24.57
74 Luis Martinez (Mex) Mexico                                   25.40
75 Gustavo Carrillo (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                 25.58
76 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                  26.20
77 Pablo Riveros (Chi) Vitacura Green Cross                     27.13
78 Carlos Herrera (Chi) Santamaria Los Angeles                  27.17
79 Fabian Ceron (Mex) Mexico                                    28.58
80 Andrea Dolci (Ita) Sintofarm                                 29.26
81 Mark Bannister (Chi) Vitacura Green Cross                    31.36
82 Nelson Garcia (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                          32.31
83 Sebastian Vidal (Chi) Las Condes                             36.40
84 Ignacio Ortiz (Chi) Chile - España San Fernando              36.55
85 Jimmy Gonzalez (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                         37.43
86 Andres Rosales (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                     37.58
87 Marcelo Gonzalez (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                  37.59
88 Miguel Gutierrez (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                   38.46
89 David Fuentes (Chi) Las Condes                               41.16
90 Enrique Trombert (Chi) Vitacura Green Cross                  41.31
91 Gerson Zuñiga (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                   42.07
92 Dario Ramirez (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                   43.52
93 Alejandro Solis (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                    47.19
94 Manuel Abarca (Chi) Chile - España San Fernando              48.25
95 Maximo Valdes (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                      53.08

Mountains classification:

1 Jose Medina (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                          24 pts
2 Israel Ochoa (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                            15
3 Raul Montaña (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                            13
4 Edgardo Salas (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                              7
5 Sven Harms (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                              6
6 Jose M Garcia (Mex) Mexico                                        5
7 Cesar Doussang (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                            4
8 Fernando Avila (Mex) Mexico                                       4
9 Antonio Villatoro (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                     4
10 Libardo Niño (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                            4 
11 Juan A Robayo C (Chi) Las Condes                                 4 
12 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                          3 
13 Andres Rosales (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                         3 
14 Andriss Reiss (Lat) Sintofarm                                    3 
15 Cristian Lademan (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                    2 
16 Juan Fierro (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                               2 
17 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                          2 
18 Alejandro Meneses (Chi) Las Condes                               1 
19 Luis F Sepulveda (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                         1 
20 Juan Cabrera (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                              1 
21 Richard Rodriguez (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                    1 


Sprints classification:

1  Juan Cabrera (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                              12 pts
2  Victor Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                            7
3  Jose M Garcia (Mex) Mexico                                        5
4  Steve Speaks (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                          4
5  Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                    3
6  Jaime Bretti (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                           3
7  Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                           3
8  Cesar Doussang (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                            3
9  Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                       2
10 Pablo Carrillo (Chi) Santamaria de los Angeles                    2
11 Murillo A Ficher (Bra) Caloi                                      2
12 Lisandro Cruel (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                             2
13 Fernando Avila (Mex) Mexico                                       2
14 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Chile - España San Fernando                 1
15 Marcelo Sandoval (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                          1
16 Andriss Reiss (Lat) Sintofarm                                     1
17 Jorge R Gilesl (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                             1

Points classification:

1 Andriss Reiss (Lat) Sintofarm                                     59 pts
2 Angel Perez (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                                55
3 Daniele  Della Tommasina (Ita) Sintofarm                          46
4 Richard Rodriguez (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                     43
5 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                       41
6 Luis F Sepulveda (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                          36
7 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                    31
8 Enzo Cesario (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                               30
9 Victor Garrido (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                            30
10 Cristian Lademan (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                    27
11 Israel Ochoa (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                            25
12 Michael McNena (Irl) Sintofarm                                   23
13 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Publiguías - Trek                          22
14 Cesar Goyeneche (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                         22
15 Jose Maneiro (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                              22
16 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Mexico                                      20
17 Alejandro Meneses (Chi) Las Condes                               18
18 Sven Harms (Chi) Rabié Omo - Chillan                             17
19 Cassio Paiva (Bra) Caloi                                         14
20 Alejandro Arellano (Chi) Las Condes                              11
21 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                         10
22 Ryan Guay (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                            10
23 Murillo A Ficher (Bra) Caloi                                      9
24 Libardo Niño (Col) Aguardiente Nectar                             9
25 Juan A Robayo C (Chi) Las Condes                                  9
26 Lisandro Cruel (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                             8
27 Carlos Herrera (Chi) Santamaria Los Angeles                       7
28 Pablo Gonzalez (Chi) Ekono - Go! Zuko                             6
29 Dario Ramirez (Chi) Transportes Romero Mdo                        6
30 Mathias Kahl (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg                         5
31 Gaston M Salasl (Arg) Crush Entre Rios                            5
32 Antonio Villatoro (USA) 7 Up Colorado Cyclist                     5
33 Ricardo Astorga (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                        5
34 Pablo Valenzuela (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                      4
35 Alvaro Muñoz (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                          4
36 Jaime Bretti (Chi) Isla De Maipo -Ekono                           3
37 Jose Medina (Chi) Union Ciclista Curicó                           3
38 Jimmy Gonzalez (Chi) Team Vyhmeister                              3

Teams classification:

1 Union Ciclista Curico                                       54.29.27
2 Publiguias Trek                                              	    33
3 Aguard.Nectar Selle-Italia                                   	    50
4 Caloi-Vega Londrina                                   	  2.39
5 Ekono Go! Zuko                                     	       	  2.50
6 Seleccion Mexico                                             	  5.22
7 Sintofarm Italia                                             	  6.23
8 7Up Colorado Cyclist                           	       	  7.35
9 Crush Entre Rios                                  	       	  8.07
10 Agro Adler Brandenburg                             	       	 12.42
11 Isla De Maipo                                   	       	 16.18
12 Las Condes Agas San Bernardo                                	 24.13
13 Santamaria De Los Angeles                                   	 45.19
14 Team Vyhmeister                              	       	 48.39
15 Transportes Romero M.D.O.0                                  	 50.11
16 Rabie Omo-Chillan                                           	 54.48
17 Vitacura-Green Cross                                        	1.04.17
18 Chile-España San Fernando                                   	1.28.51