Results and Reports for October 13 - 14, 2001

Panama

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9th Vuelta a Panama

9th Vuelta a Panama

Panama, October 11-14, 2001

Prologue - October 11: Universitario de Veragua, 3,1 km ITT
Stage 1 - October 12: Ocú - Santa Fe, 150 km
Stage 2 - October 13: Las Tablas - La Villa, 154 km
Stage 3 - October 14: Aguadulce Circuit, 90 km

The Teams

Club Rali                    Panamá 
 
Eibar Villarreal (Pan)       Pablo Testa (Pan)
Mario Ríos (Pan)             Bolívar Gaitán (Pan)
Edwin Ortega (Pan)           Francisco González (Pan)
Alberto Aguilar (Pan)        Alvaro González (Pan)
Eric Villarreal (Pan)        Rufino Linares (Pan)
Cresencio Juárez (Pan)       Héctor Araúz (Pan)
                             Cristian Murillo (Pan)
                             Raúl Ríos (Pan)
 
Biretto A                    Coclé 
 
Edwin González (Pan)         Guillermo Zerdas (Pan)
Lelio Rojas (Pan)            José Luis Torres (Pan)
José Castillo (Pan)          Arsenio González (Pan)
Saúl Bethancourt (Pan)       Alvaro Zerdas (Pan)
Eduardo Bethancourt (Pan)    Federico Núñez (Pan)
Omar Franco (Pan)            Dayan Rodríguez (Pan)
Mario Morales (Pan)          Iván Samaniego (Pan)
Jair Suira (Pan)             Rodrigo Rodríguez (Pan)
                             Ramiro Ortega (Pan)
 
Motor Sport de Chiriquí      Tierra de Urracá 
 
Marvin Morales (Pan)         Jonathan Torres (Pan)
Fernando Ureña (Pan)         Alexander Arango (Pan)
Guillermo Miranda (Pan)      Daniel Aguilar (Pan)
Lionel Herrera (Pan)         Cristian Mc Nish (Pan)
César Pinto (Pan)            
Richard González (Pan)
 
Leche Dos Pinos
 
Melvin López (CRc)
Jorge Coto (CRc)
Juan Carlos Villegas (CRc)
Michael Chávez (CRc)
 
Past winners
 
1993 Heraclio Quintero (Pan)
1994 Jairo Hernández (Col)
1995 Hernán Darío Bonilla (Col)
1996 Hernán Darío Bonilla (Col)
1997 Federico Ramírez (CRc)
1998 Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col)
1999 Eibar Villarreal (Pan)
2000 Eibar Villarreal (Pan)

Results

Prologue - October 11: Universitario de Veragua 3.1 km ITT
 
1 Maikol Chavez (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                    3.47.10
2 Christan McNish (Pan) Tierra de Urracá                 0.00.58
3 Jorge Coto (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                       0.01.42
4 Bolívar Gaitán (Pan) Panama                            0.02.19
5 Edwin Ortega (Pan) Bireto Club Rali                    0.05.00
6 Mario Morales (Pan) Bireto Club Rali                   0.05.26
7 Randall Hernández (Pan) MotorSport                     0.06.01
8 Alberto Aguilar (Pan) Bireto Club Rali                 0.06.31
9 Eibar Villarrea (Pan) Bireto Club Rali                 0.06.87
 
Stage 1 - October 12: Ocú - Santa Fe, 150 km
 
1 Jorge Coto (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                       4.16.50 (35,790 kph)
2 Lincey Varela (Pan) Motor Sport A
3 Edwin González (Pan) Biretto A                            1.35
4 Guillermo Zerdas (Pan) Coclé                              1.39
5 Saúl Bethancourt (Pan) Biretto A                          1.48
6 Lionel Herrera (Pan) Motor Sport de Chiriquí 
 
General classification
 
1 Jorge Coto (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jorge Coto (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                            15 pts
2 Lincey Varela (Pan) Motor Sport A                            8
3 Melvin López (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                           7
 
Teams classification
 
1 Rali                                                  12.56.58
2 Biretto A                                                 3.37
3 Leche Dos Pinos                                           4.35
 
Stage 2 - October 13: Las Tablas - La Villa, 154 km

1 Melvin López (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                     4.40.28
2 Jorge Coto (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos            
3 Lincey Varela (Pan) Motor Sport A
4 Eibar Villarreal (Pan) Rali Panamá
5 Fernando Ureña (Pan) Motor Sport B                        7.32
6 Juan Rojas (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                          9.48

General classification

1 Jorge Coto (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                       8.56.53
2 Lincey Varela (Pan) Motor Sport A                         0.10
3 Eibar Villarreal (Pan) Rali Panamá                       10.17 

Teams classification

1 Leche Dos Pinos                                       14.11.10
2 Rali Panamá                                               9.46
3 Biretto Rali                                             26.50

Stage 3 - October 14: Aguadulce Circuit, 90 km

1 Juan Carlos Rojas (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                1.57.21
2 Omar Franco (Pan) Biretto RALI A 
3 Saúl Bethancourt (Pan) Biretto RALI A
 
Sprints

Cristian Mc Nish (Pan) Tierra de Urracá RALI de Veraguas,
Guillermo Miranda (Pan) Motor Sport B
Edwin González (Pan) Biretto RALI A
Eduardo Bethancourt (Pan) 

Final general classsification

1 Jorge Coto (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                      10.54.27
2 Lincey Varela (Pan) Motor Sport A                         0.10
3 Eibar Villarreal (Pan) RALI Panamá                        2.30 
4 Melvin López (CRc) Leche Dos Pinos                        2.50
5 Fernando Ureña (Pan) Motor Sport B                       10.17
6 Guillermo Zerdas (Pan) Coclé                             11.57
7 Lionel Herrera (Pan) Motor Sport A                       11.59
8 Mario Morales (Pan) Biretto RALI

Teams classification

1 Leche Dos Pinos                                       32.05.12
2 RALI Panamá                                               5.13
3 Biretto RALI Doctor Rodríguez                            20.58