GP Ecos del Torbes

Venezueula, August 21-24, 1997


18 teams took part in this Venezuelan stage race; 12 domestic, 2 from Colombia and 1 each from Ecuador, Costa Rica, Cuba and Spain.

Stage 1 to Ureña, 155.8 km:

  1. Alvaro Lozano (Col)       3.33.06
  2. Hernán Muñoz (Col)           s.t.
  3. Hussein Monsalve (Ven)       2.05
  4. Carlos Maya (Ven)
  5. Romel Bermúdez (Ven) 
  6. Isaac Villanueva (Spa)       s.t.

Stage 2, San Josecito - La Grita, 155.8 km:

  1. Isaac Villanueva (Spa)    4.36.56
  2. Alvaro Lozano (Col)          0.15
  3. Argiro Zapata (Col)          0.24
  4. César Salazar (Ven)          0.54
  5. Hernán Muñoz (Col)           1.23
  6. Ronel Bermúdez (Ven)         1.39
  7. Alexis Méndez (Ven)          2.30
  8. Róbinson Merchán (Ven)       2.43
  9. Héctor Castaño (Col)         3.59
 10. Raul Saavedra (Col)          4.04

Overall:

  1. Alvaro Lozano (Col)       8.10.17
  2. Hernán Muñoz (Col)           1.08
  3. Isaac Villanueva (Spa)       1.50
  4. Argiro Zapata (Col)          2.14
  5. César Salazar (Ven)          2.43
  6. Ronel Bermudez (Ven)         3.29
  7. Alexis Méndez (Ven)          4.20
  8. Héctor Castaño (Col)         6.04
  9. Raul Saavedra (Col)          6.09
 10. Duban Ramírez (Col)          6.49

Stage 3, Seboruco - Santa Ana, 165.5 km:

  1. Carlos Maya (Ven)         4.09.05
  2. Luis Barroso (Ven)
  3. Hectos Castaño (Col)         0.04
  4. Hernán Muñoz (Col)
  5. Dubán Ramírez (Col)
  6. Hussain Monsalve (Ven)
  7. Issac Villanueva (Spa)
  8. Alvaro Lozano (Col)
  9. Argiro Zapata (Col)
 10. Cesar Salazar (Ven)      all s.t.

Overall:

  1. Alvaro Lozano (Col)       12.19.26
  2. Hernán Muñoz (Col)            1.08
  3. Isaac Villanueva (Spa)        1.50
  4. Argiro Zapata (Col)           2.14
  5. César Salazar (Ven)           2.44
  6. Ronel Bermudez (Ven)          3.40
  7. Robinson Merchan (Ven)        4.50
  8. Alexis Méndez (Ven)           4.59
  9. Héctor Castaño (Col)          5.49
 10. Duban Ramírez (Col)           6.34

Stage 4, Circuit race in San Cristóbal, 136 km:

  1. Hussein Monsalve (Ven)     3.17.26
  2. Pedro Pérez (Cub)
  3. Alexis Méndes (Ven)
  4. César Salazar (Ven)
  5. Dubán Ramírez (Col)       all s.t.

Final overall:

  1. Alvaro Lozano (Col)       15.36.52
  2. Hernán Muñoz (Col)            1.08
  3. Argiro Zapata (Col)           2.14
  4. Isaac Villanueva (Spa)        1.50
  5. César Salazar (Ven)           2.44