Tour of Mexico - Stage 13
Marco Vermey wins stage after 178 km breakaway
The 13th stage of Ruta Mexico saw Marco Vermey (Superior Chazal),
Eduardo Estrada (Temerarios Corona), Manuel Hernandez and Kamil Siddharta
(both Ciao Italia-IMSS) make the longest successful breakaway in this
year's race.
It started after only 4 kms have been covered. The maximum lead was 8.35
after 150 km. On the long final climb (39 km, from 1,100m to the finish at
2,100m) Vermey went away to a solo win with Estrada and Hernandez coming in
just ahead of the chasing bunch.
The only significant change in the GC was that Manuel Guevara, Venezuela,
went from seventh to sixth place. Three days to go and the the Colombians
with leader Espinoza seems to be in total control. There is only one
difficult stage left, the penultimate, to La Malinche, Sunday.
Stage 13 Toluca - Cuernavaca 182 km
1. Marco Vermey (HOL-Superior Chazal) 4.24.43 (41,252 km /h)
2. Eduardo Estrada, (MEX-Temerarios Corona) at 41 secs
3. Manuel Hernandez (MEX-Ciao Italia-IMSS) at 54 secs
4. Alberto Lopez (SPA-Euskadi) at 1:03
5. Jose Robles (COL-ZG Internacional) at 1:05
6. Manuel Guevara (VEN-Venezuela) at 1:06
7. Efrain Rico (COL-Manzana Postobon) at 1:09
8. Pasquale Braido (ITA-Rudy Project) at 1:09
9. Luis Espinoza (COL-Manzana Postobon) at 1:09
10. Omar Trompa (COL-San Luis Potosi) at 1:09
11. Miguel Arroyo (MEX-Superior Chazal) at 1:09
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1. Luis Espinoza (COL-Manzana Postobon) 43:21:17
2. Efrain Rico (COL-Manzana Postobon) at 32 secs
3. Miguel Arroyo (MEX-Superior Chazal) at 33 secs
4. Julio Cesar Rangel (COL-Manzana Postobon) at 56 secs
5. Jose Luis Vanegas (COL-Manzana Postobon) at 56 secs
6. Manuel Guevara (VEN-Venezuela) at 1:07
7. Francisco Villalobos (MEX-Canels Turbo) at 1:10
8. Julio Bernal (COL-Manzana Postobon) at 1:13
9. Mario Velasco (MEX-Manzana Postobon) at 1:14
10. Omar Trompa (COL-San Luis Potosi) at 1:23
Stage 14 Saturday Nov 19: Cuautla-Puebla 110 km