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39th Vuelta a Venezuela - 2.5
Venezuela, September 3-15, 2002
2001 Results Stage List Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - September 3: San Félix, Circuito Av. Libertador, 121km
- Stage 2 - September 4: Chaguaramas - Sta. Bárbara de Tapirín, 209.5km
- Stage 3 - September 5: Maturín, Circuito Av. Bolívar, 96km
- Stage 4 - September 6: Santa Bárbara de Tapirín - Guanta, 181km
- Stage 5 - September 7: Puerto Píritu - Valle de La Pascua, 178.3km
- Stage 6 - September 8: Valle de La Pascua, Circuito, 129.6km
- Stage 7 - September 9: El Sombrero- San Carlos de Austria, 202.5km
- Stage 8 - September 10: San Carlos de Austria - Acarigua-San Felipe, 226.4km
- Stage 9a - September 11: Campo Elias - San Felipe ITT, 31.4km
- Stage 9b - September 11: San Felipe, Circuito Av. Inter-Comunal, 86km
- Stage 10 - September 12: Carora - Cabimas, 192.5km
- Stage 11 - September 13: Cabimas - Valera, 178.1km
- Stage 12 - September 14: La Gran Parada - Quibor, 148.5km
- Stage 13 - September 15: Barquisimeto, Circuito Av. Ribereña, 120km
Photos
Images courtesy Prensa Vuelta a Venezuela
- The peloton in action on stage four
- The stage four podium with all the leaders from the various classifications, including two leggy podium girls
- The winner of stage five raises his arms in victory
- The stage five podium
- A birds-eye view of the peloton
- The main bunch looking pretty casual about it all
- The peloton stuck together for most of the stage
- Even on the podium, the riders were really relaxed
- The final catagory leaders
- Federico Munoz, overall winner
- Federico Munoz corners with the field
Start list
Loteria Del Tachira A Cuba 1 Jose Chacon (Ven) 7 Pedro Perez (Cub) 2 Manuel Guevara (Ven) 8 Luis Romero (Cub) 3 Franklin Chacon (Ven) 9 Yosbany Falcon (Cub) 4 Edgar Ortega (Ven) 10 Lizardo Benitez (Cub) 5 Arlex Mendex (Ven) 11 Damian Martinez (Cub) 6 Jhon Navas (Ven) 12 William Leyva (Cub) Gob. Zulia Alc. Cabimas A Gob. Trujillo Cafe Flor De Patria 13 Alvaro Lozano (Col) 19 Rodolfo Camacho (Ven) 14 Hector Castano (Col) 20 Jose Contreras (Ven) 15 Adelso Valero (Ven) 21 Jony Ortiz (Ven) 16 Francisco Landaeta (Ven) 22 Carlos Ochoa (Ven) 17 Nelson Gelves (Ven) 23 Jiner Veda (Ven) 18 Danny Yepez (Ven) 24 Andri Hernandez (Ven) Loteria Del Tachira B Gobernacion De Anzoategui 25 Tommy Alcedo (Ven) 31 Manuel Medina (Ven) 26 Dixon Carmona (Ven) 32 Ruben Rangel (Ven) 27 Robinson Merchan (Ven) 33 Isaac Canizalez (Ven) 28 Nestor Chacon (Ven) 34 Hussein Monsalve (Ven) 29 Yeison Delgado (Ven) 35 Jhonathan Mendoza (Ven) 30 Osney Contreras (Ven) 36 Tomas Gil (Ven) Gob. Zulia Alc. Cabimas B Kino Tachira 37 Gil Cordobes (Cub) 43 Ronald Gonzalez (Ven) 38 Victor Gonzalez (Col) 44 Noberto Ulloa (Ven) 39 Mario Figueroa (Ven) 45 Paul Torres (Ven) 40 Deibis Urdaneta (Ven) 46 Ruben Chacon (Ven) 41 Juan Jimenez (Ven) 47 Migel Chacon (Ven) 42 Julio Parra (Ven) 48 Edgar Chacon (Ven) Irdeg Guarico Alc. Tinaco Cojedes 49 Ronald Cova (Ven) 55 Jose Loyo (Ven) 50 Jean Belisario (Ven) 56 Jose Perez (Ven) 51 Angel Nieves (Ven) 57 Juan Incon (Ven) 52 Jose Cheremos (Ven) 58 Luis Valera (Ven) 53 Yonier Infante (Ven) 59 Jose Hermoso (Ven) 54 Antony Brea (Ven) 60 Luis Diaz (Ven) Gob. Barinas Alc Socopo Lot Paraiso Gob. Zulia Alc. Cabimas C 61 Ramon Herrera (Ven) 67 Raul Saavedra (Ven) 62 Jean Mendez (Ven) 68 Julio Rangel (Ven) 63 Alvis Contreras (Ven) 69 Jose Caldera (Ven) 64 Hernan Perez (Ven) 70 Alvis Melendez (Ven) 65 Javier Corredor (Ven) 71 Alejandro Blanco (Ven) 66 Edilson Diaz (Ven) 72 Edison Fernandez (Ven) Dist. La Japonesa Lot. Oriente Republica Dominicana 73 Jose Barrios (Ven) 79 Wendy Cruz (Dom) 74 Honorio Machado (Ven) 80 Branly Nunez (Dom) 75 Henry Meneses (Ven) 81 Jorge Cordero (Dom) 76 Tony Linares (Ven) 82 Wendy Palacios (Dom) 77 Federico Munoz (Col) 83 Benigno De La Cruz (Dom) 78 Eduardo Guerrero (Col) 84 Augusto Sanchez (Dom) Russia Que Viva El Huila Colombia 85 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) 91 Juan Fonseca (Col) 86 Evgeny Zhadkevitch (Rus) 92 Jhoan Ramirez (Col) 87 Denis Kudashev (Rus) 93 Jorge Guevara (Col) 88 Alexei Bougrov (Rus) 94 Enrique Ospina (Col) 89 Ivan Rybakov (Rus) 95 Carlos Uran (Col) 90 Ramil Gaifullin (Rus) 96 Didier Mendez (Col) Seleccion Bolivar Mexico 97 Jose Bartolome (Ven) 102 Andres Contreras (Mex) 98 Jean Porte (Ven) 103 Carlos Hernandez (Mex) 99 Jose Devera (Ven) 104 David Salomon (Mex) 100 Jose Piar (Ven) 105 Domingo Gonzalez (Mex) 101 Jefrid Mendoza (Ven) 106 Manuel Carbajal (Mex) Alc. Caroni Bolivar Jesus Torito Romero Rio Caribe Suc. 107 Edgar Arreaza (Ven) 111 Gustavo Guzman (Ven) 108 Silfredo Arreaza (Ven) 112 Anibal Marin (Ven) 109 Ricardo Gracia (Ven) 113 Jose Bruzual (Ven) 110 Diomer Salazar (Ven) 114 Mario Subero (Ven) Tucan Amazonas Japonesa Lot Oriente Tlm Indem 115 Williams Quinto (Ven) 119 Jose Machado (Ven) 116 Jose Rodriguez (Ven) 120 Jose Pino (Ven) 117 Miguel Reina (Ven) 121 Dioceli Valdez (Ven) 118 Jose Zerpa (Ven) 122 Frederick Segura (Ven) Mixed Team Fundadeporte Carabobo 123 Lucidio Escalona (Ven) 129 Jose Perez (Ven) 124 Wilmer Vasquez (Ven) 130 Jose Aguilar (Ven) 125 Daniel Bermudez (Ven) 131 Giorgio Landaeta (Ven) 126 Reinaldo Bellays (Ven) 132 Maximo Rojas (Ven) 127 Hector Francia (Ven) 133 Luis Ochoa (Ven) 128 Tomas Rodriguez (Ven) 134 Erick Garcia (Ven)
Past winners
2001 Jose Chacon (Ven) Loteria Del Tachira A Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
