9th Doble Copacabana de Ciclismo - 2.5

Bolivia, November 4-9, 2003

2002 results Stage List Start List Past winners

The Stages

Stage 1 - November 4: Villa Adele-Ayo Ayo-La Paz, 155 km
Stage 2 - November 5: Río Seco - Desaguadero - La Paz, 196 km
Stage 3 - November 6: La Paz ITT, 20 km
Stage 4 - November 7: La Paz Viacha, 76 km
Stage 5a - November 8: El Alto-Achacachi-Tiquina
Stage 5b - November 8: San Pedro de Tiquina-Copacabana
Stage 6a - November 9: Copacabana-Kasani-Tiquina
Stage 6b - November 9: San Pablo de Tiquina-La Paz

Photography

Images by AFP Photo/Aizar Raldes. For a thumbnail gallery of these images click here

Michael Tromborg (Denmark) wins stage 2 into La Paz
Roberto Bracamonte (La Paz) rides on his home roads in stage 3
Thomas Pedersen (Denmark) rides in stage 3
Francisco Cabrera (Team Lider - La Polar) rides past the presidential palace in La Paz during stage 3's hill-climb time trial
Knudsen Morten and Michael Tromborg (Denmark) cross over the bridge of the Americas in downtown La Paz on stage 4
Andrei Sartasov (Team Lider - La Polar) leads team-mate Gonzalo Salas and Ruben Vasquez over the Bridge of the Americas in downtown La Paz
Wagner Romero (Puerto Suarez) leads a group of riders through downtown La Paz on stage 4
The peloton passes through a mountain village watched by locals
Victor Herrera (Santur Casa Daco) leads a group of six on his way to winning stage 5a
Victor Herrera (Santur Casa Daco) leads a small group near the end of stage 5a
Hugo Osorio (Santur Casa Daco) rides in stage 5a to Tiquina
Noel Vasquez (Loteria Del Tachira) leads Gonzalo Salas (Team Lider - La Polar) y Glen Bak (Denmark)
Andrei Sartasov (Team Lider - La Polar) claims victory in stage 6b
Members of the Venezuelan team celebrate their victory in the teams classification
Alvaro Sierra (Agua A. Antioqueño) smiles on the podium
Colombian Alvaro Sierra (Agua A. Antioqueño) raises the overall winner's cup

Start list

Aguardiente Antioqueño - Epm.Net   Loteria Del Tachira
 
1 Alvaro Sierra                    11 Noel Vasquez
2 Mauricio Ortega                  12 César Salazar
3 Oscar Alvarez                    13 Aldrin Salamanca
4 Arles Castro                     14 Yeisson Delgado
5 Oved Yecid Ramirez               15 Tommy Alcedo
6 Jeovanny Chacon                  16 Oscar Luna
 
Team Lider - La Polar              Glas Casa Real
 
21 Andrei Sartasov                 31 Heriberto Acosta
22 Claus Plaut                     32 Marcelo Rivera
23 Gonzalo Salas                   33 Rubén Velasquez
24 Jaime Bretti                    34 José Rodriguez
25 Francisco Cabrera               35 Roger Rivera
26 Antonio Cabrera                 36 Horacio Gallardo
 
Pio Rico                           Inca Perugen
 
41 Cid Martinez                    51 Alfredo Reynoso
42 Arnold Zapata                   52 Gustavo Rios
43 Marco Antonio Torrico           53 Percy Osco
44 Marcelo Vasquez                 54 Raúl Rodriguez
45 Alvaro Montaño                  55 Jorge Reynoso
46 Guido Garcia                    56 Paul Ramirez
 
Pollito Rico                       Santur Casa Daco
 
61 Sandro Rodriguez                71 Alexis Rojas
62 Benedicto Zenteno               72 Victor Hugo Gonzales
63 Oscar Soliz                     73 Victor Herrera
64 Yamil Montaño                   74 Jhonny Ruiz
65 Raúl Escobar                    75 Hugo Ferney Osorio
66 Pedro Chambilla                 76 Gregorio Ladino
 
Club Charcas                       Denmark
 
81 Juan Cotumba                    91 Glen Bak
82 Santiago Llave                  92 Thomas Pedersen
83 David Condori                   93 Michael Tronborg
84 Jhon Soliz                      94 Nicki Olsen
85 Richard Acarapi                 95 Morten Knudsen
86 Ariel Conitzer                  96 Rasimus Hansen
 
La Paz                             Emisa - Oruro
 
101 Hugo Carvajal                  111 Alfredo Rios
102 Angel Torrez                   112 Zenón Paton
103 Juan Gabriel Choque            113 Herminio Cortez
104 Grober Carvajal                114 José Luis Lima
105 Gonzalo Mamani                 115 Richard Espinoza
106 Roberto Bracamonte             116 Ramiro Caceres
 
Copacabana                         El Alto
 
121 Manuel Condori                 131 Ramón Cahuaya
122 Rogelio Mamani                 132 Julio Torrez
123 Rogelio Acahuana               133 Marcelo Condori
124 Remberto Bracamonte            134 Angel Pizza
125 Nelson Murillo                 135 Milton Siñani
126 Rolando Rivas                  136 Javier Canaviri
 
Puerto Suarez
 
141 Wagner Romero
142 Edson Corradi
143 Jorge Cuellar
144 Marcelo Barboza
145 Grover Rocha
146 Jorge Bustamante

Past winners

2002 Francisco Colorado (Col) Aguardiente Antioqueño
2001 Jairo Pérez (Col)
2000 Ismael Sarmiento (Col)
1999 Jairo Pérez (Col)
1998 Ismael Sarmiento (Col)
1997 Graciano Fonseca (Col)

Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com