11th Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider - 2.2

Chile, March 15-25, 2007

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Stage 4 - March 19: Lautaro - Cañete, 174 km

Simon claims second victory

By Robinson Nuñez

Edgardo Simon (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia) celebrates
Photo ©: Jose Arcos

Edgardo Simon (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia) backed up his event opening prologue victory with another win on Stage 4 of the Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider, outpacing his rivals in a sprint to the line. The fourth stage included a category two climb at 30 kilometers, which caused the peloton to break apart.

As if the tough climb wasn't enough, it was closely followed by tough rolling terrain with crosswinds right to the finish.

Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia, Relax-Gam and Venezuela's national team made use of the terrain to constantly attack Lider, forcing the local favourites to make its leaders do the work. Francisco Cabrera, Andrei Sartasov and Marco Arriagada had to personally cover the moves by the other teams.

Simon benefited from the work of his teammates and powered to the front in the tough last kilometre, winning an exciting sprint from Francisco Cabrera (Lider) taking second place from third placed Luis Sepulveda (Glassex-Bryc).

Photography

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Images by Jose Arcos

The motorbike guys protect and order the caravan during the race.
The first break of the day was unsuccessful.
Juan Pablo Pino (Samsung-Cine Cien) rides next to teammate Sergio Pineda.
Relax-Gam rides together.
Francisco Cabrera (Lider Presto) in his leader's jersey.
Andrei Sartasov (Lider Presto) is the sprint classification leader.
Jorge Garcia (Relax-Gam) won the fair play jersey after yesterday's long solo escape.
Antonio Cabrera (Lider Presto) protects Andrei Sartasov.
Jose Aravena (OGM) and Patricio Pavez (Apicola Martinez) are two minutes ahead of the peloton.
School boys watch the peloton fly by.
Crosswinds kept the group over to one side of the road.
Lider Presto controlled today's stage.
Rolling terrain was the style today.
The peloton always had a view of the escaped riders.
Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia's Marco Bellini reads the local paper.
Lider was being pushed hard today.
A split was made on the KOM finish, and they went over first...
...and fast!
The post-KOM break included all favourites.
The peloton grows again after some riders rejoin the front group.
A fast pace stretched the pack.
Edgardo Simon (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia) gets the sprint.
Edgardo Simon (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia) celebrates his victory.
Andrei Sartasov (Lider Presto) now leads the mountain classification.
Francisco Cabrera (Lider Presto) dons the points jersey.
Andrei Sartasov (Lider Presto) also keeps his sprint leader jersey.
Magno Prado (Scott) is the best young rider.
Francisco Cabrera (Lider Presto) dons the leader's jersey.
Stage 4 podium(L-R): Arturo Corvalan (Glassex-Bryc), Edgardo Simon (Selle Italia) and Francisco Cabrera (Lider Presto).

Images by Robinson Nuñez

The line to sign on before the stage's start.
Marcio May (Scott) and Juan Pablo Pino (Samsung-Cine Cien) are long time friends.
Victor Garrido, Lider's DS, explains today's strategy.
Relax-Gam's riders were in a good mood today.
Glassex-Bryc having a talk before the stage.
TV's Juan Manuel Ramirez interviews Andrei Sartasov (Lider Presto).
Marco Arriagada (Lider Presto) studies today's course.
Still a long way to Santiago, even more as the Vuelta will first visit other places.
The back of the peloton.
The pack enters the hills where the KOM finish is located.
The peloton goes under a train track and enters a spectacular forrest.
A group is dropped from the peloton two kilometers from today's KOM finish.
Marco Bellini congratules Edgardo Simon (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia) after his victory.
Franciso Cabrera (Lider Presto) keeps the leader's jersey for another day.
The crowds are huge in Cañete.

Results

1 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia       4.04.09
2 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                    
3 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                     
4 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
5 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                               
6 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                 
7 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                      
8 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia         
9 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                           
10 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                            
11 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                     
12 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia            
13 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                   
14 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             
15 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                      
16 Franklin Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                
17 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                                  
18 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              
19 Matias Medici (Arg) Scott Brasil                                            
20 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               
21 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     
22 Tomas Gil (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                      
23 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
24 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                         
25 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                              
26 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Team Lider Presto                                      
27 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                 
28 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             
29 Carlos Ochoa (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                   
30 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              
31 Jose Contreras (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                 
32 Juan Bravo (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                        
33 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       
34 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                           
35 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
36 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                           0.20
37 Pedro Dourado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                        0.24
38 Sergio Montivero (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                          0.28
39 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                        
40 Marcio May (Bra) Scott Brasil                                               
41 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       
42 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                   
43 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                 0.59
44 Jaime Bretti (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                          
45 Pablo Riveros (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     
46 Danilo Ormazabal (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                    
47 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               
48 Victor Moreno (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                              1.16
49 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                              1.28
50 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                  3.47
51 Juan Rojas (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         8.28
52 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                
53 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   
54 Jorge Contreras (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                  12.37
55 Robinson Miranda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                      
56 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                       
57 Ricardo Paredes (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                     
58 German Uribe (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                          
59 Cristobal Gomez (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               
60 Patricio Pavez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         
61 Juan Pino (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                         
62 Dario Ramirez (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                 
63 Ruben Gonzalez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         
64 Juan Norambuena (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                       
65 Hector Valencia (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                        
66 Ramon Martinez (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                    
67 Guillermo Lopez (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                  
68 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                  
69 Juan Caballero (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                   
70 Sergio Ortega (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                       
71 Diego Duarte (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                        
72 Francisco Sanchez (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                     
73 Igen Brychac (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                  
74 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                         
75 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                
76 Juan Cancino (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                        
77 Francisco Pino (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                        
78 Sergio Abarca (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                       
79 Roberto Gaytan (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                      
80 Carlos Neira (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                        
81 Francisco Cordova (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                      
82 Luis Farias (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                         
83 Javier Saavedra (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                             14.56
84 Sergio Pineda (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     
85 Gonzalo Astroza (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                   15.13
86 Javier Bertin (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                    17.59
87 Cristian Ojeda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                        
 
Sprints
 
1 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia            25 pts
2 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                  20
3 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   16
4 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                              14
5 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             12
6 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia               10
7 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     9
8 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia        8
9 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                          7
10 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                           6
11 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                    5
12 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia           4
13 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                  3
14 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                            2
15 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                     1
 
Teams
 
1 Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                          12.12.27
2 Team Lider Presto                                                            
3 Relax GAM                                                                    
4 Scott Brasil                                                                 
5 Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                                   
6 Glassex Bryc Curico                                                          
7 Selección De Venezuela                                                       
8 Team O.G.M. Providencia                                                  1.16
9 Guaymallen Argentina                                                    12.37
10 Samsung - Cine Cien                                                    17.23
11 Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                                        26.13
12 Lascar - Peñaflor                                                           
13 Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                                         33.42
14 Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                                           
15 Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                                        37.51
 
General classification after Stage 4
 
1 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                            13.34.44
2 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                  0.09
3 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Team Lider Presto                                   0.18
4 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                  0.21
5 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                  0.25
6 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia          0.35
7 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                           1.00
8 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                 
9 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
10 Matias Medici (Arg) Scott Brasil                                        1.01
11 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                       1.04
12 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia          1.05
13 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                         1.08
14 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia        1.09
15 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                1.10
16 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia          1.11
17 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                     1.12
18 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                                  
19 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                            1.15
20 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   1.16
21 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                          
22 Juan Bravo (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    1.17
23 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                 1.24
24 Pedro Dourado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                        1.31
25 Tomas Gil (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                  1.32
26 Franklin Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                            1.38
27 Carlos Ochoa (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                               1.39
28 Marcio May (Bra) Scott Brasil                                           1.46
29 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                           1.49
30 Jose Contreras (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                 
31 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                           1.50
32 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   1.52
33 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                            1.54
34 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                        1.56
35 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia    1.59
36 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                          2.00
37 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                             2.16
38 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               2.26
39 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                  2.32
40 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                               2.33
41 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                           2.51
42 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                         2.56
43 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                    2.58
44 Sergio Montivero (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                          3.10
45 Jaime Bretti (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                      3.37
46 Danilo Ormazabal (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                4.10
47 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                              8.38
48 Victor Moreno (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                              9.08
49 Pablo Riveros (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                10.21
50 Juan Rojas (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                        10.45
51 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                 12.32
52 Jorge Contreras (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                  14.53
53 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                           16.24
54 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                              16.36
55 Patricio Pavez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                    16.40
56 Dario Ramirez (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                            20.57
57 Francisco Cordova (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                 21.17
58 German Uribe (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                     21.26
59 Sergio Ortega (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                  21.45
60 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna           21.49
61 Juan Caballero (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                              22.04
62 Igen Brychac (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna             22.30
63 Juan Cancino (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                   22.33
64 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                             23.08
65 Guillermo Lopez (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                             23.09
66 Carlos Neira (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                   23.31
67 Gonzalo Astroza (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                   24.15
68 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                    24.55
69 Robinson Miranda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                 26.42
70 Hector Valencia (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                   30.26
71 Ruben Gonzalez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                    30.30
72 Juan Norambuena (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                  30.42
73 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                  30.46
74 Francisco Sanchez (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                31.02
75 Juan Pino (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                    31.17
76 Ramon Martinez (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                    
77 Roberto Gaytan (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                 31.38
78 Luis Farias (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                    32.06
79 Francisco Pino (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                   32.42
80 Diego Duarte (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                   33.05
81 Cristobal Gomez (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                          33.21
82 Sergio Pineda (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                33.35
83 Sergio Abarca (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                  36.59
84 Cristian Ojeda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                   38.22
85 Ricardo Paredes (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                43.04
86 Javier Saavedra (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                             46.33
87 Javier Bertin (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                    57.07
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                    22 pts
2 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                      20
3 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             20
4 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                 16
5 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                              14
6 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     9
7 Pedro Dourado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                            8
8 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                6
9 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    4
10 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                          3
11 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     3
12 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                  2
13 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                            2
14 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                      2
15 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                  1
 
Points classification
 
1 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                  53 pts
2 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                              46
3 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                              42
4 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia       34
5 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   31
6 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                     29
7 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                              28
8 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia            27
9 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                           26
10 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia          17
11 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                       16
12 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                            12
13 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                       12
14 Danilo Ormazabal (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                  12
15 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                 11
16 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              10
17 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                    9
18 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                  9
19 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                 9
20 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                         7
21 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                               6
22 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                    5
23 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             5
24 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     5
25 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                          4
26 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                            2
27 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                                 1
28 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Lider Presto                                                    40.00.52
2 Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                              0.37
3 Scott Brasil                                                             0.40
4 Relax GAM                                                                0.44
5 Glassex Bryc Curico                                                      0.55
6 Selección De Venezuela                                                   1.04
7 Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                               1.28
8 Team O.G.M. Providencia                                                  2.36
9 Guaymallen Argentina                                                    20.58
10 Samsung - Cine Cien                                                    32.25
11 Lascar - Peñaflor                                                      40.47
12 Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                                         41.02
13 Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                                      51.22
14 Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                                        53.27
15 Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                                        57.21