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3rd Vuelta a Chihuahua Internacional - 2.2

Mexico, October 6-12, 2008

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Stage 2 - October 7: Parral - Guachochi, 188.7km

Ladino now leader

By Monika Prell in Guachochi

Colombian Gregorio Ladino wins
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Colombian rider Gregorio Ladino took the second stage of the Vuelta a Chihuahua from Parral to Guachochi. The 188.7km were marked by many breakaway attempts due to the hilly terrain, allowing the Tecos Trek rider to finish eight seconds ahead of last year’s overall victor Francisco Mancebo (Fercase Rota dos Moveis). Juan Pablo Magallanes managed third, 22 seconds behind the Colombian.

Ladino escaped 25 kilometres before the finish and was very happy after the stage. "My team mates were always in the breakaway groups; I tried to keep my strength for the end. Last year I also did a good race, but I did not take the lead. This year, there are new types of rivals so I will try another strategy."

His team-mate, Juan Pablo Magallanes, who became the new leader of the combativity classification, was another happy rider. "We are doing a very great race, the team is very good, and I thank God it is like this", said the 26-year-old after the finish.

How it unfolded

The second stage began with 116 riders in the Plaza de Glorieta, just at the side of the huge statue "Puerta del tiempo" (Door of time) that surmounts the silver mining town of Parral. The 188.7 tough kilometres took the peloton through the lonely mountains of the Sierra Tarahumara, and in the little villages many indigenous locals dressed in traditional attire were happy to see this great event; the school kids were even happier because the teacher had given them a day of holiday in order to add to the spectacle.

Following a nervous start, three riders were able to escape after five kilometres - François Parisien (Race Pro), Patrick McCarthy (Garmin Chipotle) and Oscar Barrón (Orven). They reached a maximum advantage of 5:30 before José Carlos Váldez (Canels Turbo) and Juan Sandoval (Code Jalisco) began to pursue the trio.

After 46 kilometres the trio in front became a quartet as Raúl Alcalá (Rica Burguer) moved up. Alcalá had just made his comeback to professional cycling, but he soon crashed and decided to abandon the race.

The peloton
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Six kilometres later, 14 riders decided to purse the four in front. Virgilio Do Santos (Fercase), Alberto Benítez (Scott-American Beef), Danail Petrov (Benfica), Bjorn Thurau (Elk Haus), Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo), Raúl Vázquez (Jalisco), Bernanrdo Colex y Carlos Oyarzun (Tecos), César Vaquera y Jesús Zárate (Orven), Uriel Clara, José Carlos Valdez y José R. Aguirre (Canels) and Jessel Valenzuela (UACH). At the 94km mark, however, the peloton chased down the attempted escapees.

Björn Thurau (Elk Haus), Diego Nossotti (NGC), Bernardo Colex (Tecos) and Gerardo Soto (Jalisco) were next to go, and reached the quartet in front, although Barrón was not able to follow his team-mates.

The peloton had decided to let the front group stay ahead and the field passed the summit at 104km two minutes and five seconds behind; even so, the riders between the head of the race and the peloton were chased down. Tecos Trek's Gregorio Ladino escaped the bunch for the first time, testing the waters for his stage-winning move.

The mountain classification point at 115km saw McCarthy and Colex pass with a 32-second lead over Ladino and they were 40 seconds ahead of a group established by Francisco Mancebo (Fercase Rota dos Moveis), Francisco Matamoros (Tecos Trek), Juan Pablo Magallanes (Tecos Trek) and Iker Camaño (Scott-American Beef). Ladino soon joined the duo in front and several kilometres later the two groups were united. Colex was not able to follow the others, but the peloton reached the breakaway group and Francisco Matamoros (Tecos Trek) attacked.

Juanjo Cobo (Scott-American Beef) and Juan Pablo Magallanes (Tecos Trek) tried their luck off the front and took the mountain classification points at 157.8km, gathering a handy 20-second lead over Vaz and McCarthy. On the descent they were joined by Joaquim Andrade (Fercase Rota dos Moveis).

With about 20km to race, Ladino escaped, followed by Mancebo, who was not able to reach him. Ladino was able to defend his eight-second advantage over Mancebo and the 22-second buffer over Magallanes, who tried to reach Ladino together with Thomas Peterson (Garmin Chipotle) and José Angel Gómez Marchante (Scott-American Beef). Ladino held on to win in front of an enthused crowd in Guachochi over Mancebo and Magallanes.

Photography

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Results

1 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara                4.59.27 (37.468 km/h)
2 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis                                    0.08
3 Juan P. Magallanes (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara             0.22
4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                   0.24
5 Angel Gomez M J. (Spa) Scott - American Beef
6 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        1.47
7 Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) Benfica                                                 2.00
8 Jason Donald (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
9 Harald Totschnig (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon
10 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon
11 Marco Cattaneo (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
12 Joaquim Andrade (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
13 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
14 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
15 Iker Camaño Ortuzar (Spa) Scott - American Beef
16 Javier Etxarri Marin (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
17 Dustin Macburnies (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
18 Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
19 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
20 Carlos Oyatzun (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
21 Byron Guama (Ecu) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
22 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Scott - American Beef
23 José Mendes (Por) Benfica
24 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
25 Virgilio Dos Santos (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
26 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
27 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
28 Antonio Aldape (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
29 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
30 David Vaz (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
31 Silvère Ackermann (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
32 Florencio Ramos (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara               5.07
33 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
34 Micael Isidoro (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis                                      8.39
35 Gerardo Soto (Mex) Code Jalisco
36 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
37 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
38 Rodolfo Fernandez (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
39 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
40 Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
41 Edgar Pinto (Por) Benfica
42 Marco A. Rios (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
43 David Salomon (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
44 Uri Martins (Mex) San Marcos                                                       13.11
45 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
46 Domingo Gonzalez (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
47 Hernandez Manuel (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
48 Javier Chacon Quesada (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
49 Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Scott - American Beef                                  22.08
50 Clemens Frankhauser (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon
51 Hugo Sancho (Por) Benfica
52 Francois Parisien (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
53 Daniel Petrov (Bul) Benfica
54 Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH                                             27.15
55 Mario A. Armendariz (Mex) Rica Burguer                                             27.17
56 Cesar Vaquera (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon                                              27.19
57 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Scott - American Beef
58 Uriel Rayo (Mex) Code Jalisco                                                      27.24
59 Eduardo Greciano (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon                                           27.27
60 Jaime Robles (Mex) Rica Burguer                                                    27.29
61 Robert Lauscha (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon                                            27.33
62 Ismael Ponce (Mex) Code Jalisco                                                    27.35
63 Luis Fernando Macias Hernandez (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
64 Wolfgang Murer (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon
65 Intxausti. Benat (Spa) Scott - American Beef
66 Juam M. Sansoval (Mex) Code Jalisco
67 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
68 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Benfica
69 Masaaki Kikuchi (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
70 Edmundo Robledo (Mex) San Marcos
71 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
72 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Scott - American Beef                                      27.39
73 Ryan Roth (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
74 Mario Costa (Por) Benfica
75 Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
76 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
77 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
78 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
79 Laurent Beuret (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
80 Caleb Fairley (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
81 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
82 Derik Zampedri (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
83 Björn Thurau (Ger) Elk Haus - Simplon
84 Alfredo Gabino (Mex) San Marcos
85 Mark Walters (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
86 Juan P. Villela (Mex) Rica Burguer                                                 36.38
87 Edgar Mendez (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
88 Abundio Guerrero (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo                                     36.41
89 Gilberto Gutierrez (Mex) Code Jalisco
90 Edgar Barragan (Mex) Rica Burguer
91 Alberto Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
92 Jose A. Sanchez (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
93 Gilberto Porras (Mex) Rica Burguer
94 Alejandro De La Rosa (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
95 Joel Dion Potras (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
96 Jose Carlos Valdez (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
97 Ryohey Komory (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
98 Oscar Barron (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
99 Irving Aguilar (Mex) San Marcos
100 Jose R. Aguirre (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
101 Uriel Clara (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
102 Uriel Chavez (Mex) San Marcos
103 Samuel Espinoza (Mex) San Marcos
104 Buck Miller (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
105 Daniel Duarte (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
106 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Elk Haus - Simplon
107 Raul Vazquez (Mex) Code Jalisco
108 Bernardo Sanchez (Mex) San Marcos
109 Antonio Velazquez (Mex) Rica Burguer
110 David Abal Diego (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
111 Cesar Barragan (Mex) Rica Burguer
112 Keir Plaice (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
113 Adrian Garcia (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH                                                39.50
114 Gustavo Reynoso (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH                                              41.59
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara             8.18.57
2 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis                                    0.08
3 Juan P. Magallanes (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara             0.22
4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                   0.24
5 Angel Gomez M J. (Spa) Scott - American Beef
6 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        1.47
7 Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) Benfica                                                 2.00
8 Iker Camaño Ortuzar (Spa) Scott - American Beef
9 Andre Cardoso (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
10 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
11 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
12 Byron Guama (Ecu) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
13 José Mendes (Por) Benfica
14 Jason Donald (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
15 Javier Etxarri Marin (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
16 Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
17 Harald Totschnig (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon
18 Virgilio Dos Santos (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
19 Carlos Oyatzun (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
20 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon
21 Joaquim Andrade (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
22 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
23 Marco Cattaneo (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
24 David Vaz (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
25 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Scott - American Beef
26 Antonio Aldape (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
27 Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
28 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
29 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
30 Dustin Macburnies (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
31 Silvère Ackermann (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
32 Florencio Ramos (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara               5.07
33 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
34 Marco A. Rios (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon                                               8.39
35 Edgar Pinto (Por) Benfica
36 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
37 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
38 Micael Isidoro (Por) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis
39 Gerardo Soto (Mex) Code Jalisco
40 Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
41 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
42 David Salomon (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
43 Rodolfo Fernandez (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
44 Hernandez Manuel (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo                                     13.11
45 Domingo Gonzalez (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
46 Javier Chacon Quesada (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
47 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
48 Uri Martins (Mex) San Marcos
49 Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Scott - American Beef                                  22.08
50 Clemens Frankhauser (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon
51 Daniel Petrov (Bul) Benfica
52 Hugo Sancho (Por) Benfica
53 Francois Parisien (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
54 Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH                                             27.15
55 Mario A. Armendariz (Mex) Rica Burguer                                             27.17
56 Cesar Vaquera (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon                                              27.19
57 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Scott - American Beef
58 Uriel Rayo (Mex) Code Jalisco                                                      27.24
59 Eduardo Greciano (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon                                           27.27
60 Jaime Robles (Mex) Rica Burguer                                                    27.29
61 Robert Lauscha (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon                                            27.33
62 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       27.35
63 Wolfgang Murer (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon
64 Masaaki Kikuchi (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
65 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
66 Edmundo Robledo (Mex) San Marcos
67 Ismael Ponce (Mex) Code Jalisco
68 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Benfica
69 Intxausti. Benat (Spa) Scott - American Beef
70 Luis Fernando Macias Hernandez (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
71 Derik Zampedri (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                             27.39
72 Mark Walters (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
73 Juan Francisco Mourón Doldán (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
74 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Scott - American Beef
75 Alfredo Gabino (Mex) San Marcos
76 Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
77 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
78 Laurent Beuret (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
79 Mario Costa (Por) Benfica
80 Ryan Roth (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
81 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
82 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
83 Björn Thurau (Ger) Elk Haus - Simplon
84 Caleb Fairley (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30
85 Juam M. Sansoval (Mex) Code Jalisco                                                27.58
86 Edgar Mendez (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH                                                  36.38
87 Juan P. Villela (Mex) Rica Burguer
88 Jose Carlos Valdez (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo                                   36.41
89 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Elk Haus - Simplon
90 Oscar Barron (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon
91 Jose A. Sanchez (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
92 Jose R. Aguirre (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
93 Gilberto Porras (Mex) Rica Burguer
94 David Abal Diego (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
95 Joel Dion Potras (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
96 Alejandro De La Rosa (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
97 Buck Miller (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
98 Gilberto Gutierrez (Mex) Code Jalisco
99 Ryohey Komory (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
100 Alberto Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
101 Abundio Guerrero (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
102 Raul Vazquez (Mex) Code Jalisco
103 Uriel Clara (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
104 Edgar Barragan (Mex) Rica Burguer
105 Keir Plaice (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro
106 Samuel Espinoza (Mex) San Marcos
107 Daniel Duarte (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
108 Cesar Barragan (Mex) Rica Burguer
109 Irving Aguilar (Mex) San Marcos
110 Antonio Velazquez (Mex) Rica Burguer
111 Uriel Chavez (Mex) San Marcos
112 Bernardo Sanchez (Mex) San Marcos
113 Adrian Garcia (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH                                                39.50
114 Gustavo Reynoso (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH                                              41.59
 
Points classification
 
1 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara                  10 pts
2 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis                                       8
3 Juan P. Magallanes (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara                6
4 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                                      4
5 Angel Gomez M J. (Spa) Scott - American Beef                                            2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                            32 pts
2 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara             16
3 Francois Parisien (Can) Team R.A.C.E. Pro                                              14
4 Oscar Barron (Mex) Orven Nuevio Leon                                                   12
5 Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara              11
6 Juam M. Sansoval (Mex) Code Jalisco                                                    11
7 Juan P. Magallanes (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara                9
8 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara                   7
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Fercase - Rota dos Móveis                                       6
10 Jose Carlos Valdez (Mex) Canel's Turbo Mayordomo                                       6
11 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Scott - American Beef                                       5
 
Teams classification
 
1 Tecos-Trek                                                                       15.00.43
2 Fercase-Rota Dos Moveis                                                              1.46
3 Garmin Chipotle                                                                      2.02
4 Scott-American Beef
5 Benfica                                                                             10.17
6 NGC Medical
7 Canels-Turbo-Mayordomo
8 Contentpolis-Murcia                                                                 14.49
9 Orven Nuevio Leon                                                                   16.56
10 Elk Haus-Simplon                                                                   23.46
11 Xacobeo-Galicia                                                                    29.00
12 Meitan Hompo-Grd                                                                   47.03
13 Race Pro                                                                           49.25
14 Code Jalisco                                                                     1.01.16
15 San Marcos                                                                       1.06.03
16 Rica Burguer                                                                     1.29.02
17 Chihuahua-Uach                                                                   1.38.12
 
Best Chihuahua rider
 
1 Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
2 Jose A. Sanchez (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
3 Gilberto Porras (Mex) Rica Burguer
4 Alejandro De La Rosa (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH
5 Edgar Mendez (Mex) Chihuahua-UACH