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Tour de San Luis - 2.1
Argentina, January 19-25, 2009
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Stage 7 - January 25: San Luis - San Luis, 167.1 km
Haedo wins finale, Lucero biggest career victory
By Kirsten Robbins in San Luis, Argentina
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Argentina's Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) won the final stage of the Tour of San Luis and the first race of his 2009 season. He surfed front of the field at speeds upwards of 85 kilometres per hour and jumped into a blazing victory ahead of Mattia Gavazzi (Diquigiovanni) and Luis Mansilla (Team Chile).
"I knew from the beginning that there were only two real sprint stages," said Haedo referring to his second place in stage one and the last stage. "I actually wasn't really keen to sprint in this one because it's not my favourite kind of sprint, down hill and more than 80 kilometres an hour. It's risky and it's not really based on having good form. You have to really time it well. I wasn't too happy that it came down to a bunch sprint but in the end but that's what I have to do. This is what my team pays me for."
Teams that vied to give their sprinters the best position included Saxo Bank, Diquigiovanni, Liquigas, Bissell, Sparkasse and Colavita-Sutter Home. Each respective lead-out train edged ahead of the others during the last fifteen kilometres of the stage.
"Matti [Breschel] left me with two kilometres to go on the back of the other sprinters," Haedo said. "He made a huge effort and he deserved to have a win as much as I did. In the end I found the Colavita train and got on my brothers [Sebastian Haedo] wheel. I jumped before he jumped."
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There was a flurry of emotions at the finish line where thousands of fans came to watch Alfredo 'El Flaco' Lucero crowned as the winner of the third annual Tour of San Luis. This victory marked the most important of his career, as a San Luis native winning what is known as the most important race in Argentina. He finished 52 seconds ahead of his teammate Jorge Giacinti and more than one minute ahead of Columbian José Serpa (Diquigiovanni).
"I want to dedicate this to my family and the people of San Luis, who supported to me during this race," Lucero said. "It is an incredible dreamed. The guys in the Argentinean national team did an enormous amount of work so that I could win and that is something that I am never going to forget."
Lucero took the leaders jersey after the stage three time trial and maintained his lead through to the seventh and final stage. "I counted on the aid of my teammate Giacinti," he continued. "The key was to go day to day and not to lose hope."
Sebastian Haedo (Colavita-Sutter Home) won the best sprinter competition and Xavier Tondo (Andalucía-Cajasur) won the best climb competition. "It is always great to have won a jersey at a tour," said Tondo. "It was not the goal going into the stage race. It just happened through my breakaways and my victory on Merlo in stage five. I am happy to have it."
Ivan Basso (Liquigas), winner of the 2006 Giro d' Italia winner, noted the importance this event has on his quest to win the pink jersey in May. "This was a great stage race," said Basso, who placed fifth in the overall. "It gave me everything I needed with the time trial the climbing and very hard racing for this time of the year."
The final stage
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Some 113 cyclists started the seventh and final stage that began outside the Casa de Gobierno in San Luis. The international peloton was neutralised until the outskirts of the city where they completed three large circuits. They were 167.1 kilometres that incorporated two intermediate sprints and one KOM.
An early break of five riders included Vincenzo Nibali and Murilo Fischer (Liquigas), Matti Breschel and Lasse Bøchman (Saxo Bank) and Eric Baumann (Sparkasse). The sprinters rolled through the two intermediate sprint during the first two circuits. Winner of the Tour of San Luis best sprinter competition, Sebastian Haedo (Colavita-Sutter Home) finished the stage race with a one-point advantage ahead of Baumann.
The early move splintered at the start of the third lap. Team Argentina reeled in four riders but Nibali continued on his own for an additional ten kilometres, possibly hoping for another rider to bridge across. He too was caught forty kilometres to the finish line.
A second break attempted to get away hoping that Team Argentina would give them enough leeway to get to the finish line first. The three men included Carlos José Ochoa (Diquigiovanni), Jesús Rosendo (Andalucía Cajasur) and Noslen Funes (Team Mexico). Ochoa's presence allowed his teammates to recover and prepare to deliver Gavazzi to the final sprint.
"My teammates worked hard today," said Gavazzi. "They were aggressive and this week we have been using our riders tactfully. They did a good job today in the final lead-out. They stayed at the front all the way into the last kilometre. I think we have had some great days here with two victories and many podiums."
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- Argentina's Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) on top of the sprint in stage seven.
- Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) wins in the Tour de San Luis.
- Argentinean Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) wins stage seven of the Tour de San Luis.
- Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) pumps his fist after winning stage seven of the Tour de San Luis.
- Argentina's Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank) wins the final stage of the Tour de San Luis.
- Celebrations at the end of the Tour de San Luis.
- Argentina's Alfredo Lucero called to the stage.
- Alfredo Lucero awarded for the overall win in the Tour de San Luis.
- Alfredo Lucero after winning the Tour de San Luis.
- Alfredo 'El Flaco' Lucero crowned as the winner of the third annual Tour de San Luis
- Argentina's Alfredo Lucero crowned as the winner of the third annual Tour de San Luis
Results
1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank 3.54.38 (42.731 km/h) 2 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Diquigiovanni 3 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Chile National Team A 4 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Team ISD 5 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 6 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 7 Dirk Müller (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 8 Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 9 Maximiliano Badde (Arg) Argentina National Team B 10 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 11 Eric Baumann (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 12 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Chile National Team A 13 Andy Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 14 Marcel Fischer (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 15 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 16 Samuel José Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 17 Enzo Cesario (Chi) Chile National Team B 18 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 19 Anibal Andres Borrajo (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 20 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 21 Ben Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 22 Yans Arias (Cub) Cuba National Team 23 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 24 Luis Amaran (Cub) Colavita Sutter Home 25 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 26 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 27 Ramiro Cabrera (Uru) Uruguay National Team 28 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 29 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home 30 Nico Schneider (Ger) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 31 Yordenis Crespo (Cub) Cuba National Team 32 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Diquigiovanni 33 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 34 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Diquigiovanni 35 Péter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 36 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team ISD 37 Gerardo Fernadez (Arg) Argentina National Team A 38 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Team ISD 39 Florian Solzinger (Ger) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 40 Ignacio Pereyra (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 41 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Diquigiovanni 42 Pablo Alarcon (Chi) Chile National Team B 43 Renato Seabra (Bra) Brazil National Team 44 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 45 Gaston Agüero (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 46 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Argentina National Team A 47 Alfredo Lucero (Arg) Argentina National Team A 48 Josue Moyano (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 49 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 50 Gustavo Lopez (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 51 David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 52 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 53 Rida Cador (Hun) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 54 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 55 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Diquigiovanni 56 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 57 Frank Scherzinger (Ger) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 58 Juan Magallanes (Mex) Mexico National Team 59 John Fredy Parra (Col) Colombia National Team 60 Nestor Pias (Uru) Uruguay National Team 61 Mariano De Fino (Uru) Uruguay National Team 62 Pedro Palma (Chi) Chile National Team B 63 Roberto-Antonio Richeze (Arg) Argentina National Team B 64 Luis Fernando Macías (Mex) Mexico National Team 65 Pablo Seisdedos (Chi) Chile National Team B 66 Juan Gaspari (Arg) Argentina National Team A 67 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Chile National Team A 68 Claudio Claveles (Arg) Argentina National Team B 69 Ljungqvist Marcus (Swe) Saxo Bank 70 Breschel Matti (Den) Saxo Bank 71 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 72 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 73 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 74 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 75 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 76 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 77 Nazaret Prado (Bra) Brazil National Team 78 Fabricio Morandi (Bra) Brazil National Team 79 Juan Curuchet (Arg) Argentina National Team A 80 Gustabo Borcard (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 81 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Chile National Team B 82 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Team ISD 83 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Chile National Team B 84 Hernan Cline (Uru) Uruguay National Team 85 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0.25 86 Luis Bravo (Chi) Chile National Team A 0.29 87 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 0.34 88 Cristopher Mansilla (Chi) Chile National Team B 89 Alexander Gonzalez (Col) Colombia National Team 90 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank 91 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia National Team 92 Mauricio Morandi (Bra) Brazil National Team 93 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Mexico National Team 94 Antonio Aldape (Mex) Mexico National Team 95 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 96 Guillermo Brunetta (Arg) Argentina National Team B 97 Reldeys Perez (Cub) Cuba National Team 98 Noslen Funes (Cub) Cuba National Team 99 Richad Mascaranas (Uru) Uruguay National Team 100 Arles Castro (Col) Colombia National Team 101 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 102 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Chile National Team A 103 Gabriel Brizuela (Arg) Argentina National Team B 104 Vasiliev Krasimir (Bul) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 105 Ariel Lucero (Arg) Argentina National Team B 0.44 106 Jean Schuter (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 0.53 107 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 0.55 108 Sergio Godoy (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 1.01 109 Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo Bank 110 Emanuel Guevara (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 111 Alonso Lisuandi (Cub) Cuba National Team 1.37 112 Luca Celli (Ita) Diquigiovanni 113 Lasse Bøchman (Den) Saxo Bank 1.40 Mountains Alto Los Puquitos (Cat. 3) km. 115.1 1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 3 pts 2 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 2 3 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1 Sprints El Durazno, km. 23.5 1 Eric Baumann (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 3 pts 2 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 2 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 1 El Durazno, km. 72.5 1 Eric Baumann (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 3 pts 2 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 2 3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 1 Teams 1 Nutrixxion Sparkasse 11.43.54 2 Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3 Colavita Sutter Home 4 Bissell Pro Cycling 5 Diquigiovanni 6 Team ISD 7 Chile National Team A 8 Liquigas 9 Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 10 Fuji-Servetto 11 Andalucía - Cajasur 12 Chile National Team B 13 Argentina National Team A 14 Argentina National Team U23 15 Saxo Bank 16 Argentina National Team B 17 Uruguay National Team 18 Brazil National Team 19 Cuba National Team 0.34 20 Mexico National Team 21 Colombia National Team 1.08 Final General classification 1 Alfredo Lucero (Arg) Argentina National Team A 24.37.52 2 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Argentina National Team A 1.05 3 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Diquigiovanni 1.31 4 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team ISD 2.22 5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 2.24 6 Luis Amaran (Cub) Colavita Sutter Home 2.25 7 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Diquigiovanni 2.59 8 Ben Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 9 Ignacio Pereyra (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 3.19 10 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Diquigiovanni 3.34 11 David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3.46 12 Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3.50 13 Renato Seabra (Bra) Brazil National Team 3.52 14 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 3.53 15 Gustavo Lopez (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 4.28 16 Nazaret Prado (Bra) Brazil National Team 4.48 17 Dirk Müller (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 4.51 18 Gerardo Fernadez (Arg) Argentina National Team A 5.20 19 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 5.39 20 Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 6.20 21 Gaston Agüero (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 6.50 22 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 7.07 23 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 7.53 24 Josue Moyano (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 7.54 25 Andy Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 8.28 26 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 8.36 27 Nestor Pias (Uru) Uruguay National Team 8.47 28 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia National Team 9.10 29 Juan Magallanes (Mex) Mexico National Team 9.14 30 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 9.34 31 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Team ISD 9.51 32 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 10.17 33 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 10.30 34 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 10.58 35 Péter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 11.03 36 Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Mexico National Team 11.42 37 Reldeys Perez (Cub) Cuba National Team 12.55 38 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 13.05 39 Lasse Bøchman (Den) Saxo Bank 13.13 40 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 13.20 41 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 13.26 42 Arles Castro (Col) Colombia National Team 13.38 43 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 13.47 44 Rida Cador (Hun) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 14.19 45 Breschel Matti (Den) Saxo Bank 14.35 46 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 15.05 47 Luis Fernando Macías (Mex) Mexico National Team 15.24 48 Alexander Gonzalez (Col) Colombia National Team 15.31 49 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 15.34 50 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home 15.38 51 Mariano De Fino (Uru) Uruguay National Team 15.48 52 Gabriel Brizuela (Arg) Argentina National Team B 16.17 53 Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo Bank 16.22 54 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 16.35 55 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank 16.36 56 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 16.39 57 Ramiro Cabrera (Uru) Uruguay National Team 17.07 58 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 17.14 59 Mauricio Morandi (Bra) Brazil National Team 17.31 60 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank 17.59 61 Florian Solzinger (Ger) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 18.25 62 Pablo Alarcon (Chi) Chile National Team B 18.46 63 Frank Scherzinger (Ger) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 18.50 64 Nico Schneider (Ger) Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 19.08 65 Eric Baumann (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 19.27 66 Ljungqvist Marcus (Swe) Saxo Bank 19.32 67 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 19.37 68 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 20.01 69 Luis Bravo (Chi) Chile National Team A 20.03 70 Richad Mascaranas (Uru) Uruguay National Team 20.09 71 Roberto-Antonio Richeze (Arg) Argentina National Team B 20.18 72 Fabricio Morandi (Bra) Brazil National Team 20.21 73 Juan Gaspari (Arg) Argentina National Team A 20.24 74 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 20.42 75 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Chile National Team B 21.42 76 Hernan Cline (Uru) Uruguay National Team 22.02 77 John Fredy Parra (Col) Colombia National Team 22.03 78 Antonio Aldape (Mex) Mexico National Team 22.43 79 Marcel Fischer (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 23.49 80 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Team ISD 24.16 81 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Team ISD 24.22 82 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 24.26 83 Alonso Lisuandi (Cub) Cuba National Team 24.33 84 Samuel José Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 25.08 85 Jean Schuter (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 25.25 86 Anibal Andres Borrajo (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 25.36 87 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Chile National Team A 26.05 88 Pablo Seisdedos (Chi) Chile National Team B 26.22 89 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Diquigiovanni 26.27 90 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Chile National Team A 26.49 91 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 26.59 92 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Diquigiovanni 27.08 93 Yordenis Crespo (Cub) Cuba National Team 27.34 94 Juan Curuchet (Arg) Argentina National Team A 28.24 95 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Chile National Team B 28.39 96 Vasiliev Krasimir (Bul) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 28.40 97 Pedro Palma (Chi) Chile National Team B 30.17 98 Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 32.04 99 Andy Guptill (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 32.10 100 Luca Celli (Ita) Diquigiovanni 35.30 101 Claudio Claveles (Arg) Argentina National Team B 37.16 102 Sergio Godoy (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 38.11 103 Yans Arias (Cub) Cuba National Team 40.08 104 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Chile National Team A 40.37 105 Emanuel Guevara (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 41.04 106 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Chile National Team A 41.30 107 Guillermo Brunetta (Arg) Argentina National Team B 41.35 108 Gustabo Borcard (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 43.47 109 Maximiliano Badde (Arg) Argentina National Team B 43.49 110 Noslen Funes (Cub) Cuba National Team 44.05 111 Ariel Lucero (Arg) Argentina National Team B 51.07 112 Enzo Cesario (Chi) Chile National Team B 57.38 113 Cristopher Mansilla (Chi) Chile National Team B 59.03 Mountains classification 1 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 17 pts 2 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 14 3 Nazaret Prado (Bra) Brazil National Team 13 4 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Diquigiovanni 11 5 Alfredo Lucero (Arg) Argentina National Team A 9 6 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Argentina National Team A 8 7 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Diquigiovanni 8 8 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Chile National Team A 6 9 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Diquigiovanni 6 10 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Chile National Team B 4 11 Ben Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 3 Sprint classification 1 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita Sutter Home 13 pts 2 Eric Baumann (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse 12 3 Ben Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 7 4 Josue Moyano (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 5 5 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Chile National Team B 5 6 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 4 7 Luis Amaran (Cub) Colavita Sutter Home 3 8 Alfredo Lucero (Arg) Argentina National Team A 3 9 Nazaret Prado (Bra) Brazil National Team 3 10 Andy Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 3 11 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Chile National Team A 3 U23 classification 1 Ignacio Pereyra (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 2 Gustavo Lopez (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 3 Gaston Agüero (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 4 Josue Moyano (Arg) Argentina National Team U23 5 Ramiro Cabrera (Uru) Uruguay National Team Teams classification 1 Argentina National Team A 74.00.14 2 Diquigiovanni 1.10 3 Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 4.11 4 Liquigas 6.23 5 Argentina National Team U23 7.02 6 Andalucía - Cajasur 7.13 7 Colavita Sutter Home 8.19 8 Bissell Pro Cycling 9.47 9 Team ISD 13.54 10 Brazil National Team 15.46 11 Fuji-Servetto 17.07 12 Saxo Bank 21.50 13 Chile National Team A 24.34 14 Uruguay National Team 27.48 15 Colombia National Team 28.52 16 Mexico National Team 29.42 17 Nutrixxion Sparkasse 30.40 18 Atlas - Romer's Hausbäckerei 32.10 19 Chile National Team B 47.19 20 Argentina National Team B 52.02 21 Cuba National Team 54.39
