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11th Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider - 2.2

Chile, March 15-25, 2007

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Stage 1 - March 16: Puerto Montt - Osorno, 125 km

Cabrera takes narrow victory

By Robinson Nuñez

Francisco Cabrera managed to stay clear
Photo ©: Jose Arcos
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Francisco Cabrera (Lider) scored in the first stage between Puerto Montt and Osorno after managing to stay away from the peloton by just a few metres during the last 20 kilometres. He spent those final kilometres in the company of Gustavo Artacho (Colavita-Sutter Home), who sprinted to second place.

The win secured Cabrera enough bonus points to draw equal on general classification with race leader and prologue winner Edgardo Simon.

"I'm happy because last year I also won here in Osorno, and now I also went up in the general classification," noted Cabrera. "I thank my teammates and my family that's in Curicó."

Some 90 riders started today's stage which featured two intermediate and two mountain sprints.

How it unfolded

The action was initiated by Magno Prado (Scott) when he attacked after just seven kilometres from the start. He managed to stay away and drew out a five minute gap over the peloton. Another small group containing Francisco San Martin (Team CN-Transportes Berna), Jose Balague (Samsung-Cine Cien) and Adam Bergman (Colavita-Sutter Home) tried to bridge the gap, but could only gain two of the five minutes back and were later caught by the peloton.

"I attacked looking for the first intermediate sprint, but afterwards the DS told me to continue with the escape," explained Prado of his five minute break. "When the peloton caught me I was too tired and there was nothing to do against the teams looking for the stage win"

Edgardo Simon (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia)
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The day's first crash came when Fabio Duarte (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni- Selle Italia) and Jorge Garcia (Relax-Gam) clipped one another's handlebars, but managed to rejoin the peloton and finish the stage.

The race was torn to pieces in the second mountain stage with riders constantly attacking, counter attacking as a result of controlled moves by various teams. This increase in pace made a small selection of only 30 riders, followed by several groups of dropped riders.

Eventually only one small group made it back to the front pack. In the meantime, the lone leader, Magno Prado, was caught by the speedy peloton. Constant attacking continued with chasing speeds of up to 70 km/h while the lowest speed was a hasty 50 km/h.

The attacking didn't stop there, and with 20 kilometres to go, Francisco Cabrera (Lider), Gustavo Artacho (Colavita-Sutter Home) and Juan Fierro (Glassex-Bryc) managed to break clear from the peloton. They only gained a 15 second advantage but managed to kept it for 10 kilometres.

With five kilometres to go, and already inside the city of Osorno, the gap to the trio had increased to 20 seconds over the peloton. With three kilometres remaining, Juan Fierro (Glassex-Bryc) was dropped from the break.

The peloton almost brought the small break back, but simply ran out of time. Cabrera sprinted with Artacho, giving the former a spectacular win with the peloton just a couple metres behind.

Francisco Cabrera enjoying
Photo ©: Jose Arcos
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Third place was Luis Mansilla (Concepcion-Transportes Bretti) and fourth Gonzalo Miranda (OGM).

Tomorrow's action features two half stages. The first will cover 110 kilometres from Osorno to Valdivia. This course includes a cat 2 climb just 20 kilometres before the finish which could be a place for riders to make their move. In the afternoon the team time trial will take place in Mafil, a small town near Valdivia.

Lider is the favorite for winning the team time trial, although the course will be only 16 kilometres so time differences will not be huge between contenders. Still, the differences between the best teams and the rest of the field should be significant giving the enormous power that leaders showed today.

Photography

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Images by Robinson Nuñez

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Results

1 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                             3.06.46
2 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             
3 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                          
4 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                
5 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
6 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                
7 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                       
8 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                     
9 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia         
10 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                   
11 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                              
12 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                         
13 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
14 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia             
15 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
16 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                           
17 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia            
18 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Team Lider Presto                                      
19 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                                  
20 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              
21 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     
22 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                
23 Tomas Gil (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                      
24 Franklin Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                
25 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             
26 Sergio Montivero (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                              
27 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                     
28 Jorge Contreras (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                       
29 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                          
30 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               
31 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       
32 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                              
33 Danilo Ormazabal (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                    
34 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             
35 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                 
36 Patricio Pavez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         
37 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              
38 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     
39 Matias Medici (Arg) Scott Brasil                                            
40 Juan Bravo (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                        
41 Carlos Ochoa (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                   
42 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     
43 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                        
44 Jose Contreras (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                 
45 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                
46 Pedro Dourado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                            
47 Marcio May (Bra) Scott Brasil                                               
48 Juan Rojas (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                             
49 Jaime Bretti (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                          
50 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                   
51 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                
52 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       
53 Victor Moreno (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                              5.32
54 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                      
55 Jaime Carreño (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                       
56 Ruben Gonzalez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         
57 Dario Ramirez (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                 
58 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                  
59 Juan Cancino (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                        
60 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                       
61 Gonzalo Astroza (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                        
62 Carlos Neira (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                        
63 Juan Norambuena (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                       
64 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   
65 Igen Brychac (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                  
66 Sergio Ortega (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                       
67 Robinson Miranda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                      
68 Diego Duarte (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                        
69 Cristobal Gomez (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               
70 German Uribe (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                          
71 Juan Caballero (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                   
72 Pablo Riveros (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     
73 Hector Valencia (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                        
74 Sergio Pineda (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     
75 Luis Farias (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                         
76 Francisco Cordova (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                      
77 Ramon Martinez (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                    
78 Roberto Gaytan (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                      
79 Juan Pino (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                         
80 Cristian Ojeda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                        
81 Guillermo Lopez (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                  
82 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                  
83 Francisco Pino (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                        
84 Francisco Sanchez (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                     
85 Ricardo Paredes (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                18.36
86 Sergio Abarca (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                       
87 Pablo Carcamo (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                         
88 Javier Bertin (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                         
89 Rodrigo Salguero (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                 
90 Javier Saavedra (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                  
 
Sprint 1
 
1 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                              5 pts
2 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia             3
3 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                   2
4 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             1
 
Sprint 2
 
1 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                     5 pts
2 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                   3
3 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia             2
4 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                               1
 
Mountains 1
 
1 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                              5 pts
2 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               4
3 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                      3
4 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                2
5 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       1
 
Mountains 2
 
1 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                              5 pts
2 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                     4
3 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    3
4 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     2
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                           1
 
General classification after Stage 1
 
1 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia       3.10.02
2 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                    
3 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                  0.04
4 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                            0.08
5 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Team Lider Presto                                   0.10
6 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                 0.11
7 Jorge Contreras (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                    0.12
8 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                            
9 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                               
10 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   0.13
11 Matias Medici (Arg) Scott Brasil                                            
12 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               
13 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     
14 Juan Bravo (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    0.14
15 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia            0.15
16 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                           0.17
17 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     
18 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
19 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     
20 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              
21 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                         
22 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                      0.19
23 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia    0.20
24 Pedro Dourado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                            
25 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                                  
26 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                            
27 Tomas Gil (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                      
28 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             
29 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   0.21
30 Juan Rojas (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                             
31 Danilo Ormazabal (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                    
32 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                            0.22
33 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                            0.23
34 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia        0.24
35 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                   
36 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                              
37 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                         
38 Sergio Montivero (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                              
39 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                             0.25
40 Franklin Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                            0.26
41 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              
42 Jaime Bretti (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                          
43 Carlos Ochoa (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                               0.27
44 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                      
45 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                           0.28
46 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               0.30
47 Marcio May (Bra) Scott Brasil                                               
48 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             
49 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                    0.32
50 Jose Contreras (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                             0.37
51 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna            0.38
52 Patricio Pavez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                     2.09
53 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                              5.46
54 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                               5.51
55 Victor Moreno (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                              5.52
56 Gonzalo Astroza (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                    6.03
57 Hector Valencia (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                    6.04
58 Pablo Riveros (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     
59 Juan Norambuena (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                       
60 German Uribe (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                          
61 Dario Ramirez (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                 
62 Francisco Cordova (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                  6.05
63 Guillermo Lopez (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                              6.06
64 Igen Brychac (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna              6.07
65 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                   6.08
66 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                      
67 Ruben Gonzalez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         
68 Francisco Pino (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                    6.11
69 Sergio Pineda (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                 6.13
70 Robinson Miranda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                      
71 Ramon Martinez (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                6.14
72 Juan Pino (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                         
73 Cristian Ojeda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                    6.15
74 Juan Caballero (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                   
75 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                              6.17
76 Roberto Gaytan (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                      
77 Juan Cancino (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                    6.18
78 Sergio Ortega (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                       
79 Francisco Sanchez (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                 6.19
80 Carlos Neira (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                    6.20
81 Luis Farias (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                         
82 Jaime Carreño (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                   6.22
83 Cristobal Gomez (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                           6.45
84 Diego Duarte (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                    7.41
85 Ricardo Paredes (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                19.14
86 Javier Bertin (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                    19.21
87 Rodrigo Salguero (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                            19.28
88 Javier Saavedra (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                             19.39
89 Sergio Abarca (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                  20.45
90 Pablo Carcamo (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                         
 
Mountain classification
 
1 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             10 pts
2 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                     4
3 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               4
4 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    3
5 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                      3
6 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     2
7 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                2
8 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                           1
9 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       1
 
Points classification
 
1 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                  25 pts
2 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                           20
3 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                        16
4 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                              14
5 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                              12
6 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                              10
7 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                      9
8 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    8
9 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia        7
10 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                  6
11 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             5
12 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                        4
13 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                               3
14 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia            2
15 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                               1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                              5 pts
2 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                     5
3 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia             5
4 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                   5
5 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             1
6 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                               1

Teams classification

1 Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                            9.20.18
2 Relax Gam
3 Team Lider Presto 
4 Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia
5 Glassex Bryc Curico
6 Scott Brasil
7 Team O.G.M. Providencia
8 Selección De Venezuela 
9 Guaymallen Argenti                                                    0.05.32
10 Concepcion - Transportes Bretti
11 Team Apicola Martinez - Curico
12 Lascar - Peñaflor                                                    0.11.04
13 Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt
14 Team Cn - Transportes
15 Samsung - Cine Cien