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11th Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider - 2.2

Chile, March 15-25, 2007

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Stage 7a - March 22: Talca - Curicó, 84.5 km

Cabrera the cat of Curicó

By Robinson Nuñez

Francisco Cabrera (Lider Presto) celebrates
Photo ©: Jose Arcos
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Francisco Cabrera (Lider Presto) has won the first of today's two stages after a very tight sprint in the city of Curicó. Stage 7a covered just 85 kilometres as riders will now prepare for the afternoon's short but potentially race-defining time trial.

The stage started with several attacks from teams looking to put riders in an escape but the Lider-controlled peloton never allowed them much breathing space. The only successful escape of the day came after 40 kilometres involving Jorge Garcia (Relax-Gam) and Juan Bravo (Glassex-Bryc). The duo built a one minute lead and took the points at the only intermediate sprint of the day.

Today's parcours was full of technical, right angled turns, making riders at the rear of the peloton suffer most. As the sprinters' teams prepared their men, the speed increased and the escape was caught with 15 kilometres remaining. Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia showed their hand with several attacks in the closing stages which ultimately proved unsuccessful. The stage ended with a traditional and very tight bunch sprint, Francisco Cabrera (Lider Presto) taking victory ahead of Anthony Brea (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia) and Nilceu Aparecido (Scott).

The stage 7b individual time trial is only nine kilometers long, but the last two are uphill to the Cerro Condell. Francisco Cabrera (Lider) will be the last rider to go down the ramp as he increased his lead with the bonus seconds picked up today.

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Results

1 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                              1.52.00 (45.268 km/h)
2 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                
3 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                           
4 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                     
5 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                        
6 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                     
7 Danilo Ormazabal (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                      
8 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                 
9 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                    
10 Dario Ramirez (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                  
11 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                   
12 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                          
13 Sergio Montivero (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               
14 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                                
15 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               
16 Juan Pino (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                          
17 Juan Norambuena (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                        
18 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                                 
19 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              
20 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             
21 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia             
22 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                            
23 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                                   
24 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                 
25 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia               
26 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                      
27 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia         
28 Jorge Contreras (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                        
29 Tomas Gil (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                       
30 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                
31 Carlos Ochoa (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                    
32 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                           
33 Gonzalo Astroza (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         
34 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                  
35 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                     
36 Juan Bravo (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                         
37 Marcio May (Bra) Scott Brasil                                                
38 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                        
39 Pablo Riveros (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                      
40 Ruben Gonzalez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                          
41 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                              
42 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                      
43 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                
44 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                              
45 Franklin Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                 
46 Francisco Cordova (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                       
47 Patricio Pavez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                          
48 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Team Lider Presto                                       
49 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                         
50 Cristian Ojeda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                         
51 Victor Moreno (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                   
52 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                                 
53 Hector Valencia (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         
54 Jose Contreras (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                  
55 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                               
56 Juan Rojas (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                              
57 Pedro Dourado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             
58 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                      
59 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                        
60 German Uribe (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                           
61 Sergio Ortega (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                        
62 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                        
63 Matias Medici (Arg) Scott Brasil                                             
64 Igen Brychac (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                   
65 Ramon Martinez (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     
66 Luis Farias (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                          
67 Juan Cancino (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                         
68 Diego Duarte (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                         
69 Francisco Sanchez (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                      
70 Sergio Pineda (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                      
71 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                      
72 Francisco Pino (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                         
73 Roberto Gaytan (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                       
74 Patricio Almonacid (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                 
75 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                 
76 Javier Saavedra (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                   
77 Juan Caballero (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                    
78 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                    
79 Sergio Abarca (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                    0.32
80 Cristobal Gomez (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                            0.36
81 Ricardo Paredes (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                  1.00
82 Javier Bertin (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                      1.18
 
Points
 
1 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                   12 pts
2 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia               9
3 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                          7
4 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    5
5 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                       4
6 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                    3
7 Danilo Ormazabal (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                     2
8 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                1
 
Intermediate sprint, km 66.3
 
1 Juan Bravo (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                         5 pts
2 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                                 3
3 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                   2
4 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                    1
 
Teams
 
1 Team O.G.M. Providencia                                                5.36.00
2 Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                                   
3 Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                                    
4 Relax GAM                                                                     
5 Team Lider Presto                                                             
6 Selección De Venezuela                                                        
7 Glassex Bryc Curico                                                           
8 Scott Brasil                                                                  
9 Guaymallen Argentina                                                          
10 Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                                              
11 Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                                               
12 Samsung - Cine Cien                                                          
13 Lascar - Peñaflor                                                            
14 Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                                              
15 Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                                            
 
General classification after stage 7a
 
1 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                             23.50.28
2 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                   0.25
3 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia           0.31
4 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Team Lider Presto                                    0.34
5 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                   0.37
6 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                   0.41
7 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                             1.11
8 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                              1.16
9 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                  
10 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                        1.20
11 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia           1.21
12 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                               1.24
13 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia         1.25
14 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                 1.26
15 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                               1.28
16 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                       1.32
17 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                        1.34
18 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                            1.45
19 Tomas Gil (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                   1.48
20 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    1.49
21 Franklin Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                             1.54
22 Carlos Ochoa (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                1.55
23 Javier Bertin (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                      2.49
24 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia          3.14
25 Sergio Montivero (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                           3.25
26 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                             4.29
27 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                             4.32
28 Juan Bravo (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                     4.34
29 Antonio Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                  4.41
30 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                       4.48
31 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia           5.04
32 Jose Contreras (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                              5.06
33 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    5.09
34 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                             5.11
35 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia           5.17
36 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                              5.33
37 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia         6.13
38 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                              11.52
39 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia          11.59
40 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia    12.01
41 Jorge Contreras (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                   12.43
42 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia    12.47
43 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia            13.02
44 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                               14.06
45 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                           14.34
46 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               15.58
47 Victor Moreno (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                              20.10
48 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   20.17
49 Juan Rojas (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         21.01
50 Jorge Contreras (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                   24.43
51 Juan Bravo (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    26.55
52 Patricio Pavez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                     28.19
53 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                               29.18
54 German Uribe (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                      31.22
55 Sergio Ortega (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                   31.56
56 Guillermo Lopez (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                              33.40
57 Igen Brychac (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                    34.00
58 Francisco Cordova (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                  34.02
59 Gonzalo Astroza (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                    34.11
60 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna            34.47
61 Juan Caballero (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                               35.08
62 Dario Ramirez (Arg) Team O.G.M. Providencia                             36.08
63 Carlos Neira (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                    37.21
64 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                     38.08
65 Juan Norambuena (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                   40.38
66 Juan Cancino (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                    41.46
67 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                              42.01
68 Francisco Pino (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                    42.53
69 Hector Valencia (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                    43.11
70 Ruben Gonzalez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                     43.13
71 Francisco Sanchez (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                 43.47
72 Roberto Gaytan (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                  44.23
73 Luis Farias (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                     44.51
74 Cristobal Gomez (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                           49.23
75 Javier Gallardo (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                   49.24
76 Sergio Abarca (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                   49.44
77 Ricardo Paredes (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                 55.49
78 Cristian Ojeda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                    57.00
79 Juan Pino (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                   1.00.52
80 Ramon Martinez (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                     
81 Diego Duarte (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                  1.02.39
82 Sergio Pineda (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                               1.04.01
83 Javier Saavedra (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                            1.21.36
84 Javier Bertin (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                   1.29.16

Points classification
 
1 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                  101 pts
2 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia             82
3 Gonzalo Miranda (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               58
4 Emiliano Donadello (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia        48
5 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               47
6 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                            46
7 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                               44
8 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    42
9 Leonel Cuni (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                      41
10 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                    31
11 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             31
12 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia           30
13 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                          21
14 David Talavera (Arg) Guaymallen Argentina                                  21
15 Nilceu Aparecido (Bra) Scott Brasil                                        19
16 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                 19
17 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                  18
18 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                        16
19 Danilo Ormazabal (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                   14
20 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Team Lider Presto                                     13
21 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax GAM                                               13
22 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia               10
23 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     9
24 Anthony Brea (Ven) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              9
25 Luis Farias (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                         9
26 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                          7
27 Franklin Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                6
28 David Mc Cann (Irl) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                              5
29 Matias Medici (Arg) Scott Brasil                                            4
30 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                                  4
31 Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                        4
32 Juan Pino (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                         3
33 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     2
34 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       2
35 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             2
36 Tomas Gil (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                      1
37 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                                1
38 Francisco Pino (Chi) Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                        1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                     31 pts
2 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                              27
3 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                     25
4 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       20
5 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                  16
6 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               14
7 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                10
8 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                10
9 Pedro Dourado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             8
10 Jose Elias (Spa) Relax GAM                                                  6
11 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                   5
12 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                           4
13 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              4
14 Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                    4
15 Alex Correia (Bra) Scott Brasil                                             3
16 Jose Balague (Chi) Samsung - Cine Cien                                      3
17 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   2
18 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       2
19 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                   1
20 Francisco Terciado (Spa) Relax GAM                                          1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Francisco San Martin (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                16 pts
2 Francisco Cabrera (Chi) Team Lider Presto                                   11
3 Andrei Sartasov (Rus) Team Lider Presto                                     10
4 Arturo Corvalan (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                   10
5 Jose Aravena (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                   7
6 Cesar Oliva (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                                    6
7 Edgardo Simon (Arg) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia              6
8 Roberto Gaytan (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                       5
9 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax GAM                                                 5
10 Magno Prado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                              5
11 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                               5
12 Miguel Chacon (Ven) Selección De Venezuela                                  3
13 Patricio Pavez (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                         3
14 Cristobal Gomez (Chi) Team O.G.M. Providencia                               3
15 Sergio Abarca (Chi) Lascar - Peñaflor                                       2
16 Carlos Neira (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                        2
17 Pedro Dourado (Bra) Scott Brasil                                            2
18 Robinson Miranda (Chi) Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                      2
19 Juan Fierro (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       2
20 Ricardo Paredes (Chi) Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                     1
21 Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home USA                             1
22 Jose Medina (Chi) Glassex Bryc Curico                                       1
23 Gonzalo Astroza (Chi) Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                        1
24 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax GAM                                           1
25 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax GAM                                               1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Lider Presto                                                     65.49.25
2 Scott Brasil                                                              1.03
3 Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia                               1.22
4 Relax GAM                                                                 1.24
5 Selección De Venezuela                                                    4.40
6 Glassex Bryc Curico                                                       5.14
7 Colavita - Sutter Home USA                                               10.54
8 Team O.G.M. Providencia                                                  23.05
9 Guaymallen Argentina                                                     45.52
10 Samsung - Cine Cien                                                   1.07.24
11 Team Apicola Martinez - Curico                                        1.15.49
12 Lascar - Peñaflor                                                     1.18.40
13 Concepcion - Transportes Bretti                                       1.29.07
14 Socovesa Melipulli Puerto Montt                                       1.32.06
15 Team CN - Transportes Pedro Berna                                     1.33.44