22nd Vuelta Ciclista Internacional de Higuito - NE

Costa Rica, November 6 - 14, 2004

2003 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners

The Stages

Stage 1 - November 6: Higuito - San Pedro de Poás, 124 km
Stage 2 - November 7: Circuit Paseo de los Estudiantes, 65 km
Stage 3 - November 8: Camarasa de Cartago - Turrialba, 137 km
Stage 4 - November 9: Circuit Puriscal, 122 km
Stage 5 - November 10: Heredia - Miramar, 126 km
Stage 6 - November 11: Miramar - Puente de la Amistad - Miramar, 154 km
Stage 7 - November 12: El Lagar Pozos de Santa Ana - Cima San José, 16 km ITT
Stage 8 - November 13: Circuit Naranjo, 149 km
Stage 9 - November 14: Al Lagar Desamprados - Higuito, 84 km

977 kilometres dedicated to Leonardo Vásquez Quesada

With nine stages and a total of 977 kilometres to ride, the Vuelta Ciclística Internacional Higuito will wind its way through Central American Costa Rica from Saturday, November 6 to Sunday, November 14. The 22nd edition of the race will start and finish in Higuito de San Miguel de Desamparados, south of the capital San José.

The country's main cycling teams will be present, as well as Colombian team Aguardiente Antioqueño-Lotería de Medellín. Although the parcours will be less mountainous than last year, there will be seven climbs for mountain jersey points. Passing through towns like San Pedro de Poás, San José centro, Cartago, Turrialba, Santa Ana, Puriscal, Heredia, Puntarenas, Miramar, Nicoya, Naranjo, Palmares, San Ramón, Desamparados, Ochomogo, el Alto San Cristóbal and Jericó, the Vuelta Higuito is dedicated to national technical director Leonardo Vásquez Quesada who passed away on March 9, 2004, aged 42.

Start list

Dos Pinos A                                  Pizza Hut - Bancrédito

1 José Antonio Montero (CRc)                 7 Henry Raabe (CRc)
2 Marconi Durán (CRc)                        9 Erick Barrientos (CRc)
3 Juan Carlos Rojas (CRc)                    10 Alexander Sánchez (CRc)
4 Esteban Castro (CRc)                       11 Luis Morera (CRc)
5 Pablo Araya (CRc)                          12 Maikol Cambronero (CRc)
6 Nieves Carrasco (CRc)

Dos Pinos B                                  Medias Casino

13 Warren Calvo (CRc)                        17 Omar Cisneros (CRc)
14 Carlos Salazar (CRc)                      18 Minor González (CRc)
15 Luis A. García (CRc)                      19 Eliomar Cisneros (CRc)
16 Cristian Montero (CRc)                    20 Eddy Cruz (Nic)
                                             21 Andrey Quesada (CRc)
                                             22 Douglas Zúniga (CRc)

Ferretería Brenes                            Saprissa-Santa Ana

23 Marcos Salas (CRc)                        29 Mauricio Espinoza (CRc)
24 José A. Quirós (CRc)                      30 Daniel González (CRc)
25 Víctor Alfaro (CRc)                       31 Esteban Rojas (CRc)
26 José P. Acosta (CRc)                      32 José M. Vargas (CRc)
27 Juan Chaverri (CRc)                       33 Sergio Herrera (CRc)
28 Marvin Villalobos (CRc)                   34 Paolo Montoya (CRc)

Jesucristo Esperanza De Vida                 Ferreterías El Mar-Video Visión A

35 Cristian Herrera (CRc)                    41 Leonel Jiménez (Col)
36 Melvin Rojas (CRc)                        42 Linsey Varela (CRc)
37 Joaquín González (CRc)                    43 Tobías Conejo (CRc)
38 Johnny Arias (CRc)                        44 Daniel Rodríguez (CRc)
39 Rónald Montenegro (CRc)                   45 Inti Hughes (CRc)
40 Enrique Carvajal (CRc)                    46 Roberto Ballestero (CRc)

Interfin Banex Pensiones                     Ferreterías El Mar-Video Visión B

47 Ernesto Hernández (CRc)                   53 William Vargas (CRc)
48 Allan Cordero (CRc)                       54 Oscar Rodríguez (CRc)
49 Marvin Campos (Nic)                       55 Roberto Mora (CRc)
50 Marco A. Quirós (CRc)                     56 Frank Mejias (CRc)
51 Bryan Lara (CRc)                          57 Oldemar Sandino (CRc)
52 Marcos Salas (CRc)                        58 Guillermo Flores (CRc)

Aguardiente Antioqueño                       Independientes

59 Alejandro Ramírez (Col)                   65 Jorge Alpízar (CRc)
60 Argiro Zapata (Col)                       66 Andrés Rivera (CRc)
61 Elder Herrera (Col)                       68 Max Jiménez (CRc)
62 Diego Montoya (Col)                       69 Luis Villalobos (CRc)
63 Héctor Meza (Col)                         70 Marcos Zamora (CRc)
64 Oved Yesid Ramírez (Col)

Past winners

2003 José Alberto Montero (CRc)
2002 José Adrián Bonilla (CRc)
2001 Mauricio Ardila (Col)
2000 Alexis Rojas (Col)
1999 Jorge Martínez (Col)
1998 Ismael Sarmiento (Col)
1997 Federico Ramírez (CRc)
1996 Federico Ramírez (CRc)
1995 Gustavo Mesén (CRc)
1994 Marc Freze (Fra)
1993 José Reatiga (Col)
1992 Alexis Villalobos (CRc)
1991 Alfredo Zamora (CRc)
1990 Miguel Badilla (CRc)
1989 Francisco Calderón (CRc)
1988 Francisco Calderón (CRc)
1987 Francisco Calderón (CRc)
1986 Alvaro Jiménez (CRc)
1985 Oscar Fernández (CRc)
1984 Oscar Fernández (CRc)
1983 Guillermo Hernández (CRc)

Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com