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 Po�s, 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 Jos�, 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 V�squez Quesada

With nine stages and a total of 977 kilometres to ride, the Vuelta Cicl�stica 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 Jos�.

The country's main cycling teams will be present, as well as Colombian team Aguardiente Antioque�o-Loter�a de Medell�n. 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 Po�s, San Jos� centro, Cartago, Turrialba, Santa Ana, Puriscal, Heredia, Puntarenas, Miramar, Nicoya, Naranjo, Palmares, San Ram�n, Desamparados, Ochomogo, el Alto San Crist�bal and Jeric�, the Vuelta Higuito is dedicated to national technical director Leonardo V�squez Quesada who passed away on March 9, 2004, aged 42.

Start list

Dos Pinos A                                  Pizza Hut - Bancr�dito

1 Jos� Antonio Montero (CRc)                 7 Henry Raabe (CRc)
2 Marconi Dur�n (CRc)                        9 Erick Barrientos (CRc)
3 Juan Carlos Rojas (CRc)                    10 Alexander S�nchez (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 Gonz�lez (CRc)
15 Luis A. Garc�a (CRc)                      19 Eliomar Cisneros (CRc)
16 Cristian Montero (CRc)                    20 Eddy Cruz (Nic)
                                             21 Andrey Quesada (CRc)
                                             22 Douglas Z�niga (CRc)

Ferreter�a Brenes                            Saprissa-Santa Ana

23 Marcos Salas (CRc)                        29 Mauricio Espinoza (CRc)
24 Jos� A. Quir�s (CRc)                      30 Daniel Gonz�lez (CRc)
25 V�ctor Alfaro (CRc)                       31 Esteban Rojas (CRc)
26 Jos� P. Acosta (CRc)                      32 Jos� M. Vargas (CRc)
27 Juan Chaverri (CRc)                       33 Sergio Herrera (CRc)
28 Marvin Villalobos (CRc)                   34 Paolo Montoya (CRc)

Jesucristo Esperanza De Vida                 Ferreter�as El Mar-Video Visi�n A

35 Cristian Herrera (CRc)                    41 Leonel Jim�nez (Col)
36 Melvin Rojas (CRc)                        42 Linsey Varela (CRc)
37 Joaqu�n Gonz�lez (CRc)                    43 Tob�as Conejo (CRc)
38 Johnny Arias (CRc)                        44 Daniel Rodr�guez (CRc)
39 R�nald Montenegro (CRc)                   45 Inti Hughes (CRc)
40 Enrique Carvajal (CRc)                    46 Roberto Ballestero (CRc)

Interfin Banex Pensiones                     Ferreter�as El Mar-Video Visi�n B

47 Ernesto Hern�ndez (CRc)                   53 William Vargas (CRc)
48 Allan Cordero (CRc)                       54 Oscar Rodr�guez (CRc)
49 Marvin Campos (Nic)                       55 Roberto Mora (CRc)
50 Marco A. Quir�s (CRc)                     56 Frank Mejias (CRc)
51 Bryan Lara (CRc)                          57 Oldemar Sandino (CRc)
52 Marcos Salas (CRc)                        58 Guillermo Flores (CRc)

Aguardiente Antioque�o                       Independientes

59 Alejandro Ram�rez (Col)                   65 Jorge Alp�zar (CRc)
60 Argiro Zapata (Col)                       66 Andr�s Rivera (CRc)
61 Elder Herrera (Col)                       68 Max Jim�nez (CRc)
62 Diego Montoya (Col)                       69 Luis Villalobos (CRc)
63 H�ctor Meza (Col)                         70 Marcos Zamora (CRc)
64 Oved Yesid Ram�rez (Col)

Past winners

2003 Jos� Alberto Montero (CRc)
2002 Jos� Adri�n Bonilla (CRc)
2001 Mauricio Ardila (Col)
2000 Alexis Rojas (Col)
1999 Jorge Mart�nez (Col)
1998 Ismael Sarmiento (Col)
1997 Federico Ram�rez (CRc)
1996 Federico Ram�rez (CRc)
1995 Gustavo Mes�n (CRc)
1994 Marc Freze (Fra)
1993 Jos� Reatiga (Col)
1992 Alexis Villalobos (CRc)
1991 Alfredo Zamora (CRc)
1990 Miguel Badilla (CRc)
1989 Francisco Calder�n (CRc)
1988 Francisco Calder�n (CRc)
1987 Francisco Calder�n (CRc)
1986 Alvaro Jim�nez (CRc)
1985 Oscar Fern�ndez (CRc)
1984 Oscar Fern�ndez (CRc)
1983 Guillermo Hern�ndez (CRc)

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