Posted by Editoress on 12/27/09
Colombian Janier Acevedo, of team Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia, is one step closer to the title of this year’s La Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Costa Rica after winning Saturday’s tenth stage, which completed a high mountain course of 127.5 kilometres between the capital San José and San Isidro of Pérez Zeledón, in the country’s South region.
Acevedo hit his main rivals on the day’s first climb up to the feared “Cerro de la Muerte”, the highest point of the Costa Rican tour at 3300 meters above sea level. The Colombian climber took the stage on a time of 3:27:41, while locals José Adrán Bonilla of Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue, Juan Carlos Rojas of PlycemJPS-Orbea, and Gregory Brenes of team BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS finished at 2:50.
This result allows Acevedo to feel more comfortable in the general classification, with a 4:09 advantage over Brenes, who will have try to cut off some of the difference on tomorrow’s 30 kilometre Individual Time Trial between San Pedro and San Isidro of Pérez Zeledón.
Costa Rica's major road race will finish on Monday, when the peloton faces the “queen stage” between Pérez Zeledón to San José.
Stage 10 (December 26th) : San José to San Isidro de Pérez Zeledón 127.5 Km |
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1 Janier Acevedo (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 3:27:41 |
2 José Adrián Bonilla (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue | at 2:49 |
3 Juan Carlos Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | |
4 Gregory Brenes (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | both s.t. |
5 Julián Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 2:51 |
6 Federico Ramírez (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | 5:42 |
7 Nicolás Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | |
8 Jesús Castaño (Col) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | both s.t. |
9 Fabricio Quirós (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | 8:53 |
10 Marconi Durán (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue | s.t. |
11 César Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 10:01 |
12 Henry Raabe (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue | 11:22 |
13 William Valencia (Col) Greatwall-Indportes Antioquia | 13:24 |
14 Pablo Araya (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | |
15 Marco Salas (CRc) Grupo ICE | |
16 Paulo Vargas (CRc) PlycemJPS-Orbea | all s.t. |
31 Cory Wallace (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 26:18 |
57 Vincent Veilleuz (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 38:05 |
59 Charles Thibault (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 43:26 |
60 Cody Canning (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 47:39 |
GC | |
1 Janier Acevedo (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 30:03:17 |
2 Gregory Brenes (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | at 4:08 |
3 Julián Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 4:33 |
4 Juan Carlos Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 5:11 |
5 José Adrián Bonilla (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue | 10:43 |
6 Jesús Castaño (Col) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 14:11 |
7 Fabricio Quirós (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | 16:09 |
8 Marconi Durán (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue | 17:32 |
9 Federico Ramírez (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | 18:55 |
10 Marco Salas (CRc) Grupo ICE | 22:40 |
11 César Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 23:31 |
12 Nicolás Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 24:19 |
13 Henry Raabe (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue | 25:04 |
14 Pablo Araya (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 26:40 |
15 Paulo Vargas (CRc) PlycemJPS-Orbea | 27:13 |
31 Cory Wallace (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 1:11:16 |
54 Cody Canning (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 2:11:35 |
55 Vincent Veilleuz (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 2:12:36 |
62 Charles Thibault (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 2:42:24 |
Points Classification | |
1 Julián Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 89 pts |
2 Juan Carlos Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 86 |
3 Gregory Brenes (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | 82 |
32 Cory Wallace (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 10 |
34 Charles Thibault (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 7 |
37 Cody Canning (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 5 |
Best Climber Classification | |
1 Janier Acevedo (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 42 pts |
2 Juan Carlos Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 28 |
3 Gregory Brenes (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | 26 |
U23 Classification | |
1 Gregory Brenes (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | 30:07:25 |
2 Fabricio Quirós (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | at 12:01 |
3 César Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 19:23 |
Sprints Classification | |
1 Eduardo Garita (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue | 19 |
2 Marco Guillén (CRc) Grupo ICE | 17 |
3 Giel Nijs HOL (Amsterdam Team | 11 |
Teams Classification | |
1 Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia (Colombia | 90:03:00 |
2 BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS (Costa Rica | at 16:26 |
3 Plycem-JPS-Orbea (Costa Rica | 30:41 |
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