February 27/15 20:22 pm - Vuelta Independencia Nacional: Stage 6
Posted by Editoress on 02/27/15
Bell Still 8th at Vuelta Independencia Nacional
Team SmartStop threw everything they could at stage six of the Vuelta Independencia Nacional on Friday, only to fall short as another crash marred the sprint finish.
The 104km (16 lap) circuit race around Santiago went as predicted - high speeds, lots of attacking and plenty of action. The goal for Team SmartStop was to collect as many time bonuses as possible as well as hunt for another stage win.
"Today was close, the guys went out all guns blazing for the time bonuses and the stage win, it went good, we got two of the three bonuses," said Sporting Director, Michael Creed.
For the most part, the peloton remained together for the majority of the stage, until the final third of the stage when a group of six, including Travis McCabe, formed a breakaway group. The advantage never got out to more than a minute and was at 20 seconds when the bell rang for the final lap.
With 1km to go, Team SmartStop was altogether and ready to give everything they had for the final sprint to the finish line. "Huffman welded everything together but with 800m to go the yellow jersey crashed right in front of them, it messed up the sprint and Travis got 6th after having to put a foot down," said Creed.
Jaime Castaneda of Team EPM-Une won the stage.
Despite falling short of the goal, Creed is impressed with the way the team is riding in the Dominican Republic. Chris Butler now sits second on the general classification behind new leader Stiven Ortiz (Team EPM-Une) by just seven seconds, with Canada's Zach bell in 8th at 2:17.
With no King of the Mountains points on offer during stage six, Evan Huffman still retains the KOM jersey and the team is sitting well clear of second place on the Team Classification.
Tomorrow will the Vuelta Independencia Nacional will take the peloton 151.6km from Santiago to Santo Domingo in the penultimate stage of the eight-day stage race.
Report courtesy Team Smartstop
Results
| Stage 6: Circuito Santiago, 104 km | |
| 1 Jaime Castañeda (Col) EPM - Une | 2:25:41 |
| 2 Diego Milan (Dom) Inteja MMR | |
| 3 Boris Garene (Fra) Velo O. - Vetiver G. | |
| 4 Stiven Ortiz (Col) EPM - Une | |
| 5 Jorge Montenegro (Ecu) Team Ecuador | |
| 6 Travis McCabe (USA) Team Smartstop | |
| 7 David Lozano (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | all s.t. |
| 8 Isaac Yaguaro (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 0:05 |
| 9 Oscar Pachon (Col) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | |
| 10 Byron Guama (Ecu) Team Ecuador | |
| 11 Rafael Meran (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | |
| 12 Bram Imming (Ned) Team Netherlands | |
| 13 Juan P. Suarez (Col) EPM - Une | |
| 14 Juan Cueto (Dom) Inteja MMR | |
| 15 Joel Garcia (Dom) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | |
| 16 Sam Basseitti (USA) Irt Racing | |
| 17 Fabian Fritz (Ger) Bike Aid | |
| 18 David Guttenplan (USA) 27 De Febrero | |
| 19 Chris Butler (USA) Team Smartstop | |
| 20 Erik Slack (USA) Irt Racing | |
| 21 Wilmer J. Perez (Col) Asocive | |
| 22 Evan Huffman (USA) Team Smartstop | |
| 23 Augusto Sanchez (Dom) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | |
| 24 Enmanuel Peña (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | |
| 25 Andres Alayon (USA) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | |
| 26 Bladimir Lopez (Col) Asocipe Moca | |
| 27 Yeroen Breewel (Ned) Team Netherlands | |
| 28 Zach Bell (Can) Team Smartstop | all s.t. |
| 29 Anderson Paredes (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 0:14 |
| 30 Coulton Haltrich (USA) Irt Racing | 0:16 |
| 31 Ismael Sanchez (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | s.t. |
| 32 Cristian Torres (Col) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 0:18 |
| 33 Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 0:20 |
| 34 Carlos E. Quisphe (Ecu) Team Ecuador | |
| 35 Ismael Collado (Dom) 27 De Febrero | both s.t. |
| 36 William Guzman (Dom) Inteja MMR | 0:22 |
| 37 Edwin Carvajal (Col) EPM - Une | 0:24 |
| 38 Adderlyn Cruz (Dom) Inteja MMR | |
| 39 Josiel Rodriguez (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | |
| 40 Jacob Schwingboth (Can) Bike Aid | |
| 41 Elvis Rodriguez (Dom) Asocive | |
| 42 Erizon Peña (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | |
| 43 Robert A. Javier (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | |
| 44 Adam Farabaugh (Dom) 27 De Febrero | |
| 45 Jonathan Camargo (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | all s.t. |
| 46 Ricky Morales (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 0:29 |
| 47 Bobby Sweeting (USA) Team Smartstop | |
| 48 Rene Corella (Mex) Irt Racing | |
| 49 Jonathan Sarmiento (Col) Inteja MMR | |
| 50 Braulio Garcia (Dom) 27 De Febrero | all s.t. |
| 51 Jordy Buskermolen (Ned) Team Netherlands | 0:33 |
| 52 Joschka Beck (Ger) Bike Aid | |
| 53 Wendy Cruz (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | |
| 54 Eamon L. Franck (USA) Irt Racing | |
| 55 Kevin Pujols (Dom) 27 De Febrero | |
| 56 Yannick Mayer (Ger) Bike Aid | all s.t. |
| 57 Greymer Arias (Dom) Asocive | 9:36 |
| 58 Anthony Rodriguez (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 0:43 |
| 59 Cory Greenberg (USA) Irt Racing | s.t. |
| 60 Michel De La Cruz (Dom) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 0:47 |
| 61 Xavier Nieves (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | s.t. |
| 62 Daniel Balsero (Col) Asocive | 0:57 |
| 63 Israel Nuño (Esp) Inteja MMR | 0:58 |
| 64 Fabrice Cornelie (Fra) Velo O. - Vetiver G. | 1:08 |
| 65 Geovanny Garcia (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 1:19 |
| 66 Yordalis Hernandez (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 10:34 |
| 67 Jonathan Lous (Fra) Velo O. - Vetiver G. | 1:22 |
| 68 Maicol Evangelista (Dom) Asocive | 10:42 |
| 69 Jose Ragonessi (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 1:37 |
| 70 Pedro Quiroga (Col) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 0:00 |
| 71 Travis Livermon (USA) Team Smartstop | 1:44 |
| 72 Rafael Infantino (Col) EPM - Une | 0:00 |
| 73 Timo Schäfer (Ger) Bike Aid | 2:01 |
| 74 Joaquin Sobrino (Esp) Inteja MMR | 2:12 |
| 75 Joshua Friedman (USA) Galilee Cycles | 2:13 |
| 76 Robigzon Oyola (Col) EPM - Une | 0:00 |
| 77 Jonatan Encarnación (Dom) Asocive | 2:24 |
| 78 Norlandy Taveras (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 2:31 |
| 79 Efren Ortega (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 2:31 |
| 80 David Villareal (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 2:31 |
| 81 Jose Guzman (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 2:31 |
| 82 Adrian Nuñez (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 2:31 |
| 83 Marco Olivo (Dom) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 12:52 |
| 84 Carlos Cespedes (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 23:09 |
| 85 Yuval Fridman (Isr) Galilee Cycles | 3:43 |
| 86 Enmanuel Fernandez (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 15:09 |
| 87 Eriberto Peña (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 6:26 |
| 88 Jonathan Espinal (Dom) 27 De Febrero | 6:36 |
| 89 Samuel Blanchette (Can) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 6:44 |
| 90 Benjamin Dilley (USA) Team Novo Nordisk | 6:44 |
| 91 Gerd De Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 6:44 |
| 92 Juan C. Polanco (Dom) Asocive | 6:44 |
| 93 Simon Ouellet (Can) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 6:44 |
| 94 Etienne Samson (Can) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 6:44 |
| 95 Adam Carr (USA) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 15:58 |
| 96 Ido Syrkin (Isr) Galilee Cycles | 17:11 |
| 97 Kyle Buckosky (Can) Bike Aid | 9:24 |
| 98 Van Arde Gils (Ned) Team Netherlands | 18:38 |
| 99 Jorge L- Martinez (Dom) Asocive | 18:38 |
| 100 Kevin Archambault (Can) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 18:31 |
| 101 Franklin Bencosme (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 29:42 |
| 102 Jose Bone (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 9:54 |
| 103 Eduardo Colon (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 9:57 |
| 104 Shiomi Lev (Isr) Galilee Cycles | 17:47 |
| 105 Joseph Seppy (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 17:47 |
| DNF Nelson Camargo (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | |
| DNF Yorn Teer (Ned) Team Netherlands | |
| DNF Leonardo Masara (Dom) 27 De Febrero | |
| GC | |
| 1 Robigzon Oyola (Col) EPM - Une | 19:17:47 |
| 2 Stiven Ortiz (Col) EPM - Une | at 0:09 |
| 3 Chris Butler (USA) Team Smartstop | 0:16 |
| 4 Jaime Castañeda (Col) EPM - Une | 1:56 |
| 5 Diego Milan (Dom) Inteja MMR | 2:09 |
| 6 Boris Garene (Fra) Velo O. - Vetiver G. | 2:14 |
| 7 Travis McCabe (USA) Team Smartstop | 2:22 |
| 8 Juan P. Suarez (Col) EPM - Une | 2:25 |
| 9 Zach Bell (Can) Team Smartstop | 2:26 |
| 10 Erik Slack (USA) Irt Racing | 2:32 |
| 11 Juan Cueto (Dom) Inteja MMR | 2:49 |
| 12 Rafael Meran (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 3:45 |
| 13 Evan Huffman (USA) Team Smartstop | 3:54 |
| 14 Pedro Quiroga (Col) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 4:13 |
| 15 William Guzman (Dom) Inteja MMR | 4:40 |
| 16 David Lozano (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 6:32 |
| 17 Oscar Pachon (Col) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 6:35 |
| 18 Bladimir Lopez (Col) Asocipe Moca | 6:37 |
| 19 Sam Basseitti (USA) Irt Racing | 6:37 |
| 20 Coulton Haltrich (USA) Irt Racing | 6:42 |
| 21 Jorge Montenegro (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 6:43 |
| 22 Ismael Sanchez (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 6:48 |
| 23 Ismael Collado (Dom) 27 De Febrero | 6:50 |
| 24 Augusto Sanchez (Dom) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 6:51 |
| 25 Edwin Carvajal (Col) EPM - Une | 6:56 |
| 26 Jonathan Camargo (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 6:56 |
| 27 Anderson Paredes (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 6:57 |
| 28 Adam Farabaugh (Dom) 27 De Febrero | 7:07 |
| 29 Isaac Yaguaro (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 7:16 |
| 30 Cristian Torres (Col) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 7:36 |
| 31 Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 7:38 |
| 32 Andres Alayon (USA) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 7:42 |
| 33 Jacob Schwingboth (Can) Bike Aid | 7:42 |
| 34 Elvis Rodriguez (Dom) Asocive | 7:45 |
| 35 Braulio Garcia (Dom) 27 De Febrero | 7:47 |
| 36 Carlos E. Quisphe (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 7:49 |
| 37 Joel Garcia (Dom) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 7:50 |
| 38 Bobby Sweeting (USA) Team Smartstop | 7:50 |
| 39 Adderlyn Cruz (Dom) Inteja MMR | 7:53 |
| 40 Enmanuel Peña (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 8:01 |
| 41 Yannick Mayer (Ger) Bike Aid | 8:03 |
| 42 Daniel Balsero (Col) Asocive | 8:37 |
| 43 Jonathan Sarmiento (Col) Inteja MMR | 8:59 |
| 44 Jose Ragonessi (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 9:31 |
| 45 Rafael Infantino (Col) EPM - Une | 9:46 |
| 46 Yeroen Breewel (Ned) Team Netherlands | 9:51 |
| 47 Israel Nuño (Esp) Inteja MMR | 10:01 |
| 48 Anthony Rodriguez (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 10:06 |
| 49 Robert A. Javier (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 10:10 |
| 50 Eamon L. Franck (USA) Irt Racing | 10:15 |
| 51 Rene Corella (Mex) Irt Racing | 10:15 |
| 52 Efren Ortega (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 10:27 |
| 53 Jordy Buskermolen (Ned) Team Netherlands | 10:30 |
| 54 Ricky Morales (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 10:35 |
| 55 Joaquin Sobrino (Esp) Inteja MMR | 10:48 |
| 56 Fabian Fritz (Ger) Bike Aid | 10:56 |
| 57 Travis Livermon (USA) Team Smartstop | 11:30 |
| 58 Wilmer J. Perez (Col) Asocive | 11:47 |
| 59 Norlandy Taveras (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 11:54 |
| 60 Bram Imming (Ned) Team Netherlands | 12:24 |
| 61 Juan C. Polanco (Dom) Asocive | 14:29 |
| 62 Yuval Fridman (Isr) Galilee Cycles | 15:19 |
| 63 Byron Guama (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 15:29 |
| 64 Eriberto Peña (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 16:12 |
| 65 Kyle Buckosky (Can) Bike Aid | 17:17 |
| 66 Joschka Beck (Ger) Bike Aid | 17:30 |
| 67 Jonathan Espinal (Dom) 27 De Febrero | 18:33 |
| 68 Michel De La Cruz (Dom) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 19:10 |
| 69 Erizon Peña (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 19:15 |
| 70 Jose Bone (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 19:58 |
| 71 Jonatan Encarnación (Dom) Asocive | 20:48 |
| 72 Joshua Friedman (USA) Galilee Cycles | 21:15 |
| 73 Josiel Rodriguez (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 21:21 |
| 74 Wendy Cruz (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 21:54 |
| 75 Xavier Nieves (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 22:47 |
| 76 Kevin Pujols (Dom) 27 De Febrero | 23:09 |
| 77 David Villareal (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 23:33 |
| 78 Adam Carr (USA) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 23:43 |
| 79 Cory Greenberg (USA) Irt Racing | 24:05 |
| 80 Jonathan Lous (Fra) Velo O. - Vetiver G. | 24:57 |
| 81 Timo Schäfer (Ger) Bike Aid | 27:05 |
| 82 Greymer Arias (Dom) Asocive | 27:23 |
| 83 Etienne Samson (Can) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 28:24 |
| 84 David Guttenplan (USA) 27 De Febrero | 30:31 |
| 85 Joseph Seppy (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 30:40 |
| 86 Eduardo Colon (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 32:57 |
| 87 Enmanuel Fernandez (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 33:01 |
| 88 Fabrice Cornelie (Fra) Velo O. - Vetiver G. | 33:35 |
| 89 Jose Guzman (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 34:12 |
| 90 Adrian Nuñez (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 34:39 |
| 91 Benjamin Dilley (USA) Team Novo Nordisk | 38:32 |
| 92 Gerd De Keijzer (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 38:51 |
| 93 Yordalis Hernandez (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 39:10 |
| 94 Van Arde Gils (Ned) Team Netherlands | 41:07 |
| 95 Simon Ouellet (Can) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 41:38 |
| 96 Maicol Evangelista (Dom) Asocive | 42:23 |
| 97 Samuel Blanchette (Can) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 44:30 |
| 98 Marco Olivo (Dom) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 45:56 |
| 99 Jorge L- Martinez (Dom) Asocive | 50:49 |
| 100 Carlos Cespedes (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 56:21 |
| 101 Geovanny Garcia (Dom) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 57:21 |
| 102 Kevin Archambault (Can) Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 57:36 |
| 103 Shiomi Lev (Isr) Galilee Cycles | 59:07 |
| 104 Franklin Bencosme (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 1:12:06 |
| 105 Ido Syrkin (Isr) Galilee Cycles | 1:30:37 |
| Regulularidad | |
| 1 Jaime Castañeda (Col) EPM - Une | 82 pts |
| 2 Diego Milan (Dom) Inteja MMR | 46 |
| 3 Boris Garene (Fra) Velo O. - Vetiver G. | 46 |
| 4 Evan Huffman (USA) Team Smartstop | 41 |
| 5 Travis McCabe (USA) Team Smartstop | 38 |
| 6 Yannick Mayer (Ger) Bike Aid | 37 |
| 7 Stiven Ortiz (Col) EPM - Une | 31 |
| 8 Xavier Nieves (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 30 |
| 9 David Lozano (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 27 |
| 10 Byron Guama (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 26 |
| 11 Eduardo Colon (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 25 |
| 12 Robigzon Oyola (Col) EPM - Une | 25 |
| 13 Juan P. Suarez (Col) EPM - Une | 23 |
| 14 Zach Bell (Can) Team Smartstop | 23 |
| 15 Coulton Haltrich (USA) Irt Racing | 20 |
| KOM | |
| 1 Evan Huffman (USA) Team Smartstop | 14 pts |
| 2 Jose Ragonessi (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 10 |
| 3 Rene Corella (Mex) Irt Racing | 8 |
| 4 Jonathan Camargo (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 6 |
| 5 Adam Farabaugh (Dom) 27 De Febrero | 6 |
| 6 Jorge Montenegro (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 5 |
| 7 Eamon L. Franck (USA) Irt Racing | 4 |
| 8 Franklin Bencosme (Dom) Asocipe Moca | 4 |
| Sprint | |
| 1 Xavier Nieves (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 18 pts |
| 2 Jose Bone (Ecu) Team Ecuador | 16 |
| 3 Isaac Yaguaro (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 10 |
| 4 Diego Milan (Dom) Inteja MMR | 9 |
| 5 Eamon L. Franck (USA) Irt Racing | 7 |
| 6 Zach Bell (Can) Team Smartstop | 7 |
| 7 Robigzon Oyola (Col) EPM - Une | 6 |
| 8 Oscar Pachon (Col) Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon B. | 6 |
| Young Rider | |
| 1 Anderson Paredes (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 19:24:44 |
| 2 Isaac Yaguaro (Ven) G.B. Del Tachira - Concafe | 0:19 |
| 3 Andres Alayon (USA) Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-BHD | 0:45 |
| 4 Enmanuel Peña (Dom) Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 1:04 |
| 5 Ricky Morales (Pur) Team Puerto Rico | 3:38 |
| 6 Fabian Fritz (Ger) Bike Aid | 3:59 |
| 7 Kyle Buckosky (Can) Bike Aid | 10:20 |
| 8 Joschka Beck (Ger) Bike Aid | 10:33 |
| Team GC | |
| 1 Team Smartstop | 57:53:4 |
| 2 EPM - Une | at 2:13 |
| 3 Inteja MMR | 9:23 |
| 4 Finauto-Campagna-Ciclon | 13:05 |
| 5 IRT Racing | 15:37 |
| 6 Bike Aid | 17:15 |
| 7 G.B. Del Tachira - Concaf | 17:38 |
| 8 27 De Febrero | 20:51 |
| 9 Team Ecuador | 20:53 |
| 10 Aro Y Pedal-Fenix-Bhd | 21:22 |
| 11 Asocive | 23:14 |
| 12 Cocuyos - Drinks 2 Go | 24:34 |
| 13 Team Netherlands | 28:17 |
| 14 Asocipe Moca | 28:58 |
| 15 Team Puerto Rico | 35:50 |
| 16 Norco/PremierTech p/b ChewPOD | 1:13:24 |
| 17 Team Novo Nordisk | 1:14:50 |
| 18 Galilee Cycles | 1:34:45 |
Previous Stages
Stage 5 cancelled
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