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Costa Rica Trophy Bike - SR

Costa Rica, October 17-19, 2008

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Stage 3 - October 19: Bijagua - Bijagua, 61km

Montoya races to stage and overall win

Thomas Dietsch leads Paolo Montoya across a river.
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Stage three started and ended in the town of Bijagua while racing around the Miravalles volcano. Local champion Paolo Montoya knew that whoever won this stage would likely prevail in the final classification.

Montoya took the win with Frenchman Thomas Dietsch finishing second, just ahead of Swiss Joris Boillat

Costa Rican champion Montoya also took the overall win with a time of 10:29.

Ana Lucia Arias won her third of three stages and wrapped up the overall win, too.

Only 5% of the riders abandoned the inaugural event.

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Results

Elite men

1 Paolo Montoya (Superpro Economy)        3.13.05
2 Thomas Dietsch (Francia)                   3.21
3 Marvin Campos (Superpro Economy)          16.37
4 Mickol Cambronero (Superpro Economy)           
5 Joris Boillat (Suiza)                     22.10
 
Elite women

1 Ana Lucia Arias                         5.49.40
2 Marcela Madrigal                        1.44.00
3 Sianny Paniagua                         2.09.02
4 Rosa Gutierrez                                 
 
Final general classification

Elite men

1 Paolo Montoya (Superpro Economy)       10.29.08
2 Thomas Dietsch (Francia)                  10.46
3 Joris Boillat (Suiza)                   1.14.51
4 Marvin Campos (Superpro Economy)        2.05.28
5 Mickol Cambronero (Superpro Economy)    2.29.04
 
Elite women

1 Ana Lucia Arias                        18.18.04
2 Marcela Madrigal                        5.26.49
3 Sianny Paniagua                         7.18.22
4 Rosa Gutierrez