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Trans Andes 2011

Date range:
January 24-29, 2011

January 27, Stage 4: Coñaripe Thermal Complex - Huilo-Huilo 72km

Sager, Sonntag win demanding stage 4

By:
Cycling News
Published:
January 29, 2011, 14:31,
Updated:
February 4, 2011, 20:13

McConneloug, Broderick leading mixed duo

Team Jamis racer Jason Sager continues to co-lead the race.

Team Jamis racer Jason Sager continues to co-lead the race.

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Jason Sager and Benjamin Sontag (Team Jamis) won the 82km stage four of the Trans Andes Challenge. Mixed duo Mary McConneloug and Michael Broderick (Team Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) finished second overall, and Javier Püschel and Simon Zahnd were third.

The fourth stage was rated by participants as the most challenging, but also the most beautiful. After the neutralized start from the Menetúe Thermal Complex, 130 participants rode on roads in the Andes Mountains until they reached the shore of the spectacular Hualafquen lake of the Villarrica National Park. Then came a downhill that led to the town of Curarrehue and finally back to the finish line at Menetúe Thermal Complex.

With just two stages to go, Team Jamis is the favorite for the win in the open men's category and Team Kenda/Seven are tops in the meixed category. Both teams have substantial leads in the GC over their challengers.

Stage 5 will take racers over 75km from Menetúe Thermal Complex to Quimey Co Thermal Complex.

Stage 4 results

Duo men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Jason Sager & Benjamin Sonntag (USA/Ger) 3:57:38  
2 Javier Püschel & Simon Zahnd (Swi) 0:23:39  
3 Marty Lazarsky & Neal Kindree (Can) 0:26:59  
4 Jacques Gagne & Simard Benoit (Can)    
5 Martín Flaño & Nicolás Prudencio Chile 0:31:03  
6 Francois Dumas & Nadeau Pierre-Yves (Can) 1:29:50  
7 Kiebacher Armin & Rabensteiner Fabien (Ita) 1:44:10  
Duo women
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Eva Lechner & Nathalie Schneitter (Ita/Swi) 5:41:51  
2 Anja De Decker & Elke Roage (Bel) 1:04:37  
Duo mixed
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Mary McConneloug & Michael Broderick (USA) 4:21:16  
2 Elisa García & Claus Plaut (Chi) 1:30:04  
Duo 35+ men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Mathias Hüller & Florian Reichert (Ger) 8:16:03  
Duo 60+ men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Giorgio Nattero* & Sergio Madrid (Chi) 4:46:35  
2 Carlos Cardemil & José María Eyzaguirre (Chi) 0:11:43  
3 Pablo Bascur & Cristóbal García-Huidobro (Chi) 0:45:51  
4 Telser Edmund & Wendel Valentin (Ita) 0:55:17  
5 Sergio Bunster & Nicolás Maino (Chi) 1:04:45  
6 David Frehner & Enrique Pascual Cuesta (Spa) 1:40:07  
7 Gert De Geeter & Maarten Delforche (Bel) 2:01:44  
8 Patricio Diaz & Santiago Diaz (Chi) 2:31:54  
DNF Eduardo Vitelli & Eduardo Shikasho (Bra)    
Duo 60+ mixed
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Víctor Ortiz & Pamela Aguilera (Chi) 6:50:02  
DNF Paula Tomaz & Cristian García (Chi)    
Duo 80+ men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Pablo Cruz & José Luis Ibaibarriaga (Chi) 6:01:19  
2 Aníbal Baeza & César Salgado (Chi) 0:09:49  
3 Fernando Lopez & Paul Parker (Can) 0:22:41  
4 José Valdés & Benjamin Kauffman (PRc) 0:38:45  
5 Gerard Preuss & Bernd Bauernschmidt (Ger) 1:46:17  
6 Rafael Abelenda Lomas & Antoni Gasso Navarro (Spa) 2:06:20  
7 Edward Kaplún & Scott Biddinger USA 2:22:40  
Duo 100+ men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Jim Gibson & Shawn Gillis (USA) 5:57:36  
2 Al Mickelson & Jim Forbes (Can) 2:50:14  
Duo 100+ mixed
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 John Ledington & Deb Ledington (USA) 7:26:15  
Solo men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Andreas Hestler (Can) 4:24:37  
2 Blake Harlan (USA) 0:05:54  
3 José Raul Hernández Silva (Spa) 1:32:30  
Solo men 18-30
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Taigh Banson (Aus) 4:50:07  
2 Samuel De la Sotta (Chi) 0:08:11  
3 Manuel Grescnell (Ita) 0:57:43  
Solo women 18-30
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Denisse Van Sint Jan (Chi) 7:06:04  
Solo men 31-45
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Juan García (Arg) 4:46:34  
2 Pat Doyle (Can) 0:03:33  
3 José Antonio Riquelme (Can) 0:07:02  
4 Javier Lopez (USA)    
5 Marshall Craig (Can) 0:32:41  
6 Graham Cocksedge (Can) 0:37:33  
7 Faustino Linares (Arg) 1:20:23  
8 Cristian Contreras Chile 1:29:10  
9 José Luis Astorquiza (Chi) 2:38:14  
10 Rafael De Vito (Arg) 4:14:03  
DNF Michael Lella (Ger)    
DNF Cristian Raab (Chi)    
Solo men 46+
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 William Glore (USA) 5:09:47  
2 Felipe Sargent (Chi) 0:58:31  
3 Rick Metzger (Can) 1:47:19  
DNF Rodrigo Javier Lopez (Chi)    
DNF Zdenko Rajevic (Chi)    
DNF Luis Hernán Bustos (Chi)    
DNF Michael Schmid (Chi)    

General classification after stage 4

Duo men general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Jason Sager & Benjamin Sonntag (USA/Ger) 13:59:28  
2 Javier Püschel & Simon Zahnd (Swi) 0:39:28  
3 Marty Lazarsky & Neal Kindree (Can) 1:20:41  
4 Martín Flaño & Nicolás Prudencio Chile 1:51:08  
5 Jacques Gagne & Simard Benoit (Can) 2:01:10  
6 Francois Dumas & Nadeau Pierre-Yves (Can) 4:10:51  
7 Kiebacher Armin & Rabensteiner Fabien (Ita) 5:38:36  
Duo women general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Eva Lechner & Nathalie Schneitter (Ita/Swi) 19:48:47  
2 Anja De Decker & Elke Roage (Bel) 3:02:35  
Duo mixed general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Mary McConneloug & Michael Broderick (USA) 14:58:14  
2 Elisa García & Claus Plaut (Chi) 3:51:41  
Duo 35+ men general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Mathias Hüller & Florian Reichert (Ger) 27:34:56  
Duo 60+ men general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Giorgio Nattero* & Sergio Madrid (Chi) 17:06:26  
2 Carlos Cardemil & José María Eyzaguirre (Chi) 0:17:02  
3 Pablo Bascur & Cristóbal García-Huidobro (Chi) 1:13:53  
4 Sergio Bunster & Nicolás Maino (Chi) 3:06:42  
5 Telser Edmund & Wendel Valentin (Ita) 3:26:36  
6 Gert De Geeter & Maarten Delforche (Bel) 3:27:23  
7 Patricio Diaz & Santiago Diaz (Chi) 4:33:17  
8 David Frehner & Enrique Pascual Cuesta (Spa) 6:00:51  
Duo 60+ Mixed general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Víctor Ortiz & Pamela Aguilera (Chi) 23:35:19  
Duo 80+ men general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Aníbal Baeza & César Salgado (Chi) 20:44:55  
2 Pablo Cruz & José Luis Ibaibarriaga (Chi) 1:00:33  
3 José Valdés & Benjamin Kauffman (PRc) 2:05:11  
4 Gerard Preuss & Bernd Bauernschmidt (Ger) 5:42:21  
5 Fernando Lopez & Paul Parker (Can) 6:02:10  
6 Rafael Abelenda Lomas & Antoni Gasso Navarro (Spa) 6:56:39  
7 Edward Kaplún & Scott Biddinger USA 7:52:10  
Duo 100+ men general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Jim Gibson & Shawn Gillis (USA) 20:06:13  
2 Al Mickelson & Jim Forbes (Can) 9:12:37  
Duo 100+ mixed general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 John Ledington & Deb Ledington USA 24:44:08  
Solo men general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Blake Harlan (USA) 15:16:33  
2 Andreas Hestler (Can) 0:55:22  
3 José Raul Hernández Silva (Spa) 2:15:58  
Solo men 18-30 general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Taigh Banson (Aus) 17:05:45  
2 Samuel De la Sotta (Chi) 0:31:27  
3 Manuel Grescnell (Ita) 1:59:45  
Solo women 18-30 general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Denisse Van Sint Jan (Chi) 22:42:22  
Solo men 31-45 general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Juan García (Arg) 15:51:52  
2 José Antonio Riquelme (Can) 0:48:26  
3 Pat Doyle (Can) 0:50:46  
4 Javier Lopez (USA) 1:12:08  
5 Marshall Craig (Can) 2:38:41  
6 Graham Cocksedge (Can) 2:43:11  
7 Faustino Linares (Arg) 6:10:36  
8 José Luis Astorquiza (Chi) 8:22:05  
9 Rafael De Vito (Arg) 15:01:43  
Solo men 46+ general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 William Glore (USA) 17:53:47  
2 Felipe Sargent (Chi) 3:22:46  
3 Rick Metzger (Can) 6:06:33