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Tour de San Luis - 2.2
Argentina, January 22-27, 2008
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The Stages
- Prologue - January 22: San Luis (ITT), 3.5km
- Stage 1 - January 23: San Luis - Villa Mercedes, 168.4km
- Stage 2 - January 24: La Toma - Merlo, 168.7km
- Stage 3 - January 25: San Luis - San Luis (ITT), 19.8km
- Stage 4 - January 26: San Luis - Mirador El Potrero, 157.1km
- Stage 5 - January 27: San Luis - San Luis, 144.5km
Saunier Duval and CSC headline in Argentina
By Hernaz Alvarez
The second edition of Argentina's Tour de San Luis has attracted two ProTour teams this year, Saunier Duval and Team CSC, with the latter making its first visit to the country's Cordoba region. The six-day event may be the perfect season opener for riders looking to find good condition early in the racing calendar, while avoiding the more intense competition at the Tour Down Under in Australia.
The tour will start on Tuesday, January 22 with a 3.5km prologue time trial through the streets of San Luis city. Stage 1 on Wednesday between San Luis city and Villa Mercedes will be ridden mostly along the highway that joins the two cities. The 168.4km parcours is virtually all downhill, with just one category 3 climb at km 20.9.
On Thursday, the riders will start in La Toma and end in Merlo. There are two classified climbs at km 96.8 and the final ascent into Merlo. Friday sees another individual time trial, this time a 19.8 km circuit inside San Luis city.
The key stage will almost certainly be on Saturday when competitors race 157.1 kilometres with three category 3 climbs and a final category 1 ascent to the Mirador de El Potrero, 1,210 meters above sea level.
On the last day the race will begin and end in San Luis city after heading around La Florida reservoir. The 144.5km route has two category 3 climbs (km 50 and 70) and a flat finale.
The two ProTour teams will undoubtedly be the star outfits to watch. Brothers Andy and Frank Schleck together with Argentinean native Juan Jose Haedo have been named in the line-up for Danish squad CSC. They will be joined by 12 Argentinean teams and a further 15 teams coming from Europe and the Americas.
Start list
Scott/Marcondes Team CSC
1 Jorge A. Giacinti (Arg) 11 Frank Schleck (Lux)
2 Matias Medici (Arg) 12 Andy Schleck (Lux)
3 Alex Correia (Bra) 13 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg)
4 Fabricio Morandi (Bra) 14 Matti Brechel (Den)
5 Mauricio Morandi (Bra) 15 Anders Lund (Den)
6 Pedro Autran (Bra)
7 Magno Prado (Bra)
8 Breno Franįa (Bra)
Saunier Duval Team Diquigiovanni
21 David Caņada (Spa) 31 Rusaln Ivanov (Mda)
22 David De La Fuente (Spa) 32 Jose Serpa (Col)
23 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) 33 Carlos Ochoa (Ven)
24 Hector Gonzalez (Spa) 34 Richard Ochoa (Ven)
25 Beņat Intxausti (Spa) 35 Jackoson Rodriguez (Ven)
26 Javier Megias (Spa) 36 Francesco Ginanni (Ita)
27 Manuele Mori (Ita)
Colombia Caico Tecos Trek-Mexico
41 Alejandro Cortes (Col) 51 Gil Cordoves (Cub)
42 Alexander Gonzalez (Col) 52 Rodolfo Fernandez (Mex)
43 Javier Zapata (Col) 53 Fausto Mar. Esparza (Mex)
44 Jorge Martinez (Col) 54 Luis Guierrez (Mex)
45 Agustin Font (Col) 55 Fco.Javier Matamoros (Mex)
46 Wendy Cruz (Dom) 56 Bernardo Colex (Mex)
Atlas Romer's-Suiza Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
61 Benjamin Baumgartner (Swi) 71 Martin Garrido (Arg)
62 Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) 72 Samuel Caldeira (Spa)
63 Lang Martin (Ger) 73 Nelson Vitorino (Por)
64 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) 74 Claudio Apolo (Por)
65 Janick Wisler (Swi) 75 Blanco David (Spa)
66 Marcel Wyss (Swi) 76 Alejandro Marque (Spa)
Colavita Sutter Home Sean Kelly Team
81 Tyler Wren (USA) 91 Paidi O'Brien (Irl)
82 Anthony Colby (USA) 92 Mark Cassidy (Irl)
83 Davide Frattini (Ita) 93 Isaac Speirs (Irl)
84 Kyle Wamsley (USA) 94 Stephen Gallagher (Irl)
85 Gustabo Artacho (Arg) 95 Viktor Folkesson (Swe)
86 Alejandro Borrajo (Arg) 96 Christian Muller (Ger)
87 Lucas Haedo (Arg)
88 Anibal Borrajo (Arg)
Argentina National Team Chile National Team
101 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) 111 Arturo Corvalan (Chi)
102 Edgardo Simon (Arg) 112 Patricio J. Almonacid (Chi)
103 Sergio Godoy (Arg) 113 Gonzalo Garrido (Chi)
104 Carlos Corti (Arg) 114 Marco Arriagada (Chi)
105 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) 115 Marcelo Arriagada (Chi)
106 Alvaro Argiro (Arg) 116 Richard A. Rodriguez (Chi)
107 Mauro Richeze (Arg) 117 Jose A. Medina (Chi)
108 Adrian Richeze (Arg) 118 Luis Mansilla (Chi)
Uruguay National Team Cuba National Team
121 Nestor Pias (Uru) 131 Yasmani Martinez (Cub)
122 Ramiro Cabrera (Uru) 132 Adriel Jimenez (Cub)
123 Mariano De Fino (Uru) 133 Fredy Buergo (Cub)
124 Fernando Mendez (Uru) 134 Garcia Alien (Cub)
125 Gonzalo Tagliabue (Uru) 135 Vicente Zanabria (Cub)
126 Juan A. Ramirez (Uru) 136 Pedro Portuondo (Cub)
Tres De Febrero Bragado-Aurora
141 Cristian Clavero (Arg) 151 Sebastian Cancio (Arg)
142 Gabriel Richard (Arg) 152 Claudio Flores (Arg)
143 Miguel Salgado (Arg) 153 Franco Lopardo (Arg)
144 Raul Turano (Arg) 154 Lucas Lopardo (Arg)
145 Diego Gorostidi (Arg) 155 Pablo Brun (Arg)
146 Cristian Leon (Arg) 156 Mauricio Muller (Arg)
147 Ignacio Gil (Arg)
148 Norberto Oviedo (Arg)
Chivilcoy Cordoba
161 Fernando Antogna (Arg) 171 Javier Ramirez (Arg)
162 Angel Colla (Arg) 172 Ignacio Pereyra (Arg)
163 Federico Pagani (Arg) 173 Segio Celiz (Arg)
164 Cesar Sigura (Arg) 174 Alejandro Vallejo (Arg)
165 Pedro Prieto (Arg) 175 Juan Jose Rivero (Arg)
166 Marcos Crespo (Arg) 176 Ezequiel Miranda (Arg)
167 Armando Borrajo (Arg) 177 Ulises Ortega (Arg)
168 Adrian Gariboldi (Arg) 178 Pablo Costarelli AG1
Samsung Entre Rios Esco-Telefonico
181 Vicente Muga (Chi) 191 Diego Simiane (Arg)
182 Juan Pablo Pino (Chi) 192 Diego Valenzuela (Arg)
183 Robinson Nuņez (Chi) 193 Gustavo Borcard (Arg)
184 Juan Fco. Cabrera (Chi) 194 Marcos Santucho (Arg)
185 Jose A. Labra (Chi) 195 Gaston Aguero (Arg)
186 Jose Aravena (Chi) 196 Demis Aleman (Arg)
197 Guido Palma (Arg)
Team Junin Mendoza-Guaymallen
201 Sebastian H. Medina (Arg) 211 Leonel Cuni (Arg)
202 Gabriel A. Ramirez (Arg) 212 David Talavera (Arg)
203 Jose Luis Gavazza (Arg) 213 Moressi Javier (Arg)
204 Nelson J. Rodriguez (Arg) 214 Caballero Juan (Arg)
205 Walter A. Gavazza (Arg) 215 Marcelo Cadiz (Arg)
216 Gaston Filosa (Arg)
Team Palzzago La Rioja-Litos
221 Cristiano Colombo (Ita) 231 Raul R. Alaniz (Arg)
222 Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) 232 Walter F. Castro (Arg)
223 Alessandro Mazzi (Ita) 233 Matias I. Torres (Arg)
224 Marco Maneti (Ita) 234 Luciano A. Montivero (Arg)
225 Gabriele Migliaccio (Ita) 235 Saul E. Saldaņo (Arg)
226 Luca Barbieri (Ita) 236 Sergio Montivero (Arg)
227 Gustavo Lopez (Arg)
San Luis Arg San Juan Forjar Salud
241 Gerardo Fernandez (Arg) 251 Pedro V. Aguero (Arg)
242 Alfredo Lucero (Arg) 252 Oscar A. Villalovos (Arg)
243 Guillermo Brunetta (Arg) 253 Emiliano Ibarra (Arg)
244 Juan Curuchet (Arg) 254 Jorge A. Pi (Arg)
245 Juan Aguirre (Arg) 255 Matias Escudero (Arg)
246 Gabriel Brizuela (Arg) 256 Emanuel Aguero (Arg)
247 Walter Perez (Arg) 257 Matias Recabarren (Arg)
248 Dario Diaz (Arg) 258 Javier Paez (Arg)
San Luis Provincia Team Sparkasse
261 Claudio Claveles (Arg) 271 Andreas Schillinger (Ger)
262 Juan Gaspari (Arg) 272 Lars Wackernagel (Ger)
263 Maximiliano Badde (Arg) 273 Tilo Schuler (Ger)
264 Fernando Murgo (Arg) 274 Stefan Cohnen (Ned)
265 Sebastian Eseff (Arg) 275 Rob Ruijgh (Ned)
266 Martin Perello (Arg) 276 Philipp Mamos (Ger)
267 Emmanuel Alosi (Arg)
268 Javier Becerra (Arg)
Zalf Fior Nene-Colner
281 Enrico Cecchin (Ita) 291 Guillermo Miconi (Arg)
282 Marco Benfatto (Ita) 292 Facundo Bazzi (Arg)
283 Daniel Oss (Ita) 293 Gaston Corsaro (Arg)
284 Sacha Modolo (Ita) 294 David Lopez (Arg)
285 Federico Masiero (Ita) 295 Adolfo Traboschi (Arg)
286 Manuele Boaro (Ita)
Past winners
2007 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Lider
