GP Internacional Torres Vedras 2009: Stage 4 Results

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Results
1	Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros	2:38:18
2	Celestino Pinho (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	David Gutierrez (Spa) Spain	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Sergio Ribeiro (Por) Barbot - Siper	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Danail Petrov (Bul) Madeinox Boavista	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Andre Cardoso (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Miguel A. Candil (Spa) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Helder Oliveira (Por) Barbot - Siper	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Joäo Cabreira (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Nelson Vitorino (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Pedro M. Soeiro M. (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Santiago Perez (Spa) Madeinox Boavista	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Aketza Peña (Spa) Cartaxo-Cap.Do Vinho	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Diego Gallego (Spa) Spain	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Jose A. De Segovia (Spa) Spain	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Sergey Chernestskiy (Rus) Russia	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Alexander Ribakov (Rus) Russia	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Israel Perez (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	David Bernabeu (Spa) Barbot - Siper	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros	0:00:14
29	Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:00:55
30	David Belda (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	0:01:07
31	Ruben Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Micael Isidoro (Por) Gessical-Fonotel-Ventosa	0:01:32
33	Antonio Olmo (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Hugo Sancho (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot - Siper	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Pedro Lopes (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:01:57
39	Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:02:58
40	Bruno Pires (Por) Barbot - Siper	0:03:35
41	Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot - Siper	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Bruno Castanheira (Por) Barbot - Siper	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Ricardo Mestre (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Nairo Quintana (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Marcio Barbosa (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:04:51
48	Alehandro Serna (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:06:10
50	Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Nuno Marta (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:06:12
52	Bruno Saraiva (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Guilherme Lourenço (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Rui Sa (Por) Cidade Lugo	0:06:25
55	Francisco Terciado (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Candido J. Barbosa (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	0:08:59
57	Mario Costa (Por) Barbot - Siper	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Hugo Sabido (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Joaquim Andrade (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Cesar Fonte (Por) Cartaxo-Cap.Do Vinho	0:09:01
61	Vasco Pereira (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	0:09:46
62	Flavio Gomes (Por) Bretescar-Sporting	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Bruno Silva (Por) Aluvia-Valongo	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Jose A. Arroyo (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Jose A. Rodriguez (Spa) Spain	0:10:27
66	Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Messebar	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Ruben Calvo (Spa) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Ivo Fernandes (Por) Bretescar-Sporting	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:10:42
71	Joao Rego (Por) Aluvia-Valongo	0:14:16
72	Carlos Hernandez (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Andre Ferreira (Por) Aluvia-Valongo	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Bruno Lima (Por) Madeinox Boavista	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Fabio Coelho (Por) Cartaxo-Cap.Do Vinho	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Edgar Anselmo (Por) Cartaxo-Cap.Do Vinho	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Luis Alfonso (Por) Aluvia-Valongo	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Mike Willan (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Joao Rosa (Por) Gessical-Fonotel-Ventosa	0:17:01

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Points
1	Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros	25	pts
2	Celestino Pinho (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	20	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	David Gutierrez (Spa) Spain	16	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Sergio Ribeiro (Por) Barbot - Siper	13	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista	10	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	8	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros	6	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Danail Petrov (Bul) Madeinox Boavista	4	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	2	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Andre Cardoso (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	1	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Mountain 1 - (Cat. 3), km. 18.7
1	Hugo Sancho (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	5	pts
2	Bruno Castanheira (Por) Barbot - Siper	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Nairo Quintana (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountain 2 - (Cat. 3), km. 43.3
1	Hugo Sancho (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	5	pts
2	Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot - Siper	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Alehandro Serna (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Mountain 3 - Alto Da Serra Vila (Cat. 3), km. 67.9
1	Ricardo Mestre (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	5	pts
2	Andre Cardoso (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 1 - Torres Vedras, km. 16,40
1	Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista	3	pts
2	Francisco Terciado (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2 - Barro, km. 57,40
1	Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista	3	pts
2	Hugo Sabido (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Cesar Fonte (Por) Cartaxo-Cap.Do Vinho	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 3 - Torres Vedras, km. 57,40
1	Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot - Siper	3	pts
2	Nairo Quintana (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 4 - Torres Vedras, km. 90,20
1	Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	3	pts
2	David Belda (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Hot Spot 1 - km. 32,80
1	Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	3	pts
2	Bruno Castanheira (Por) Barbot - Siper	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Alehandro Serna (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Hot Spot 2 - km. 82,00
1	Nairo Quintana (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	3	pts
2	Bruno Castanheira (Por) Barbot - Siper	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot - Siper	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Teams
1	Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	7:54:54
2	Madeinox Boavista	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Barbot - Siper	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Spain	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Liberty Seguros	0:00:14
7	Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:02:58
8	Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	0:06:14
9	Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:12:54
10	Extremadura-Spiuk	0:16:11
11	Motragua-Dr Seguros	0:17:30

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Final general classification
1	Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros	15:50:14
2	Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista	0:00:06
3	Joäo Cabreira (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:00:15
4	Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista	0:00:18
5	David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	0:00:20
6	David Bernabeu (Spa) Barbot - Siper	0:00:22
7	Nelson Vitorino (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	0:00:28
8	Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	0:00:34
9	Andre Cardoso (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	0:00:51
10	Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra-Grandvalira	0:00:54
11	Jose A. De Segovia (Spa) Spain	0:00:57
12	Santiago Perez (Spa) Madeinox Boavista	0:01:16
13	Helder Oliveira (Por) Barbot - Siper	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	David Gutierrez (Spa) Spain	0:01:28
15	Aketza Peña (Spa) Cartaxo-Cap.Do Vinho	0:01:39
16	Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Israel Perez (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	0:01:46
18	Danail Petrov (Bul) Madeinox Boavista	0:01:56
19	Alexander Ribakov (Rus) Russia	0:01:57
20	Diego Gallego (Spa) Spain	0:02:03
21	Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:03:09
22	Pedro Lopes (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:03:14
23	Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista	0:03:35
24	Sergey Chernestskiy (Rus) Russia	0:03:39
25	Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:03:49
26	Miguel A. Candil (Spa) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:04:02
27	Hugo Sancho (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	0:04:32
28	Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot - Siper	0:04:40
29	Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:04:45
30	Micael Isidoro (Por) Gessical-Fonotel-Ventosa	0:04:48
31	Celestino Pinho (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:05:26
32	Bruno Pires (Por) Barbot - Siper	0:05:36
33	Ruben Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros	0:06:11
34	Alehandro Serna (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	0:08:04
35	Bruno Castanheira (Por) Barbot - Siper	0:08:34
36	Nairo Quintana (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	0:08:40
37	Ricardo Mestre (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	0:09:11
38	Antonio Olmo (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	0:09:47
39	Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros	0:10:15
40	Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	0:10:30
41	Hugo Sabido (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:11:07
42	David Belda (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	0:12:23
43	Guilherme Lourenço (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	0:14:32
44	Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista	0:15:45
45	Francisco Terciado (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	0:15:55
46	Nuno Marta (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:16:47
47	Pedro M. Soeiro M. (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:16:53
48	Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista	0:18:21
49	Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros	0:19:28
50	Bruno Silva (Por) Aluvia-Valongo	0:19:51
51	Sergio Ribeiro (Por) Barbot - Siper	0:20:21
52	Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:22:19
53	Bruno Saraiva (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:23:21
54	Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot - Siper	0:23:25
55	Cesar Fonte (Por) Cartaxo-Cap.Do Vinho	0:23:51
56	Rui Sa (Por) Cidade Lugo	0:24:05
57	Marcio Barbosa (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:24:09
58	Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros	0:26:44
59	Joaquim Andrade (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:27:19
60	Jose A. Arroyo (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	0:27:53
61	Ivo Fernandes (Por) Bretescar-Sporting	0:28:54
62	Ruben Calvo (Spa) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:29:59
63	Vasco Pereira (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	0:30:45
64	Flavio Gomes (Por) Bretescar-Sporting	0:32:19
65	Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:32:34
66	Mario Costa (Por) Barbot - Siper	0:33:00
67	Candido J. Barbosa (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	0:33:47
68	Jose A. Rodriguez (Spa) Spain	0:35:02
69	Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:35:43
70	Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Messebar	0:40:07

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Points classification
1	Hector Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros	58	pts
2	Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros	54	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	David Blanco (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	45	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Celestino Pinho (Por) Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	40	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista	32	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista	28	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Sergio Ribeiro (Por) Barbot - Siper	26	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Joäo Cabreira (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	25	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Alejandro Marque (Spa) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	20	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Nuno Marta (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	20	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Nelson Vitorino (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	16	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	David Gutierrez (Spa) Spain	16	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	16	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	David Bernabeu (Spa) Barbot - Siper	15	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	15	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Ruben Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros	13	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Andre Cardoso (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	11	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Danail Petrov (Bul) Madeinox Boavista	8	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Helder Oliveira (Por) Barbot - Siper	7	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Jose A. De Segovia (Spa) Spain	6	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Diego Gallego (Spa) Spain	6	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Antonio Olmo (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	4	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista	4	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot - Siper	4	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Bruno Castanheira (Por) Barbot - Siper	4	Row 24 - Cell 3

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Mountains classification
1	Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista	36	pts
2	David Belda (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	24	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Andre Cardoso (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	14	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Ricardo Mestre (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	12	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hugo Sancho (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	10	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista	9	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Nairo Quintana (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	6	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Joäo Cabreira (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	5	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot - Siper	5	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Sergio Sousa (Por) Madeinox Boavista	3	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	3	Row 10 - Cell 3

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Sprint classification
1	Bruno A. Pinto (Por) Barbot - Siper	27	pts
2	Cesar Fonte (Por) Cartaxo-Cap.Do Vinho	13	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista	6	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Vasco Pereira (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros	5	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista	4	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Helder Oliveira (Por) Barbot - Siper	4	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Francisco Terciado (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk	4	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Pedro M. Soeiro M. (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	4	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	3	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Carlos M. Pinho (Por) Barbot - Siper	3	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	David Belda (Spa) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	2	Row 10 - Cell 3

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Young rider classification
1	Tiago Machado (Por) Madeinox Boavista
2	Alexander Ribakov (Rus) Russia
3	Sergey Chernestskiy (Rus) Russia
4	Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
5	Nairo Quintana (Col) Boyaca Es Para Vivirla
6	Samuel Caldeira (Por) Palmeiras Resort - Tavira
7	Guilherme Lourenço (Por) Motragua-Dr Seguros
8	Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista
9	Nelson H. Rocha (Por) Madeinox Boavista
10	Bruno Silva (Por) Aluvia-Valongo
11	Bruno Saraiva (Por) Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano

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Teams classification
1	Palmeiras Resort - Tavira	47:31:26
2	Madeinox Boavista	0:00:57
3	Barbot - Siper	0:02:09
4	Centro Cilismo de Loule - Louletano	0:02:20
5	Spain	0:02:28
6	Paredes Rota Dos Moveis	0:07:54
7	Liberty Seguros	0:12:39
8	Boyaca Es Para Vivirla	0:16:35
9	Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:38:48
10	Extremadura-Spiuk	0:44:26
11	Motragua-Dr Seguros	0:47:52

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