Sevilla wins Vuelta Chihuahua
Benitez claims final stage
Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) was the final winner of the fourth Vuelta a Chihuahua, finishing the sixth and final stage safely in the bunch to best Gregorio Ladino (Tecos Trek) by six seconds in the overall classification.
After 118 kilometers from Delicias to Chihuahua, it was Javier Benitez (Contentpolis-AMPO) who took home the final stage, although with a very slight gap to Takashi Miyazawa (Meitan) and Cristian Benenati (ISD). The Spaniard achieved his third victory this year, which equals his 'record' of 2008, a total of six stages in two attempts.
"Winning three stages is very complicated," Benitez said, "so I think I should be very happy. Fortunately in this Vuelta I had to deliver me. Both staff and riders have given me much confidence. I only had to finish their work. Today's stage was not very hard, so the riders had plenty of strength at the end. For me, this was the hardest day I've had. Today I could not fail a second time, having been second yesterday."
The stage began with an initial breakaway with Gregor Gazvoda (Meitan-Hompo), Hector Espasandín (Xacobeo-Galicia), Andrew Randell (Planet Energy) and Andrew Bajadali (Kelly Benefit), who joined in mid-stage Archimedes Lam (Alpura Delicias) and José Ochoa (Arenas Afamado). Their maximum lead was only 1:39 and they were neutralized in the second of five final laps of Chihuahua.
Sevilla cruised home to claim the overall honors, following up on the success teammate Paco Mancebo last year. "This is a triumph of the entire team. Whenever you win you feel very euphoric, but without my team, it wouldn’t have succeeded. And besides companions, they are friends.
"It is a very important success which motivates me to keep fighting. Despite the hypocrisy that exists in the world of cycling, I'm still winning. It has not been an easy win, but not too complicated for the team's work, especially with Mancebo, who only has to look at me and we understand each other.
Sevilla climbed to the podium ahead of Gregorio Ladino (Tecos), 6 seconds, and Rui Costa (Caisse d'Epargne) at 1:03, also winner of the mountains classification.
David Vitoria (Rock Racing) took the intermediate sprints classification, Michael Kreder (Rabobank) finished as the best under-23 of the Vuelta; Francisco Matamoros (Arenas), as the best Mexican rider and Caisse d'Epargne won the team overall standing
1 | Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 2:32:03 |
2 | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | |
3 | Cristian Benenati (Ita) ISD | |
4 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Planet Energy | |
5 | Michael Van Stayen (Bel) Rabobank Continental | |
6 | Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing | |
7 | Mikayata Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | |
8 | Cesar Vaquera (Mex) Orven | |
9 | Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
10 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
11 | Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing | |
12 | Mauricio Frazer (Arg) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
13 | Jose A. Benitez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
14 | Ricardo Tapia (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
15 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
16 | Jose A. Carrasco (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | |
17 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
18 | Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista | |
19 | Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | |
20 | Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
21 | Aitor Perez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
22 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
23 | Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
24 | Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox Boavista | |
25 | Gregor Cazvoda (Slo) Meitan Hompo | |
26 | Rui A. Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | |
27 | Esteban Plaza (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | |
28 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
29 | Juan Cotumba (Bol) Tecos Trek | |
30 | Gerardo Soto (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
31 | Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
32 | Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos Trek | |
33 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
34 | Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental | |
35 | Luis Macias (Mex) Tecos Trek | |
36 | Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD | |
37 | Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Tecos Trek | |
38 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | |
39 | Edgar Treviño (Mex) Orven | |
40 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | |
41 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
42 | David Martin (Spa) Rock Racing | |
43 | Jose L. Roldan (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | |
44 | Michael Rasmussen (Den) Tecos Trek | |
45 | Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
46 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISD | |
47 | Manuel Hernandez (Mex) Orven | |
48 | Alvaro Argira (Arg) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
49 | Juan J. Estrada (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | |
50 | Matthew Busche (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
51 | Danail Petrov (Bul) Madeinox Boavista | |
52 | Javier Saenz (Spa) Alpura-Delicias | |
53 | Ivan Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
54 | Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
55 | Florencio Ramos (Mex) Tecos Trek | |
56 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental | |
57 | Guillaume Pont (Fra) Meitan Hompo | |
58 | Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
59 | Oscar GarcÃa-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
60 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental | |
61 | Jon Pardo (Spa) Madeinox Boavista | |
62 | Jose Gomez (Mex) Canels Turbo | |
63 | Xabier Tondo (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | |
64 | Andrey Amador (Crc) Caisse d'Epargne | |
65 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental | |
66 | José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing | |
67 | Cheyne Hoag (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
68 | Alberto Morras (Spa) Madeinox Boavista | |
69 | Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD | |
70 | Ãngel Vicioso (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | |
71 | Pedro Merino (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | |
72 | Mickael Damien (Fra) Meitan Hompo | |
73 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD | 0:00:11 |
74 | José Herrada (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
75 | Jorge Pancoatl (Mex) Canels Turbo | |
76 | Alessandro Colo (Ita) ISD | |
77 | Antonio Aldape (Mex) Tecos Trek | |
78 | Eder Arenas (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
79 | Glen Chadwick (Aus) Rock Racing | |
80 | Juan C. Hernandez (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:00:16 |
81 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy | |
82 | Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental | |
83 | Ramon Juarez (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:00:28 |
84 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:00:38 |
85 | Alfredo Gabino (Mex) Canels Turbo | 0:00:57 |
86 | François Parisien (Can) Planet Energy | 0:01:12 |
87 | Joel Alamillo (Mex) Orven | |
88 | Niek Van Geffen (Ned) Rabobank Continental | |
89 | Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing | 0:01:38 |
90 | Ivan Martinez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:02:47 |
91 | David Vitoria (Sui) Rock Racing | |
92 | Arquidemes Lam (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
93 | Jose A. Ochoa (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:04:29 |
94 | Hector Spaasandin (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
95 | Andrew Randell (Can) Planet Energy | |
96 | Marco A. Ortega (Mex) Canels Turbo | 0:08:05 |
97 | Edgar E. Mendez (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 0:09:42 |
1 | Hector Spaasandin (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 4 | pts |
2 | Gregor Cazvoda (Slo) Meitan Hompo | 3 | |
3 | Andrew Randell (Can) Planet Energy | 2 | |
4 | Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1 |
1 | Gregor Cazvoda (Slo) Meitan Hompo | 5 | pts |
2 | Hector Spaasandin (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 3 | |
3 | Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 2 |
1 | José Herrada (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 5 | pts |
2 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 3 | |
3 | Aitor Perez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 2 |
1 | Meitan Hompo | 7:36:09 |
2 | Fuji-Servetto | |
3 | Rock Racing | |
4 | Caisse d'Epargne | |
5 | Xacobeo Galicia | |
6 | Contentpolis-Ampo | |
7 | Andalucia-Cajasur | |
8 | ISD | |
9 | Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
10 | Madeinox Boavista | |
11 | Orven | |
12 | Rabobank Continental | |
13 | Tecos Trek | |
14 | Alpura-Delicias | |
15 | Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
16 | Canels Turbo | 0:01:08 |
17 | Planet Energy | 0:01:28 |
1 | Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing | 20:32:43 |
2 | Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos Trek | 0:00:06 |
3 | Rui A. Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:03 |
4 | Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD | 0:05:13 |
5 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:07:18 |
6 | Michael Rasmussen (Den) Tecos Trek | 0:07:20 |
7 | Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing | 0:07:39 |
8 | Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:07:54 |
9 | Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:07:58 |
10 | Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:08:01 |
11 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:08:05 |
12 | Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 0:08:12 |
13 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:08:32 |
14 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 0:08:41 |
15 | Juan Cotumba (Bol) Tecos Trek | 0:10:42 |
16 | Oscar GarcÃa-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:11:14 |
17 | Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:12:39 |
18 | Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:12:45 |
19 | Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:12:57 |
20 | Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISD | 0:12:58 |
21 | Jose A. Carrasco (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | 0:13:02 |
22 | Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:13:44 |
23 | José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Rock Racing | 0:17:06 |
24 | Jose Gomez (Mex) Canels Turbo | 0:20:51 |
25 | José Herrada (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:24:09 |
26 | Glen Chadwick (Aus) Rock Racing | 0:24:11 |
27 | Guillaume Pont (Fra) Meitan Hompo | 0:24:12 |
28 | Alvaro Argira (Arg) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:24:31 |
29 | Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Tecos Trek | 0:26:33 |
30 | Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:29:05 |
31 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:29:47 |
32 | Arquidemes Lam (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 0:31:54 |
33 | David Vitoria (Sui) Rock Racing | 0:32:54 |
34 | Matthew Busche (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:33:14 |
35 | Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox Boavista | 0:33:51 |
36 | Xabier Tondo (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | 0:36:43 |
37 | Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista | 0:36:49 |
38 | David Martin (Spa) Rock Racing | 0:36:52 |
39 | Andrey Amador (Crc) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:36:54 |
40 | Ricardo Tapia (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 0:37:00 |
41 | Aitor Perez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:37:07 |
42 | Danail Petrov (Bul) Madeinox Boavista | |
43 | Esteban Plaza (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | 0:37:25 |
44 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 0:37:46 |
45 | Eder Arenas (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:38:08 |
46 | Florencio Ramos (Mex) Tecos Trek | 0:40:08 |
47 | Ivan Martinez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:40:38 |
48 | Cesar Vaquera (Mex) Orven | 0:43:58 |
49 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:45:29 |
50 | Jon Pardo (Spa) Madeinox Boavista | 0:46:07 |
51 | Jose L. Roldan (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | 0:47:28 |
52 | Alfredo Gabino (Mex) Canels Turbo | 0:48:03 |
53 | Gregor Cazvoda (Slo) Meitan Hompo | 0:49:10 |
54 | Manuel Hernandez (Mex) Orven | 0:52:40 |
55 | Cristian Benenati (Ita) ISD | 0:53:49 |
56 | Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:53:50 |
57 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 0:53:56 |
58 | Alberto Morras (Spa) Madeinox Boavista | 0:54:00 |
59 | Ãngel Vicioso (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | 0:54:11 |
60 | Juan J. Estrada (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | 0:54:52 |
61 | Jose A. Benitez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:54:53 |
62 | Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | 0:55:46 |
63 | Alessandro Colo (Ita) ISD | 0:56:22 |
64 | Mikayata Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | 0:56:33 |
65 | Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD | 0:57:08 |
66 | Andrew Randell (Can) Planet Energy | 0:58:01 |
67 | Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing | 0:59:00 |
68 | Antonio Piedra (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | 0:59:03 |
69 | Pedro Merino (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 0:59:15 |
70 | Mauricio Frazer (Arg) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:59:20 |
71 | Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD | 1:00:09 |
72 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 1:00:59 |
73 | François Parisien (Can) Planet Energy | 1:01:04 |
74 | Antonio Aldape (Mex) Tecos Trek | 1:01:26 |
75 | Jorge Pancoatl (Mex) Canels Turbo | 1:01:31 |
76 | Ivan Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | |
77 | Hector Spaasandin (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 1:01:50 |
78 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Planet Energy | 1:02:03 |
79 | Niek Van Geffen (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 1:02:06 |
80 | Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 1:02:16 |
81 | Javier Saenz (Spa) Alpura-Delicias | 1:02:32 |
82 | Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy | 1:02:40 |
83 | Luis Macias (Mex) Tecos Trek | 1:03:55 |
84 | Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 1:05:12 |
85 | Mickael Damien (Fra) Meitan Hompo | 1:07:02 |
86 | Juan C. Hernandez (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 1:07:06 |
87 | Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | 1:08:03 |
88 | Michael Van Stayen (Bel) Rabobank Continental | 1:09:19 |
89 | Joel Alamillo (Mex) Orven | 1:09:33 |
90 | Marco A. Ortega (Mex) Canels Turbo | 1:10:25 |
91 | Ramon Juarez (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 1:12:37 |
92 | Cheyne Hoag (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1:13:41 |
93 | Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 1:17:45 |
94 | Gerardo Soto (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 1:17:48 |
95 | Edgar E. Mendez (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 1:18:03 |
96 | Edgar Treviño (Mex) Orven | 1:18:28 |
97 | Jose A. Ochoa (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 1:21:44 |
1 | Rui A. Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 28 | pts |
2 | Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing | 23 | |
3 | Xabier Tondo (Spa) AndalucÃa-Cajasur | 22 | |
4 | Michael Rasmussen (Den) Tecos Trek | 19 | |
5 | Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing | 17 | |
6 | Glen Chadwick (Aus) Rock Racing | 14 | |
7 | Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 13 | |
8 | Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos Trek | 11 | |
9 | Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 11 | |
10 | David Vitoria (Sui) Rock Racing | 10 | |
11 | Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Tecos Trek | 10 |
1 | David Vitoria (Sui) Rock Racing | 21 | pts |
2 | Michael Rasmussen (Den) Tecos Trek | 15 | |
3 | Andrey Amador (Crc) Caisse d'Epargne | 13 | |
4 | Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD | 10 | |
5 | Niek Van Geffen (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 10 | |
6 | Jose Gomez (Mex) Canels Turbo | 8 | |
7 | Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing | 6 | |
8 | Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 6 | |
9 | José Herrada (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 5 | |
10 | Gregor Cazvoda (Slo) Meitan Hompo | 5 | |
11 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 5 |
1 | Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental |
2 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental |
3 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental |
4 | Cesar Vaquera (Mex) Orven |
5 | Jon Pardo (Spa) Madeinox Boavista |
6 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental |
7 | Alberto Morras (Spa) Madeinox Boavista |
8 | Pedro Merino (Spa) Fuji-Servetto |
9 | Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo |
10 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Planet Energy |
11 | Niek Van Geffen (Ned) Rabobank Continental |
1 | Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. |
2 | Jose Gomez (Mex) Canels Turbo |
3 | Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Tecos Trek |
4 | Arquidemes Lam (Mex) Alpura-Delicias |
5 | Ricardo Tapia (Mex) Alpura-Delicias |
6 | Eder Arenas (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. |
7 | Florencio Ramos (Mex) Tecos Trek |
8 | Cesar Vaquera (Mex) Orven |
9 | Alfredo Gabino (Mex) Canels Turbo |
10 | Manuel Hernandez (Mex) Orven |
11 | Antonio Aldape (Mex) Tecos Trek |
1 | Caisse d'Epargne | 61:54:09 |
2 | Tecos Trek | 0:02:06 |
3 | Rock Racing | 0:04:32 |
4 | Fuji-Servetto | 0:08:15 |
5 | Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:31:50 |
6 | Rabobank Continental | 0:38:12 |
7 | Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:42:38 |
8 | ISD | 0:42:50 |
9 | Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:59:25 |
10 | Xacobeo Galicia | 1:01:39 |
11 | Andalucia-Cajasur | 1:10:37 |
12 | Madeinox Boavista | 1:18:19 |
13 | Canels Turbo | 1:27:56 |
14 | Alpura-Delicias | 1:45:16 |
15 | Meitan Hompo | 1:50:30 |
16 | Orven | 2:17:37 |
17 | Planet Energy | 2:39:14 |
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