Team Jamis' Sonntag, Sager comfortably in lead after four of five stage wins

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McConneloug, Broderick at top of mixed duo category

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Racers pass beautiful Andes mountain scenery.

Racers pass beautiful Andes mountain scenery. (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)
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Winding road ahead

Winding road ahead (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)
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The Trans Andes peloton rolls along

The Trans Andes peloton rolls along (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)
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Riders cross a suspension bridge

Riders cross a suspension bridge (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)
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A rider rolls out from tent city.

A rider rolls out from tent city. (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)
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A racer in stage 5 of the Trans Andes

A racer in stage 5 of the Trans Andes (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)

The men's duo team of Benjamin Sonntag and Jason Sager (Team Jamis) have secured the first place Trans Andes Challenge with one stage remaining.

On a day of sunshine and warm temperatures, stage 5 took racers between the Menetúe Thermal Complex and the QuimeyCo Thermal Complex. The faced demanding climbs and rolling paths through the Andes.

Taking the fourth stage victory in five days, Team Jamis is comfortably in the overall lead. It won stage 5 over 72km in a time of 3:35:22, with an 18:53 margin over runners-up Marty Lazarsky and Neal Kendree.

In the mixed duo category, Americans Mary McConneloug and Michael Broderick (Team Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) have been the strongest in each of the stages. Today, they completed the stage with a time of 4:03:56, easily beating Chileans Elisa García and Claus Plaut.

The Trans Andes Challenge ends Saturday with a smooth stage ending in the city of Pucón.

Stage 5 Results

Duo men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jason Sager & Benjamin Sonntag (USA/Ger)3:35:22
2Marty Lazarsky & Neal Kindree (Can)3:54:15
3Javier Püschel & Simon Zahnd (Swi)3:55:03
4Jacques Gagne & Simard Benoit (Can)3:56:43
5Martín Flaño & Nicolás Prudencio (Chi)4:07:32
6Francois Dumas & Nadeau Pierre-Yves (Can)4:21:49
7Kiebacher Armin & Rabensteiner Fabien (Ita)5:25:23

Duo women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Eva Lechner & Nathalie Schneitter (Ita/Swi)5:29:27
2Anja De Decker & Elke Roage (Bel)6:04:19

Duo mixed
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mary McConneloug & Michael Broderick (USA)4:03:56
2Elisa García & Claus Plaut (Chi)4:49:36

Duo 35+ men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mathias Hüller & Florian Reichert (Ger)7:35:34

Duo 60+ men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Giorgio Nattero* & Sergio Madrid (Chi)4:16:41
2Carlos Cardemil & José María Eyzaguirre (Chi)4:18:32
3Gert De Geeter & Maarten Delforche (Bel)4:39:19
4Pablo Bascur & Cristóbal García-Huidobro (Chi)4:58:41
5Patricio Diaz & Santiago Diaz (Chi)5:25:24
6Telser Edmund & Wendel Valentin (Ita)5:29:36
7Sergio Bunster & Nicolás Maino (Chi)5:37:41
8Eduardo Vitelli & Eduardo Shikasho (Bra)6:03:53
9David Frehner & Enrique Pascual Cuesta (Spa)6:15:47

Duo 60+ mixed
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Paula Tomaz & Cristian García (Chi)5:51:57
2Víctor Ortiz & Pamela Aguilera (Chi)6:35:36

Duo 80+ men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Aníbal Baeza & César Salgado (Chi)5:32:01
2Pablo Cruz & José Luis Ibaibarriaga (Chi)5:40:32
3José Valdés & Benjamin Kauffman (PRc)5:53:15
4Fernando Lopez & Paul Parker (Can)6:07:30
5Gerard Preuss & Bernd Bauernschmidt (Ger)7:04:53

Duo 100+ men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jim Gibson & Shawn Gillis (USA)5:47:28

Duo 100+ mixed
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1John Ledington & Deb Ledington (USA)6:56:56

Solo men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Blake Harlan (USA)4:00:17
2Andreas Hestler (Can)4:21:36
DNFJosé Raul Hernández Silva (Spa)

Solo men 18-30
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Taigh Banson (Aus)4:35:22
2Samuel De la Sotta (Chi)4:40:36
3Manuel Grescnell (Ita)5:25:23

Solo women 18-30
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Denisse Van Sint Jan (Chi)5:57:52

Solo men 31-45
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Juan García (Arg)4:08:29
2José Antonio Riquelme (Can)4:21:36
3Graham Cocksedge (Can)4:31:41
4Javier Lopez (USA)4:34:29
5Pat Doyle (Can)
6Marshall Craig (Can)4:46:25
7Faustino Linares (Arg)5:25:34
8José Luis Astorquiza (Chi)6:19:50
DNFCristian Contreras Chile
DNFCristian Raab (Chi)

Solo men 46+
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1William Glore (USA)4:46:25
2Felipe Sargent (Chi)5:41:19
3Rick Metzger (Can)6:29:29

General classification after stage 5

Duo men general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jason Sager & Benjamin Sonntag (USA/Ger)17:34:50
2Javier Püschel & Simon Zahnd (Swi)0:59:09
3Marty Lazarsky & Neal Kindree (Can)1:39:34
4Jacques Gagne & Simard Benoit (Can)2:22:31
5Martín Flaño & Nicolás Prudencio (Chi)2:23:18
6Francois Dumas & Nadeau Pierre-Yves (Can)4:57:18
7Kiebacher Armin & Rabensteiner Fabien (Ita)7:28:37

Duo women general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Eva Lechner & Nathalie Schneitter (Ita/Swi)25:18:14
2Anja De Decker & Elke Roage (Bel)3:37:27

Duo mixed general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mary McConneloug & Michael Broderick (USA)19:02:10
2Elisa García & Claus Plaut (Chi)4:37:21

Duo 35+ men general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mathias Hüller & Florian Reichert (Ger)35:10:30

Duo 60+ men general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Giorgio Nattero* & Sergio Madrid (Chi)21:23:07
2Carlos Cardemil & José María Eyzaguirre (Chi)0:18:53
3Pablo Bascur & Cristóbal García-Huidobro (Chi)1:55:53
4Gert De Geeter & Maarten Delforche (Bel)3:50:01
5Sergio Bunster & Nicolás Maino (Chi)4:27:42
6Telser Edmund & Wendel Valentin (Ita)4:39:31
7Patricio Diaz & Santiago Diaz (Chi)5:42:00
8David Frehner & Enrique Pascual Cuesta (Spa)7:59:57

Duo 60+ mixed general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Víctor Ortiz & Pamela Aguilera (Chi)30:10:55

Duo men 80+ general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Aníbal Baeza & César Salgado (Chi)26:16:56
2Pablo Cruz & José Luis Ibaibarriaga (Chi)1:09:04
3José Valdés & Benjamin Kauffman (PRc)2:26:25
4Fernando Lopez & Paul Parker (Can)6:37:39
5Gerard Preuss & Bernd Bauernschmidt (Ger)7:15:13

Duo men 100+ general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jim Gibson & Shawn Gillis (USA)25:53:41

Duo mixed 100+ general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1John Ledington & Deb Ledington (USA)31:41:04

Solo men general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Blake Harlan (USA)19:16:50
2Andreas Hestler (Can)1:16:41

Solo men 18-30 general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Taigh Banson (Aus)21:41:07
2Samuel De la Sotta (Chi)0:36:41
3Manuel Grescnell (Ita)2:49:46

Solo women 18-30 general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Denisse Van Sint Jan (Chi)28:40:14

Solo men 31-45 general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Juan García (Arg)20:00:21
2José Antonio Riquelme (Can)1:01:33
3Pat Doyle (Can)1:16:46
4Javier Lopez (USA)1:38:08
5Graham Cocksedge (Can)3:06:23
6Marshall Craig (Can)3:16:37
7José Luis Astorquiza (Chi)4:13:36
8Faustino Linares (Arg)7:27:41

Solo men 46+ general classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1William Glore (USA)22:40:12
2Felipe Sargent (Chi)4:17:40
3Rick Metzger (Can)7:49:37

 

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