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
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
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jason Sager & Benjamin Sonntag (USA/Ger) | 3:35:22 |
2 | Marty Lazarsky & Neal Kindree (Can) | 3:54:15 |
3 | Javier Püschel & Simon Zahnd (Swi) | 3:55:03 |
4 | Jacques Gagne & Simard Benoit (Can) | 3:56:43 |
5 | Martín Flaño & Nicolás Prudencio (Chi) | 4:07:32 |
6 | Francois Dumas & Nadeau Pierre-Yves (Can) | 4:21:49 |
7 | Kiebacher Armin & Rabensteiner Fabien (Ita) | 5:25:23 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Eva Lechner & Nathalie Schneitter (Ita/Swi) | 5:29:27 |
2 | Anja De Decker & Elke Roage (Bel) | 6:04:19 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mary McConneloug & Michael Broderick (USA) | 4:03:56 |
2 | Elisa García & Claus Plaut (Chi) | 4:49:36 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mathias Hüller & Florian Reichert (Ger) | 7:35:34 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Giorgio Nattero* & Sergio Madrid (Chi) | 4:16:41 |
2 | Carlos Cardemil & José María Eyzaguirre (Chi) | 4:18:32 |
3 | Gert De Geeter & Maarten Delforche (Bel) | 4:39:19 |
4 | Pablo Bascur & Cristóbal García-Huidobro (Chi) | 4:58:41 |
5 | Patricio Diaz & Santiago Diaz (Chi) | 5:25:24 |
6 | Telser Edmund & Wendel Valentin (Ita) | 5:29:36 |
7 | Sergio Bunster & Nicolás Maino (Chi) | 5:37:41 |
8 | Eduardo Vitelli & Eduardo Shikasho (Bra) | 6:03:53 |
9 | David Frehner & Enrique Pascual Cuesta (Spa) | 6:15:47 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Paula Tomaz & Cristian García (Chi) | 5:51:57 |
2 | Víctor Ortiz & Pamela Aguilera (Chi) | 6:35:36 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Aníbal Baeza & César Salgado (Chi) | 5:32:01 |
2 | Pablo Cruz & José Luis Ibaibarriaga (Chi) | 5:40:32 |
3 | José Valdés & Benjamin Kauffman (PRc) | 5:53:15 |
4 | Fernando Lopez & Paul Parker (Can) | 6:07:30 |
5 | Gerard Preuss & Bernd Bauernschmidt (Ger) | 7:04:53 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jim Gibson & Shawn Gillis (USA) | 5:47:28 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | John Ledington & Deb Ledington (USA) | 6:56:56 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Blake Harlan (USA) | 4:00:17 |
2 | Andreas Hestler (Can) | 4:21:36 |
DNF | José Raul Hernández Silva (Spa) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Taigh Banson (Aus) | 4:35:22 |
2 | Samuel De la Sotta (Chi) | 4:40:36 |
3 | Manuel Grescnell (Ita) | 5:25:23 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Denisse Van Sint Jan (Chi) | 5:57:52 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Juan García (Arg) | 4:08:29 |
2 | José Antonio Riquelme (Can) | 4:21:36 |
3 | Graham Cocksedge (Can) | 4:31:41 |
4 | Javier Lopez (USA) | 4:34:29 |
5 | Pat Doyle (Can) | |
6 | Marshall Craig (Can) | 4:46:25 |
7 | Faustino Linares (Arg) | 5:25:34 |
8 | José Luis Astorquiza (Chi) | 6:19:50 |
DNF | Cristian Contreras Chile | |
DNF | Cristian Raab (Chi) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | William Glore (USA) | 4:46:25 |
2 | Felipe Sargent (Chi) | 5:41:19 |
3 | Rick Metzger (Can) | 6:29:29 |
General classification after stage 5
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jason Sager & Benjamin Sonntag (USA/Ger) | 17:34:50 |
2 | Javier Püschel & Simon Zahnd (Swi) | 0:59:09 |
3 | Marty Lazarsky & Neal Kindree (Can) | 1:39:34 |
4 | Jacques Gagne & Simard Benoit (Can) | 2:22:31 |
5 | Martín Flaño & Nicolás Prudencio (Chi) | 2:23:18 |
6 | Francois Dumas & Nadeau Pierre-Yves (Can) | 4:57:18 |
7 | Kiebacher Armin & Rabensteiner Fabien (Ita) | 7:28:37 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Eva Lechner & Nathalie Schneitter (Ita/Swi) | 25:18:14 |
2 | Anja De Decker & Elke Roage (Bel) | 3:37:27 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mary McConneloug & Michael Broderick (USA) | 19:02:10 |
2 | Elisa García & Claus Plaut (Chi) | 4:37:21 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mathias Hüller & Florian Reichert (Ger) | 35:10:30 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Giorgio Nattero* & Sergio Madrid (Chi) | 21:23:07 |
2 | Carlos Cardemil & José María Eyzaguirre (Chi) | 0:18:53 |
3 | Pablo Bascur & Cristóbal García-Huidobro (Chi) | 1:55:53 |
4 | Gert De Geeter & Maarten Delforche (Bel) | 3:50:01 |
5 | Sergio Bunster & Nicolás Maino (Chi) | 4:27:42 |
6 | Telser Edmund & Wendel Valentin (Ita) | 4:39:31 |
7 | Patricio Diaz & Santiago Diaz (Chi) | 5:42:00 |
8 | David Frehner & Enrique Pascual Cuesta (Spa) | 7:59:57 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Víctor Ortiz & Pamela Aguilera (Chi) | 30:10:55 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Aníbal Baeza & César Salgado (Chi) | 26:16:56 |
2 | Pablo Cruz & José Luis Ibaibarriaga (Chi) | 1:09:04 |
3 | José Valdés & Benjamin Kauffman (PRc) | 2:26:25 |
4 | Fernando Lopez & Paul Parker (Can) | 6:37:39 |
5 | Gerard Preuss & Bernd Bauernschmidt (Ger) | 7:15:13 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jim Gibson & Shawn Gillis (USA) | 25:53:41 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | John Ledington & Deb Ledington (USA) | 31:41:04 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Blake Harlan (USA) | 19:16:50 |
2 | Andreas Hestler (Can) | 1:16:41 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Taigh Banson (Aus) | 21:41:07 |
2 | Samuel De la Sotta (Chi) | 0:36:41 |
3 | Manuel Grescnell (Ita) | 2:49:46 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Denisse Van Sint Jan (Chi) | 28:40:14 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Juan García (Arg) | 20:00:21 |
2 | José Antonio Riquelme (Can) | 1:01:33 |
3 | Pat Doyle (Can) | 1:16:46 |
4 | Javier Lopez (USA) | 1:38:08 |
5 | Graham Cocksedge (Can) | 3:06:23 |
6 | Marshall Craig (Can) | 3:16:37 |
7 | José Luis Astorquiza (Chi) | 4:13:36 |
8 | Faustino Linares (Arg) | 7:27:41 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | William Glore (USA) | 22:40:12 |
2 | Felipe Sargent (Chi) | 4:17:40 |
3 | Rick Metzger (Can) | 7:49:37 |

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