Suarez salsas into Cambará do Sul

Colombian team UNE-EPM showed their strength on stage two of the 2010 Tour Cycliste International Gravataí as they finished the day with five riders inside the top-ten. Juan Suarez and Jaime Castañeda finished hand-in-hand to seal the first two positions on the stage, with Suarez inheriting the overall race lead.

"It has been hard and very demanding. I came in the pack until half way up and attacked. I reached the breakaway (Eduardo Pinheiro and Rogério Paulo) after the climb, as we reached the plateau. I took my turns with my companion and teammate Antonio Castañeda. Then, we attacked three kilometres from the finish," said stage winner Juarez.

Thursday's second stage was held in the high mountains in the Andean city of Medellin. UNE-EPM's Suarez and Castañeda the quickest to cover the 135.1 kilometre course. In third place was Antonio Nascimento (GRECO Memorial-Santos-Giant), who finished 1:27 behind the stage winning pair.

"I attacked just after the first tunnel and reached the Colombians. They are naturally strong riders, "acknowledged Nascimento, who now sits in third place overall, 1:35 behind Juarez. 

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Full Results
1Juan Pablo Suarez (Col) UNE - EPM3:42:34
2Jaime Alberto Castaneda Ortega (Col) UNE - EPMRow 1 - Cell 2
3Antonio Xavier Nascimento (Bra)0:01:27
4Giovanni Manuel Baez Alvarez (Col) UNE - EPM0:01:37
5Renato Seabra (Bra)0:01:41
6Wagner Pereira Alves (Bra)0:01:53
7Julian David Munoz Giraldo (Col) UNE - EPM0:02:00
8Edward Stiver Ortiz Caro (Col) UNE - EPMRow 7 - Cell 2
9Mauricio Morandi (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos Campos0:02:17
10André Pulini (Bra)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Jeovane Oliveira (Bra)0:02:31
12Eduardo Henrique Pinheiro (Bra)0:02:48
13Rogerio Santiago Silva (Bra)0:02:58
14Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru)0:03:04
15Mauricio Maquia (Uru)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Renato Aparecido Dos Santos (Bra)0:03:39
17Fabricio Morandi (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 16 - Cell 2
18Raul Da Silva Cancado (Bra)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Jair Fernando Dos Santos (Bra)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Fabiele Mota (Bra)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Mauricio Knapp (Bra)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Marco Arriagada (Chi) Funvic - PindamonhangabaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Josimar Sacramento (Bra)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Edgardo Simon (Arg) Funvic - PindamonhangabaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Matias Medici (Arg) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 24 - Cell 2
26Cleiton Fadanelli (Bra)0:03:52
27Tiego Justo (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos Campos0:04:38
28Anderson Echeverria (Bra)0:04:45
29Gonzalo Tagliabue (Uru)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Jose Medeiros (Bra) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:05:06
31Armando Camargo Filho (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos Campos0:05:17
32Fabiano Motta (Bra)0:05:24
33Fernando Méndez (Uru)0:05:29
34Renato Ruiz (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 33 - Cell 2
35Daizon Mendes (Bra)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Cristian Rosa (Bra)0:05:51
37Gabriel Richard (Arg)0:06:41
38Marcelo Moser (Bra) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:07:34
39Rafael Gerhard (Bra)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Flavio Reblin (Bra)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Ramiro Cabrera Gonzalez (Uru)Row 40 - Cell 2
42Eduardo Sales (Bra)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Felipe Silva (Bra)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Raimundo Monteiro (Bra)0:08:10
45Eduardo Quadrago (Bra)0:10:25
46Tiago Fiorilli (Bra) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:14:44
47Roderick Asconegui (Uru)0:17:36
48Enzo Moyano (Arg)Row 47 - Cell 2
49Thiago Nardin (Bra) Funvic - PindamonhangabaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Marcos Novelo (Bra)Row 49 - Cell 2
51Leonardo Poletto (Bra)Row 50 - Cell 2
52Jair Farias (Bra)Row 51 - Cell 2
53Vanderlei Melchior (Bra)Row 52 - Cell 2
54Roberto Pinheiro Silva (Bra) Funvic - PindamonhangabaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Mauricio Frazer (Arg)Row 54 - Cell 2
56Manoel Miranda (Arg)Row 55 - Cell 2
57Wendel Berbel (Bra)Row 56 - Cell 2
58Emanuel Guevara (Arg)Row 57 - Cell 2
59Alam Ramirez (Arg)0:26:37
60Juliano Silva (Bra)Row 59 - Cell 2
61Luiz Carlos Amorim Ferrao Tavares (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 60 - Cell 2
62Lucas Barcellos (Bra)Row 61 - Cell 2
63Wálter Rebollo (Uru)Row 62 - Cell 2
64Carlos Calcerrada (Uru)Row 63 - Cell 2
65Nemecio García (Uru)Row 64 - Cell 2
66Tiago Damasceno (Bra)Row 65 - Cell 2
67Magno Prado Nazaret (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos Campos0:27:24
68Gilberto Veiga De Goes (Bra)Row 67 - Cell 2
69Patrick Oyakaua (Bra)Row 68 - Cell 2
70César Muñoz (Arg)0:28:10
71Matias Arevalo (Arg)0:28:41
72Rafael Ribeiro Pires Borges (Bra)0:28:53
73Hector Aguilar Figueiras (Uru) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:40:10
74Patrique Azevedo (Bra)Row 73 - Cell 2
75Rauny Goncalvez (Bra)0:46:45
76Ivan Gomes (Bra)Row 75 - Cell 2
77Marcelo Castro (Bra)0:47:56
DNFLeonardo Mendonça (Bra)Row 77 - Cell 2
DSQÁdám Werderits (Hun)Row 78 - Cell 2
DNSSamuel Coronel (Par)Row 79 - Cell 2
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General Classfication after stage two
1Juan Pablo Suarez (Col) UNE - EPM8:24:49
2Jaime Alberto Castaneda Ortega (Col) UNE - EPM0:00:05
3Antonio Xavier Nascimento (Bra)0:01:35
4Giovanni Manuel Baez Alvarez (Col) UNE - EPM0:01:50
5Renato Seabra (Bra)0:01:54
6Julian David Munoz Giraldo (Col) UNE - EPM0:02:03
7Wagner Pereira Alves (Bra)0:02:06
8Edward Stiver Ortiz Caro (Col) UNE - EPM0:02:13
9André Pulini (Bra)0:02:30
10Mauricio Morandi (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jeovane Oliveira (Bra)0:02:41
12Eduardo Henrique Pinheiro (Bra)0:03:00
13Rogerio Santiago Silva (Bra)0:03:11
14Alvaro Tardaguila (Uru)0:03:14
15Mauricio Maquia (Uru)0:03:17
16Edgardo Simon (Arg) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:03:48
17Fabiele Mota (Bra)0:03:52
18Jair Fernando Dos Santos (Bra)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Mauricio Knapp (Bra)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Fabricio Morandi (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 19 - Cell 2
21Matias Medici (Arg) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 20 - Cell 2
22Raul Da Silva Cancado (Bra)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Marco Arriagada (Chi) Funvic - PindamonhangabaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Renato Aparecido Dos Santos (Bra)Row 23 - Cell 2
25Josimar Sacramento (Bra)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Cleiton Fadanelli (Bra)0:04:02
27Tiego Justo (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos Campos0:04:51
28Anderson Echeverria (Bra)0:04:58
29Gonzalo Tagliabue (Uru)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Jose Medeiros (Bra) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:05:19
31Armando Camargo Filho (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos Campos0:05:30
32Fabiano Motta (Bra)0:05:37
33Daizon Mendes (Bra)0:05:42
34Fernando Méndez (Uru)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Renato Ruiz (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 34 - Cell 2
36Cristian Rosa (Bra)0:06:03
37Gabriel Richard (Arg)0:06:54
38Rafael Gerhard (Bra)0:07:47
39Ramiro Cabrera Gonzalez (Uru)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Eduardo Sales (Bra)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Flavio Reblin (Bra)Row 40 - Cell 2
42Felipe Silva (Bra)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Marcelo Moser (Bra) Funvic - PindamonhangabaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Raimundo Monteiro (Bra)0:09:52
45Eduardo Quadrago (Bra)0:10:38
46Tiago Fiorilli (Bra) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:14:57
47Roberto Pinheiro Silva (Bra) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:17:43
48Roderick Asconegui (Uru)0:17:46
49Mauricio Frazer (Arg)0:17:49
50Emanuel Guevara (Arg)Row 49 - Cell 2
51Enzo Moyano (Arg)Row 50 - Cell 2
52Wendel Berbel (Bra)Row 51 - Cell 2
53Manoel Miranda (Arg)Row 52 - Cell 2
54Marcos Novelo (Bra)Row 53 - Cell 2
55Vanderlei Melchior (Bra)Row 54 - Cell 2
56Jair Farias (Bra)Row 55 - Cell 2
57Thiago Nardin (Bra) Funvic - PindamonhangabaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Leonardo Poletto (Bra)Row 57 - Cell 2
59Wálter Rebollo (Uru)0:26:50
60Juliano Silva (Bra)Row 59 - Cell 2
61Lucas Barcellos (Bra)Row 60 - Cell 2
62Carlos Calcerrada (Uru)Row 61 - Cell 2
63Nemecio García (Uru)Row 62 - Cell 2
64Alam Ramirez (Arg)Row 63 - Cell 2
65Luiz Carlos Amorim Ferrao Tavares (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos CamposRow 64 - Cell 2
66Tiago Damasceno (Bra)Row 65 - Cell 2
67Patrick Oyakaua (Bra)0:27:35
68Gilberto Veiga De Goes (Bra)0:27:37
69Magno Prado Nazaret (Bra) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos Campos0:28:11
70César Muñoz (Arg)0:28:23
71Matias Arevalo (Arg)0:28:54
72Rafael Ribeiro Pires Borges (Bra)0:29:26
73Patrique Azevedo (Bra)0:40:23
74Hector Aguilar Figueiras (Uru) Funvic - Pindamonhangaba0:40:57
75Ivan Gomes (Bra)0:46:58
76Rauny Goncalvez (Bra)0:47:26
77Marcelo Castro (Bra)0:48:09

 

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