Vuelta Independencia Nacional 2012: Stage 9 Results

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Jaime Vergara (Epm-Une) celebrates his victory in the final stage.(Image credit: Luis Barbosa)

Jaime Vergara (Epm-Une) soloed to victory on the final stage of the Vuelta Independencia Nacional while race leader Nelson I. Sanchez (La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia) finished comfortably in the main group to secure overall victory.

Vergara and stage nine runner-up Alain Van Der Velde (Global Cycling) attacked with three laps to go on the 84km circuit race in Santo Domingo and held off the pursuit of the peloton through to the finish. Vergara dropped Van Der Velde on a short climb with two kilometres remaining and soloed to victory 12 seconds ahead of the Dutchman. Points classification leader Diego Milan (Aro & Pedal-Inteja) won the field sprint for third place eight seconds later.

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Full Results
1	Jaime Vergara (Col) Epm-Une	1:58:37
2	Alain Van Der Velde (Ned) Global Cycling	0:00:12
3	Diego Milan (Spa) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	0:00:20
4	Ismael Collado (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Stiven Calderon (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Global Cycling	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Kelvyn Pujols (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Camilo Castiblanco (Col) Epm-Une	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Ecuador	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Anthony Hall (USA) 1% Por El Planeta	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Wendy Cruz (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Mickael Clarico (Fra) A.S.C. Vetiver	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Alejandro Guzman (Dom) San Pedro De Macoris	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Bruno Langlois (Can) 1% Por El Planeta	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Ramon Maria Checo (Dom) Club Arco Iris	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Manuel Sanchez (Dom) San Cristobal-V.Alt.	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Cesar A. Marte (Dom) Club Arco Iris	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Florian Smits (Ned) Global Cycling	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Tanner Putt (USA) USA National Team	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Gregorio Bienvenido (Dom) Fenix	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Ericson Peña (Dom) San Pedro De Macoris	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	George Winterdal (Aru) Curazao	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Juan Jose Cueto (Dom) Club Arco Iris	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Calos Lorenzo (Dom) San Cristobal-V.Alt.	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Jose Bone (Ecu) Ecuador	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Robigzon Oyola (Col) Epm-Une	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Efren Ortega (PuR) Soacha-Puerto Rico	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Etienne Samson (Can) 1% Por El Planeta	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Anthony Rodriguez (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Rafael German (Dom) Club Arco Iris	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Williams Guzman (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Potter Grant (USA) 1% Por El Planeta	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Kerry Werner (USA) USA National Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Gavriel Epstein (Can) 1% Por El Planeta	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Frank Sartori (Fra) A.S.C. Vetiver	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Javier Gomez (Col) Epm-Une	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Eduar Beltran (Col) Epm-Une	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Marco Delgado (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Elvis Rodriguez (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Lars Pria (Rom) ARBO-Oberndorfer-KTM	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Rene Bauer (Aut) ARBO-Oberndorfer-KTM	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Coulton Hartich (USA) Firefighters R.T.	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Jos Chalmers (USA) USA National Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Gaddy Spenser (USA) 1% Por El Planeta	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Eury Vidal (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Nelson I. Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Quinten Winkel (Ned) Curazao	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Jorge Luis Martinez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Russel Finsterwald (USA) USA National Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Jose Ragonessi (Ecu) Ecuador	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Victor Ayala (Mex) Firefighters R.T.	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Braulio De Jesus (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Erick Castaño (Ecu) Ecuador	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Roeland Dijkshoorn (Ned) Global Cycling	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Jorge Gallegos (Ecu) Ecuador	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Addelin Cruz (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Carlos Quishpe (Ecu) Ecuador	0:00:29
58	Norlandis Tavera (Dom) Club Arco Iris	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Gremmy Arias (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Isaac Bolivar (Col) Epm-Une	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Augusto Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Charli Hooj Hernandez (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	0:00:38
63	Jorge Luis Perez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	0:00:42
64	Wilmin Gil (Dom) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	0:03:12
65	Rafael Moreta (Dom) Fenix	0:14:12
66	Benigno De La Cruz (Dom) Miderec-Bicicentro	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Roberto Perez (Dom) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Hector Patarroyo (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Ruiggeri Pinedoe (AHo) Curazao	0:17:12
70	Kelian Lankester (Ned) Curazao	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Jonnathan Toussanint (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Jacques Serna (Fra) A.S.C. Vetiver	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Jonathan Reinoso (Dom) San Cristobal-V.Alt.	Row 72 - Cell 2
DNF	Wilfred Camelia (AHo) Curazao	Row 73 - Cell 2
DNF	David Van Eerd (Ned) Global Cycling	Row 74 - Cell 2
DNF	Jonathan Encarnacion (Dom) Miderec-Bicicentro	Row 75 - Cell 2
DNF	Silverio Mejia (Dom) Team Romana	Row 76 - Cell 2
DNS	Martijn Knol (Ned) Global Cycling	Row 77 - Cell 2
DNS	Christian Parrett (USA) Firefighters R.T.	Row 78 - Cell 2
DNS	Shane Braley (USA) Firefighters R.T.	Row 79 - Cell 2

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Points
1	Jaime Vergara (Col) Epm-Une	25	pts
2	Alain Van Der Velde (Ned) Global Cycling	20	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Diego Milan (Spa) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	16	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Ismael Collado (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	14	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Stiven Calderon (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	12	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Global Cycling	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Kelvyn Pujols (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	9	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Camilo Castiblanco (Col) Epm-Une	8	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Ecuador	7	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Anthony Hall (USA) 1% Por El Planeta	6	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Wendy Cruz (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	5	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Mickael Clarico (Fra) A.S.C. Vetiver	4	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Alejandro Guzman (Dom) San Pedro De Macoris	3	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Bruno Langlois (Can) 1% Por El Planeta	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Ramon Maria Checo (Dom) Club Arco Iris	1	Row 14 - Cell 3

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Sprint 1 - Lap 4, 24km
1	Norlandis Tavera (Dom) Club Arco Iris	3	pts
2	Javier Gomez (Col) Epm-Une	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Addelin Cruz (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2 - Lap 8, 48km
1	Rafael German (Dom) Club Arco Iris	3	pts
2	Kelvyn Pujols (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Isaac Bolivar (Col) Epm-Une	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 3 - Lap 11, 66km
1	Jaime Vergara (Col) Epm-Une	3	pts
2	Kelvyn Pujols (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jose Bone (Ecu) Ecuador	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Teams
1	Epm-Une	5:56:31
2	Global Cycling	0:00:12
3	Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	0:00:20
4	1% Por El Planeta	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Club Arco Iris	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Ecuador	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	USA National Team	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	0:00:29
10	Soacha-Pto.Rico	0:14:12
11	Aro & Pedal-Inteja	0:17:04
12	San Cristobal-V.Alt.	0:17:12
13	A.S.C. Vetiver	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Curazao	Row 13 - Cell 2

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Final general classification
1	Nelson I. Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	27:07:45
2	Robigzon Oyola (Col) Epm-Une	0:01:31
3	Eduar Beltran (Col) Epm-Une	0:01:48
4	Isaac Bolivar (Col) Epm-Une	0:02:14
5	Rafael German (Dom) Club Arco Iris	0:02:34
6	Efren Ortega (PuR) Soacha-Puerto Rico	0:02:55
7	Diego Milan (Spa) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	0:03:12
8	Bruno Langlois (Can) 1% Por El Planeta	0:03:20
9	Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Ecuador	0:03:51
10	Coulton Hartich (USA) Firefighters R.T.	0:03:55
11	Augusto Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	0:04:43
12	Wendy Cruz (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	0:04:57
13	Jose Ragonessi (Ecu) Ecuador	0:06:09
14	Jaime Vergara (Col) Epm-Une	0:06:14
15	Javier Gomez (Col) Epm-Une	0:06:28
16	Kerry Werner (USA) USA National Team	0:08:38
17	Florian Smits (Ned) Global Cycling	0:12:26
18	Stiven Calderon (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	0:12:35
19	Camilo Castiblanco (Col) Epm-Une	0:13:00
20	Erick Castaño (Ecu) Ecuador	0:13:57
21	Anthony Hall (USA) 1% Por El Planeta	0:15:18
22	Williams Guzman (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	0:15:59
23	Marco Delgado (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	0:17:49
24	Tanner Putt (USA) USA National Team	0:18:01
25	Addelin Cruz (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	0:18:02
26	Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Global Cycling	0:18:03
27	Elvis Rodriguez (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	0:20:06
28	Jorge Luis Perez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	0:22:01
29	Jose Bone (Ecu) Ecuador	0:25:58
30	Alain Van Der Velde (Ned) Global Cycling	0:26:52
31	Jorge Luis Martinez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	0:27:23
32	Mickael Clarico (Fra) A.S.C. Vetiver	0:27:37
33	Kelvyn Pujols (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	0:31:13
34	Carlos Quishpe (Ecu) Ecuador	0:32:10
35	Manuel Sanchez (Dom) San Cristobal-V.Alt.	0:33:39
36	Braulio De Jesus (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	0:34:16
37	Alejandro Guzman (Dom) San Pedro De Macoris	0:34:20
38	Anthony Rodriguez (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	0:34:39
39	Russel Finsterwald (USA) USA National Team	0:38:32
40	Jorge Gallegos (Ecu) Ecuador	0:39:45
41	Rene Bauer (Aut) ARBO-Oberndorfer-KTM	0:43:07
42	Eury Vidal (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	0:45:42
43	Gaddy Spenser (USA) 1% Por El Planeta	0:49:55
44	Quinten Winkel (Ned) Curazao	0:50:37
45	Gremmy Arias (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	0:51:00
46	Gavriel Epstein (Can) 1% Por El Planeta	0:51:53
47	Jos Chalmers (USA) USA National Team	0:52:05
48	Kelian Lankester (Ned) Curazao	0:52:23
49	Calos Lorenzo (Dom) San Cristobal-V.Alt.	0:52:55
50	Ismael Collado (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	0:53:39
51	Potter Grant (USA) 1% Por El Planeta	0:54:48
52	Ericson Peña (Dom) San Pedro De Macoris	0:56:26
53	Lars Pria (Rom) ARBO-Oberndorfer-KTM	0:58:18
54	Jonnathan Toussanint (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	0:58:30
55	Juan Jose Cueto (Dom) Club Arco Iris	0:59:53
56	Rafael Moreta (Dom) Fenix	1:00:45
57	Roberto Perez (Dom) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	1:02:48
58	Ramon Maria Checo (Dom) Club Arco Iris	1:05:19
59	Etienne Samson (Can) 1% Por El Planeta	1:05:31
60	Norlandis Tavera (Dom) Club Arco Iris	1:08:24
61	Cesar A. Marte (Dom) Club Arco Iris	1:09:17
62	Victor Ayala (Mex) Firefighters R.T.	1:12:54
63	Wilmin Gil (Dom) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	1:18:42
64	George Winterdal (Aru) Curazao	1:21:16
65	Frank Sartori (Fra) A.S.C. Vetiver	1:23:28
66	Charli Hooj Hernandez (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	1:24:03
67	Roeland Dijkshoorn (Ned) Global Cycling	1:24:50
68	Gregorio Bienvenido (Dom) Fenix	1:27:21
69	Hector Patarroyo (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	1:29:26
70	Ruiggeri Pinedoe (AHo) Curazao	1:48:30
71	Jacques Serna (Fra) A.S.C. Vetiver	1:57:53
72	Jonathan Reinoso (Dom) San Cristobal-V.Alt.	2:03:25
73	Benigno De La Cruz (Dom) Miderec-Bicicentro	2:53:35

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Points classification
1	Diego Milan (Spa) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	141	pts
2	Jose Bone (Ecu) Ecuador	78	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Wendy Cruz (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	77	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Ecuador	64	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Bruno Langlois (Can) 1% Por El Planeta	63	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Robigzon Oyola (Col) Epm-Une	50	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Tanner Putt (USA) USA National Team	49	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Anthony Rodriguez (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	46	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Javier Gomez (Col) Epm-Une	45	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Jaime Vergara (Col) Epm-Une	43	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Efren Ortega (PuR) Soacha-Puerto Rico	41	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Stiven Calderon (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	39	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Rafael German (Dom) Club Arco Iris	36	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Augusto Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	33	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Eduar Beltran (Col) Epm-Une	32	Row 14 - Cell 3

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Mountains classification
1	Addelin Cruz (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	29	pts
2	Augusto Sanchez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	28	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Segundo Navarrete (Ecu) Ecuador	23	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Jaime Vergara (Col) Epm-Une	17	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Javier Gomez (Col) Epm-Une	16	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Marco Delgado (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	16	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Jorge Luis Perez (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	13	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Eduar Beltran (Col) Epm-Une	7	Row 7 - Cell 3

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Sprint classification
1	Jose Bone (Ecu) Ecuador	31	pts
2	Rafael German (Dom) Club Arco Iris	17	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Javier Gomez (Col) Epm-Une	12	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Kelvyn Pujols (Dom) Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	11	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Peter Woestenberg (Ned) Global Cycling	8	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Isaac Bolivar (Col) Epm-Une	8	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Diego Milan (Spa) Aro & Pedal-Inteja	8	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Robigzon Oyola (Col) Epm-Une	6	Row 7 - Cell 3

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U23 rider classification
1	Eduar Beltran (Col) Epm-Une	27:09:33
2	Isaac Bolivar (Col) Epm-Une	0:00:26
3	Javier Gomez (Col) Epm-Une	0:04:40
4	Kerry Werner (USA) USA National Team	0:06:50
5	Stiven Calderon (Col) Soacha-Puerto Rico	0:10:47
6	Williams Guzman (Dom) Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	0:14:11
7	Marco Delgado (Dom) La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	0:16:01
8	Tanner Putt (USA) USA National Team	0:16:13

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Teams classification
1	Epm-Une	81:24:43
2	La Vega-Com.Nal.Energia	0:07:02
3	Ecuador	0:17:48
4	Ochoa Finauto-Santiago	0:32:00
5	Global Cycling	0:34:58
6	1% Por El Planeta	0:50:50
7	Soacha-Pto.Rico	0:55:24
8	USA National Team	0:57:50
9	Leon Ureña-Wilse Moca	1:35:19
10	Club Arco Iris	1:41:23
11	Aro & Pedal-Inteja	1:55:23
12	Curazao	2:30:48

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