Clasico RCN - Comcel 51 Años 30/9/2011 - 9/10/2011

[Zam_Olyas]

Rafal Infantino attacked on the last climb and won the stage. He is now the new lider of the Clasico RCN.

Rafael Infantino is going through a great moment. He also had a great performance in Colorado.

This race is awesome.

 

[Escarabajo]

This is Infantino's race to loose. He is the better time trialer. And tomorrow's stage has Minas which is a climb more for power type riders like him. Not only that, but he also has the best team supporting him.

 

[Mellow Velo]

This race is awesome.

Unfortunately, this race is also invisible.

 

[profff]

Yes, very impressive. The strength of EPM-UNE is proving too much for Henao.

I remember during Colorado I stated confidently that Infantino was no climber... Ahem.

in 2007 he did well in giro valle d' aosta , winning a couple of stages. the giro was won by alex ardila cano.
in the following year i saw him winning a stage in the giro alpi cuneesi.
he was supposed to be a good climber, by the italian standards.
the colombian standards for climbing could be different

is it confirmed that rafael infantino signed for coldeportes ?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

This is Infantino's race to loose. He is the better time trialer. And tomorrow's stage has Minas which is a climb more for power type riders like him. Not only that, but he also has the best team supporting him.

I would say henao is perhaps more power rider than infantino even. but the minas is not a power climb at all. it's very steep. the hardest 15 km are between 8-10% so will be mayhem. the climb is in total 45 km.

infantino though usually always has a bad day somewhere. we will see. henao imo has no chance to win anymore because tomorrow I see him lose quite some time on the minas. atapuma and ortega perhaps the biggest danger man

awesome race btw, every stage all the favorites go at it like there's no tomorrow. unzue said in an interview, who is in rcn btw, that the cycling is spontanous and crazy and it deserves tv broadcasting. it's so exciting

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

in 2007 he did well in giro valle d' aosta , winning a couple of stages. the giro was won by alex ardila cano.
in the following year i saw him winning a stage in the giro alpi cuneesi.
he was supposed to be a good climber, by the italian standards.
the colombian standards for climbing could be different

is it confirmed that rafael infantino signed for coldeportes ?

no, he will stay most likely with epm I've heard. and yes in italy in his good days no one could follow him. his biggest weapon used to be his itt but in italian amateur there are no itt's and in colombia he is now getting back his itt power in this team

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVfpJEGeeoE&feature=player_embedded

1 34 COL19840828 INFANTINO,Rafael ELITE EPM - UNE 03:21:13 -13
2 40 COL19751015 PARRA,Ivan Ramiro ELITE EPM - UNE 26 -07
3 151 COL19880115 ATAPUMA,Darwin ELITE POLICIA NACIONAL 28 -04
4 32 COL19801022 ORTEGA,Mauricio ELITE EPM - UNE 30
5 8 COL19870707 CHAPARRO,Didier ELITE GW SHIMANO-CHEC-EDEQ-ENVI 34
6 11 COL19871210 HENAO,Sergio Luis ELITE GOB DE ANT-INDEPORTES ANT 39 -02
7 115 COL19890305 RIVERA,Oscar SUB23 UNE - EPM 43
8 61 COL19730604 NIÑO,Victor ELITE EBSA-EMP ENERGIA BOYACA 48
9 14 COL19820102 RODAS,Julian ELITE GOB DE ANT-INDEPORTES ANT 51
10 52 COL19840603 CALDERON,Edson ELITE RDTRANS-SGIROS-INDVALLE 52
11 39 COL19791113 GONZALEZ,Javier ELITE EPM - UNE 1:02
12 9 COL19880416 MILLAN,Jonathan ELITE GW SHIMANO-CHEC-EDEQ-ENVI 1:04 -02
13 186 COL19910903 OSPINA,Argiro SUB23 FABR LICORES- ANT IDEA 1:04
14 3 COL19860305 QUINTERO,Carlos Juli ELITE GW SHIMANO-CHEC-EDEQ-ENVI 1:09
15 171 COL19740207 PEÑA,Flober ELITE GOB BOY-G POLLO-IERD PAIP 1:27
16 163 CRC19880421 BRENES,Gregory ELITE MOVISTAR TEAM 1:35
17 141 COL19770326 GIRALDO,Alexander ELITE EXITO-BOSI-IND ANT-RD SUE 1:35
18 149 COL19900408 RUEDA,Jefferson SUB23 EXITO-BOSI-IND ANT-RD SUE 1:41
19 22 COL19771217 CAMARGO,Luis Fernand ELITE BOY ORG AME ARETAMA L BOY 1:44
20 170 BOL19850109 SOLIZ,Oscar ELITE MOVISTAR TEAM 1:46
21 132 COL19840205 SERNA,Alejandro ELITE ESSA-INDSTDER-FMESAN-PCHI 1:48
22 76 COL19800902 CEPEDA,Wilson ELITE FMESAN-IDRD-ZULIA-LIG BOG 1:49
23 91 COL19920828 BETANCURT,Jader SUB23 EJER NACIONAL FE CAUSA 1:49
24 31 COL19810409 BAEZ,Giovanni ELITE EPM - UNE 1:49
25 51 COL19710721 RAMIREZ,Juan Diego ELITE RDTRANS-SGIROS-INDVALLE 2:01

CLASIFICACION GENERAL INDIVIDUAL:
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1.- 34 COL19840828 INFANTINO,Rafael ELITE EPM - UNE 28:34:35
2.- 11 COL19871210 HENAO,Sergio Luis ELITE GOB DE ANT-INDEPORTES ANT a 12
3.- 14 COL19820102 RODAS,Julian ELITE GOB DE ANT-INDEPORTES ANT a 1:17
4.- 151 COL19880115 ATAPUMA,Darwin ELITE POLICIA NACIONAL a 1:20
5.- 32 COL19801022 ORTEGA,Mauricio ELITE EPM - UNE a 2:24
6.- 8 COL19870707 CHAPARRO,Didier ELITE GW SHIMANO-CHEC-EDEQ-ENVI a 3:14
7.- 40 COL19751015 PARRA,Ivan Ramiro ELITE EPM - UNE a 3:23
8.- 163 CRC19880421 BRENES,Gregory ELITE MOVISTAR TEAM a 4:09
9.- 31 COL19810409 BAEZ,Giovanni ELITE EPM - UNE a 4:37
10.- 170 BOL19850109 SOLIZ,Oscar ELITE MOVISTAR TEAM a 5:11
11.- 141 COL19770326 GIRALDO,Alexander ELITE EXITO-BOSI-IND ANT-RD SUE a 5:15
12.- 132 COL19840205 SERNA,Alejandro ELITE ESSA-INDSTDER-FMESAN-PCHI a 5:30
13.- 115 COL19890305 RIVERA,Oscar SUB23 UNE - EPM a 6:01
14.- 114 COL19910710 MONTOYA,Juan David SUB23 UNE - EPM a 6:31
15.- 7 COL19860611 MONTOYA,Arley De J ELITE GW SHIMANO-CHEC-EDEQ-ENVI a 8:30
16.- 113 COL19911009 PARRA,Heiner SUB23 UNE - EPM a 12:49
17.- 61 COL19730604 NIÑO,Victor ELITE EBSA-EMP ENERGIA BOYACA a 15:44
18.- 52 COL19840603 CALDERON,Edson ELITE RDTRANS-SGIROS-INDVALLE a 15:48
19.- 186 COL19910903 OSPINA,Argiro SUB23 FABR LICORES- ANT IDEA a 16:53
20.- 171 COL19740207 PEÑA,Flober ELITE GOB BOY-G POLLO-IERD PAIP a 17:01
21.- 149 COL19900408 RUEDA,Jefferson SUB23 EXITO-BOSI-IND ANT-RD SUE a 17:15
22.- 22 COL19771217 CAMARGO,Luis Fernando ELITE BOY ORG AME ARETAMA L BOY a 17:23
23.- 1 COL19721124 CARDENAS,Felix Rafael ELITE GW SHIMANO-CHEC-EDEQ-ENVI a 20:55
24.- 3 COL19860305 QUINTERO,Carlos Julian ELITE GW SHIMANO-CHEC-EDEQ-ENVI a 21:03
25.- 18 ESP19740618 GUTIERREZ,Jose Enrique ELITE GOB DE ANT-INDEPORTES ANT a 21:44

 

[daveinzambia]

I would say henao is perhaps more power rider than infantino even. but the minas is not a power climb at all. it's very steep. the hardest 15 km are between 8-10% so will be mayhem. the climb is in total 45 km.

infantino though usually always has a bad day somewhere. we will see. henao imo has no chance to win anymore because tomorrow I see him lose quite some time on the minas. atapuma and ortega perhaps the biggest danger man

awesome race btw, every stage all the favorites go at it like there's no tomorrow. unzue said in an interview, who is in rcn btw, that the cycling is spontanous and crazy and it deserves tv broadcasting. it's so exciting

How can you not love Colombian racing.

 

[Eric8-A]

Two in a row for EPM-UNE. They have the KoM and the lead. I also think they lead the team classification. That's what the green numbers signify right?

Also, are you guys getting this live? If so, from where? I'm only able to catch the highlights when mundociclistico posts a video on YouTube.

 

[Escarabajo]

There is no live broadcast for these races. Not enough money.

Tomorrow is going to be spectacular. I hope that Henao recuperates well for tomorrow. I still want him to win.

Infantino is a great rider. He should be in Europe racing. I still think that based on his TT skills is a more powerful rider than Henao. Just by looking at the way he rides on bigger gears. Sometimes he makes it look effortless. I remember him riding so smooth in the Independence pass.

I wish we could watch this on TV

 

[Escarabajo]

Tomorrow's stage.

Roughly based on the map I have the following:

41.3 km from 655 m to 2430 m of altitude @ 4.3% average gradient
21.8 km from 800 m to 2430 m of altitude @ 7.5% average gradient

Based on these numbers is like climbing to Mt. Ventoux a "little" softer on the steep average but harder in all because is longer.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

There is no live broadcast for these races. Not enough money.

Tomorrow is going to be spectacular. I hope that Henao recuperates well for tomorrow. I still want him to win.

Infantino is a great rider. He should be in Europe racing. I still think that based on his TT skills is a more powerful rider than Henao. Just by looking at the way he rides on bigger gears. Sometimes he makes it look effortless. I remember him riding so smooth in the Independence pass.

I wish we could watch this on TV

that's because henao pushes very heavy gears it looks like he is always working so hard. infantino is the weirdest rider I ever saw. his body frame has totally messed up measurements, his legs are very small as in short lenght and his upperbody is very tall. almost like some girls have it. I suppose then he must ahve big lung capacity. he is 184 but looks smaller cuz of his legs and because his upperbody is so tall he alwasy hangs over his bike in his efforts

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_4FyTjRsPM&feature=player_embedded

this is a video of the climb of today., check from 2:25

the climb is brutal, it's where rujano conquered the jersey in 2009 vuelta. unfortunately I don't be there tonight. the climb is 35 km a 7% average

 

[Lupetto]

This is what you get from the Google altitude data.

 

[gustavoduncan]

This is what you get from the Google altitude data.

wow, how can u do this profile? is from a web page or online software?

 

[Lupetto]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cyclograph/

You can upload kml files.

 

[gustavoduncan]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cyclograph/

You can upload kml files.

thanks' i'll pla:y with it as soon i got time.

 

[Escarabajo]

They started climbing Minas and Gobernacion de Antioquia is very agressive.

They send Rodas first on the attack.

http://www.clasicorcn.com.co/minuto-a-minuto-etapa-viii-chinchina-itagui/

 

[Escarabajo]

Rafael Infantino and Mauricio Ortega attacked and drop Atapuma and Henao. Infantino is very strong. Henao will have to wait a few years after he comes back from Europe to win el Clasico RCN.

 

[jens_attacks]

infantino is demolishing everyone,incredible,ortega couldn't keep up with him

my god,unzue and corti are some happy fellas,they have to choose from a lot of guys

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

infantino is demolishing everyone,incredible,ortega couldn't keep up with him

my god,unzue and corti are some happy fellas,they have to choose from a lot of guys

amazing indeed but seems 90% sure infantino will stay with epm. this could be his final breakthrough he also seem for the first time regular and stable ever since colorado

 

[Escarabajo]

Stage:

Clasico RCN:
1° Rafael Infantino (Epm Une) 04:06:34-
2° Darwin Atapuma (Policía Nacional) a 1:03-
3° Mauricio Ortega (Epm Une) a 1:04-
4° Sergio Luis Henao (Gobernación Antioquia - Indeportes) a 1:04-
5° Alexander Giraldo (Exito Bosi Indeportes Rodando X1sueño) a 1:04-
6° Julian Rodas (Gobernación Antioquia - Indeportes) a 1:08-
7° Iván Ramiro Parra (Emp Une) a 1:11-
8° Argiro Ospina (Fabrica Licores Antioquia Idea) a 3:52-
9° Juan David Montoya (Une Epm) a 3:52-
10° Oscar Rivera (Une Epm) a 3:52-
11° Oscar Soliz (Movistar Team) a 3:56-
12° Giovanni Báez (Emp Une) a 3:56-
13° Arley Montoya (GW Shimano Chec Edeq Envia) a 3:56-
14° Gregory Brenes (Movistar Team) a 3:56-
15° Jáder Betancurt (Ejército Nacional -Fe en la Causa) a 3:56-

 

[Duartista]

Stunning ride from Infantino. He will probably extend his lead tomorrow as well.

 

[Escarabajo]

Infantino attacking!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

he will probably win today's itt too. a true breakthrough. I've not seen a rider dominate a big colombian race since rujano 2009