LXI Vuelta Colombia 2011 12-6 / 26-6

[Ryo Hazuki]

the 61st Vuelta colombia will feature no less than 2139 km in 16 days. and although no official profiles have been revealed yet it looks to be incredibly hard with most likely alto de letras back again.

12 juni > proloog in La Ceja Individual (5,8 km)

13 juni > Stage .1: La Estrella – Pintada Cartago – Obando Pereira (205km)

14 juni > Stage2A: Cartago – Obando – TTT – (25km)

14 juni > Stage2B: Zarzal – Roldanillo – Yotoco – Vijes – Yumbo (117km)

15 juni > Stage .3: Yumbo – Yotoco – Buga – La Uribe – Sevilla – Caicedonia (147km)

16 juni > Stage .4: Caicedonia– Barragán – Calarcá – Cajamarca – Ibagué (117km)

17 juni > Stage .5: Ibagué – Espinal – Girardot – La Mesa – Fontibón – Bogotá (221km)

18 juni > Stage .6: Chía – Ubaté – Chiquinquirá – Tunja – Paipa (232km)

19 juni > Stage .7: Circuito Mundialista – Duitama (96km)

20 juni > Rest-Day

21 juni > Stage .8: Duitama – Combita – Barbosa – Oiba – Socorro (199km)

22 juni > Stage .9: Socorro – San Gil – Pescadero – Piedecuesta – Bucaramanga (130km)

23 juni > Stage 10: Bucaramanga – Rionegro – El Playón – San Alberto – Dakota – Barrancabermeja (205km)

24 juni > Stage 11: Barrancabermeja – Pto Araujo – San Pedro De La Paz – Vasconia – Pto Boyaca (189km)

25 juni > Stage 12: Puerto Boyaca – Doradal – Santuario – Rionegro – St.A – La Ceja – La Union (200km)

26 juni > Stage 13: Medellín – Santa Elena ITT (18 Kms)

Last years winner at age 22 Sergio Luis Henao, is the new star in Colombia. Can he win it again before turning to Europe in 2012?

Or 2009 winner Jose Rujano who put up arguably the greatest show ever seen in this race. but will he have something left in the tank after winning the giro??


I will post more when I find out but one of the starters is already known. Jose Rujano will ride here with his venezuelan team of gobernacion de zulia, 2 weeks after giro and part of the reason why he has so little racing days in his legs and will be in topshape to latter part of giro so he hopes to also win this race for a 2nd time but competition will be very hard most notably from Sergio Henao(winner 2010), Mauricio Ortega, Francisco Colorado, Freddy Montana, Oscar Sevilla and more.

no teams have been announced but invitations have been send including one to acqua en sapone although I doubt they will ride here.


2010 top 30:

Uitslag:
1 Sergio Luis Henao (Col) Ind Ant-Idea-Fla-Lot De Medellin 53:48:21
2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Ind Ant-Idea-Fla-Lot De Medellin 0:01:49
3 Jose Rujano (Ven) Loteria de Boyaca 0:03:02
4 Francisco Colorado (Col) EPM-UNE 0:04:52
5 Juan Pablo Suarez (Col) EPM-UNE 0:05:17
6 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Col es Pasion Café De Colombia 472 0:06:12
7 Freddy Montaña (Col) Boyaca Orgullo de America 0:07:45
8 Alex Cano (Col) Col es Pasion Café De Colombia 472 0:10:39
9 Javier Gonzalez (Col) EPM-UNE 0:12:18
10 Diego Calderon (Col) Nectar de Cundi/Marca-Coldeportes-Pintu Bler 0:14:51
11 Ivan Parra (Col) GW Shimano-Chec-Edec-Envia 0:15:01
12 Jair Perez (Col) Empresa de Energia de Boyaca Ebsa 0:20:55
13 Dalivier Ospina (Col) Col es Pasion Café De Colombia 472 0:26:56
14 Jannier Acevedo (Col) Ind Ant-Idea-Fla-Lot De Medellin 0:33:50
15 Rodolfo Torres (Col) Boyaca Orgullo de America 0:37:07
16 Libardo Niño (Col) Empresa de Energia de Boyaca Ebsa 0:38:37
17 Luis Felipe Laverde (Col) Col es Pasion Café De Colombia 472 0:39:07
18 John Martinez (Col) Col es Pasion Café De Colombia 472 0:40:58
19 Jonathan Camargo (Ven) Loteria de Boyaca 0:41:30
20 Alvaro Gomez (Col) Nectar de Cundi/Marca-Coldeportes-Pintu Bler 0:43:11
21 Stiber Ortiz (Col) EPM-UNE 0:47:55
22 Fernando Camargo (Col) Boyaca Orgullo de America 0:48:19
23 Fabio Duarte (Col) Col es Pasion Café De Colombia 472 0:52:25
24 Elder Herrera (Col) Formesan-Panachi-Inder Santander 0:53:48
25 Victor Niño (Col) Empresa de Energia de Boyaca Ebsa 0:54:17
26 Oscar Soliz (Bol) Empresa de Energia de Boyaca Ebsa 1:02:01
27 Mauricio Ortega (Col) EPM-UNE 1:05:59
28 Edson Calderon (Col) Fuerzas Armadas-Ejercito Nacional 1:11:38
29 Edwin Parra (Col) Boyaca Orgullo de America 1:13:08
30 Rafael Montiel (Col) Ind Ant-Idea-Fla-Lot De Medellin 1:15:51


Startlist:

GOBERNACION DE ANTIOQUIA-INDEPORTES ANTIOQUIA
1 HENAO Sergio Luis COL19871210
2 SEVILLA Oscar ESP19771207
3 ACEVEDO Janier COL19851206
4 RAMIREZ Alejandro COL19810815
5 GUTIERREZ Juan Enrique ESP19740618
6 RODAS Julian COL19820102
7 ALVAREZ Oscar COL19771209
8 OSPINA Carlos COL19820910
9 PARRA Jhon Fredy COL19741109
10 MONTIEL Rafael COL19810628

REDETRANS-SUPERGIROS-INDERVALLE-EMCALI
11 GARCIA Jhon Fredy COL19740525
12 RAMIREZ Juan Diego COL19710727
13 GUTIERREZ Hebert COL19730213
14 CALDERON Diego Mauricio COL19831001
15 MONTOYA Alvaro COL19811007
16 CALDERON Edson COL19840603
17 VARGAS Jefferson COL19841206
18 CHACON Geovanny COL19800210
19 MARTINEZ Jorge Humberto COL19751205
20 AGUDELO Duvan COL19721201

FORMESAN-PANACHI-INDERSANTANDER-ESSA
21 MONTENEGRO Fabio COL19820404
22 MARENTES Wilson COL19850808
23 SERNA Alejandro COL19840205
24 GONZALEZ Alexander COL19791101
25 ROJAS Alexander COL19831223
26 SANDOVAL Edwin COL19810121
27 JARAMILLO Remberto COL19830916
28 OSORIO Danny COL19880624
29 CALA Aristobulo COL19900513
30 ZAMBRANO Wilson COL19801120

FUERZAS ARMADAS-EJERCITO NACIONAL
31 BUSTAMANTE Willinton COL19831116
32 LOPEZ Wilson COL19810327
33 SANCHEZ Fabian COL19801022
34 VARGAS Marvin COL19860807
35 RUBIO Deivis COL19830429
36 ALVAREZ Freddy COL19841118
37 RAMIREZ Gustavo COL19840921
38 RODRIGUEZ Leonardo COL19830515
39 GONZALEZ Jhon COL19860807
40 ORTEGA Freddy COL19840209

GW SHIMANO-CHEC-EDEQ-ENVIA
41 CARDENAS Felix Rafael COL19731124
42 PEREZ Marlon COL19760110
43 BUENAHORA Hernan COL19670318
44 GOMEZ Camilo Andres COL19860308
45 QUINTERO Diego COL19851019
46 SUAZA Jaime COL19860925
47 GARCIA Juan Alejandr COL19830720
48 SALAS Jairo Alonso COL19840602
49 OSORIO Frank COL19880828
50 CHAPARRO Didier COL19870707

EMPRESA DE ENERGIA BOYACA EBSA
51 NIÑO Victor COL19730604
52 CASTIBLANCO Camilo COL19871124
53 NIÑO Miguel COL19710125
54 PEREZ Jairo COL19730324
55 JIMENEZ Jose COL19890422
56 MERTINEZ Luis COL19880308
57 PAREDES Jonathan COL19890404
58 MORALES Jaime COL19870214
59 TALERO Cristian COL19900325
60 ROJAS Mario COL19850103

EPM-UNE
61 BAEZ Giovanni Manuel COL19810409
62 SUAREZ Juan Pablo COL19850530
63 INFANTINO Rafael COL19840828
64 COLORADO Francisco COL19800513
65 GONZALEZ Javier COL19791113
66 PEDRAZA Walter COL19811127
67 PIAMONTE Freddy COL19820604
68 ORTIZ Stiver COL19800812
69 CASTAÑEDA Jaime COL19861029
70 CARVAJAL Edwin COL19830306

BOYACA ORGULLO DE AMERICA LOTERIA DE BOYACA
71 MONTAÑA Freddy Emir COL19821123
72 PARRA Adwin Arnulfo COL19840708
73 CASAS Ivan Mauricio COL19800612
74 CAMARGO Luis Fernando COL19771217
75 NEIZA Mauricio COL19810309
76 TORRES Rodolfo Andres COL19870321
77 ROMERO Jefrey COL19891009
78 RINCON Jose Daniel COL19751204
79 FONSECA Edgar Alonso COL19810306
80 MATTA Miguel Emiro COL19820120

COLOMBIA ES PASION
81 CANO Alex Norberto COL19830313
82 ATAPUMA John Darwin COL19880115
83 QUINTANA Nairo Alexander COL19900204
84 VILLEGAS Juan Pablo COL19871015
85 PEREZ Wilmar Jahir COL19861108
86 PEÑA Victor Hugo COL19740710
87 MARTINEZ John Edilberto COL19830513
88 SUAREZ Camilo Andres COL19880918
89 PANTANO Jarlinson COL19881119
90 CHALAPUD Robinson Eduardo COL19830308

MOVISTAR
91 MUÑOZ Hernan Dario COL19730105
92 CASTRO Jose Nicolas COL19880728
93 CABRERA Ramiro URU19880208
94 BRENES Gregory Joel CRC19880421
95 MACIAS Luis Fernando MEX19820514
96 MAGALLANEZ Juan Pablo MEX19820206
97 SARAVIA Ignacio MEX19830715
98 GUAMA Byron Patricio ECU19850614
99 SOLIZ Oscar BOL19850109
100 GONZALEZ Fredy Excelino COL19780618

INDEPORTES CUNDINMARCA-CHIA-COTA
101 BALSERO Daniel COL19831115
102 CABRERA Samuel COL19820427
103 SANCHEZ Yerson COL19770916
104 BERNAL Cesar COL19860502
105 ALONSO Luis COL19831225
106 CASTELBLANCO Camilo COL19850203
107 RODRIGUEZ Gerardo COL19791217
108 PAEZ Fabio COL19650611
109 SAIZ Raul COL19850417
110 AYA Oscar COL19851213

IDRD-LIGA DE CICLISMO DE BOGOTA-FORMESAN
111 GOMEZ Alvaro COL19840616
112 CEPEDA Wilson COL19800902
113 LOPEZ Juan Carlos COL19810424
114 WILCHES Juan Pablo COL19820122
115 GONZALEZ Victor Hugo COL19740521
116 SANCHEZ Edwin COL19830720
117 SASTOQUE Didier COL19870503
118 CENDALES Miguel COL19820408
119 MENDOZA Omar COL19891125

GRUPO ELITE EL MAGO EDITORES
121 ARDILA Fader Andres COL19840608
122 PULGARIN Carlos Esteban COL19840404
123 TORRES Karol David COL19860702
124 PEREZ Mauricio COL19870113
125 BAENA Wilmar Ferney COL19810930
126 CARDONA Julian Fernando COL19870124
127 OROZCO Edwin COL19820717
128 CASTRO Alexis COL19801015
129 ATEHORTUA Julian COL19830619

MINERALEX
131 PEÑA Luis COL19830305
132 TRUJILLO Rolando COL19780717
133 CARO Julio COL19840827
134 CHAPARRO Jaime COL19860813
135 LEON German COL19870929
136 PAREDES Edison COL19820309
137 PARRA Giovanny COL19851124
138 MARTINEZ Manuel COL19790901

GOBERNACION DE BOYACA-POLICIA NACIONAL
141 PEÑA Flower COL19740207
142 VALERO Aldo COL19840112
143 MAHECHA Edison Rodrigo COL19871204
144 ARGUELLO Lorenzo COL19880505
145 CHAPARRO Yeison Andres COL19910726
146 CHAMORRO Juan Ernesto COL19911108
147 PARRA Anderson COL19891018
148 GONZALEZ Darwin COL19800922
149 RUANO Wilmer COL19840923
150 IBAÑEZ Jose COL19680314

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Only 4 weeks to go?!?!


OMG OMG OMG OMG

Soooo Excited!

 

[jens_attacks]

let's hope that live stream will get better.i think rujano will give all humanly possible in the trilogy in il giro putting some crazy attacks and will not have much power for colombia.
so my pick is oscar babyface ridin' while you're still hatin' sevilla

 

[Duartista]

Ryo, which is the stage where you think Alto de las Letras will feature?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I read they are going through the state of caldas where the alto letras is and it's a very small state, so I hope they put it in. last time was 2007 when botero put up a show where only ortega could follow, but was destroyed in an incredible downhil of botero.

 

[Escarabajo]

Henao anyone?

 

[Duartista]

Would be great to see it (Letras that is). I usually follow the race, but somehow missed the 2007 edition. I'd like to see Atapuma on the podium, and hopefully Beltran will get to ride.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

beltran won't he hopes to do giro bio but he's too young to ride vuelta colombia, also cep have said quintana won't ride either.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Would be great to see it (Letras that is). I usually follow the race, but somehow missed the 2007 edition. I'd like to see Atapuma on the podium, and hopefully Beltran will get to ride.

look at 2007. it was a massacre, the entire stage was the climb of the letras followed by the downhil, which was first the 81 km of climb followed with 42 km of downhil ahd this was the result

1 Santiago Botero (Col) Une Orbitel 4.48.12
2 Mauricio Ortega (Col) GW -Shimano 3.40
3 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 5.18
4 Jose Castelblanco (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 7.03
5 Israel Ochoa (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 7.04
6 Yeisson Delgado (Ven) Gobernaciîn Zulia Alcaldia Cabim 7.26
7 Alvaro Sierra (Col) Coordinadora -EBSA ESP 8.19
8 Libardo Niño (Col) Coordinadora -EBSA ESP 9.53
9 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Loteria del Tachira -Banfoandes 13.17
10 Victor Niño (Col) Coordinadora -EBSA ESP 14.31
11 Alexis Castro (Col) Colombia es Pasiîn Coldeportes 14.40
12 Juan Carlos Lopez (Col) Une Orbitel 14.55
13 Jairo Hernandez (Col) Colombia es Pasiîn Coldeportes 15.33
14 Francisco Colorado (Col) GW -Shimano 15.58
15 Rafael Montiel (Col) Colombia es Pasiîn Coldeportes 16.53
16 Edwin Orozco (Col) Une Orbitel 18.44
17 Jhon Fredy Garcia (Col) Frugos -Indervalle 19.18
18 Graciano Fonseca (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 19.19
19 Santiago Ojeda (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 21.01
20 Fredy Vargas (Ven) Loteria del Tachira -Banfoandes 22.18
21 Norberto Wilches (Col) Postal Express -CMC Construccion 23.28
22 Fabio Montenegro (Col) Frugos -Indervalle 23.42
23 Cesar Salazar (Ven) Loteria del Tachira -Banfoandes
24 Walter Pedraza (Col) Bogota -IDRD 25.55
25 Fabio Duarte (Col) Bogota -IDRD

 

[Duartista]

Ah, fair enough. I'm pretty sure Atapuma did the Vuelta when he was 20-21 though, so it is possible.

Yep, just checked: he finished 14th, aged 20.

 

[The Hitch]

Good to see theyve moved it a bit.

Theyve learnt their lesson.
Last year this was badly overshadowed by the Tour of Poland.

 

[Duartista]

look at 2007. it was a massacre, the entire stage was the climb of the letras followed by the downhil, which was first the 81 km of climb followed with 42 km of downhil ahd this was the result

1 Santiago Botero (Col) Une Orbitel 4.48.12
2 Mauricio Ortega (Col) GW -Shimano 3.40
3 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 5.18
4 Jose Castelblanco (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 7.03
5 Israel Ochoa (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 7.04
6 Yeisson Delgado (Ven) Gobernaciîn Zulia Alcaldia Cabim 7.26
7 Alvaro Sierra (Col) Coordinadora -EBSA ESP 8.19
8 Libardo Niño (Col) Coordinadora -EBSA ESP 9.53
9 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Loteria del Tachira -Banfoandes 13.17
10 Victor Niño (Col) Coordinadora -EBSA ESP 14.31
11 Alexis Castro (Col) Colombia es Pasiîn Coldeportes 14.40
12 Juan Carlos Lopez (Col) Une Orbitel 14.55
13 Jairo Hernandez (Col) Colombia es Pasiîn Coldeportes 15.33
14 Francisco Colorado (Col) GW -Shimano 15.58
15 Rafael Montiel (Col) Colombia es Pasiîn Coldeportes 16.53
16 Edwin Orozco (Col) Une Orbitel 18.44
17 Jhon Fredy Garcia (Col) Frugos -Indervalle 19.18
18 Graciano Fonseca (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 19.19
19 Santiago Ojeda (Col) Loteria de Boyaca Indeportes 21.01
20 Fredy Vargas (Ven) Loteria del Tachira -Banfoandes 22.18
21 Norberto Wilches (Col) Postal Express -CMC Construccion 23.28
22 Fabio Montenegro (Col) Frugos -Indervalle 23.42
23 Cesar Salazar (Ven) Loteria del Tachira -Banfoandes
24 Walter Pedraza (Col) Bogota -IDRD 25.55
25 Fabio Duarte (Col) Bogota -IDRD

Brutal stuff. I think the standard has improved a bit since then though - the average age of that top 10 must be about 35!

 

[hrotha]

6 Yeisson Delgado (Ven) Gobernaciîn Zulia Alcaldia Cabim 7.26

Hahahahaha

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Ah, fair enough. I'm pretty sure Atapuma did the Vuelta when he was 20-21 though, so it is possible.

Yep, just checked: he finished 14th, aged 20.

yeah, duarte did at age 21 as well. I think they want to save quintana for tour avenir and in beltrans case he rides with epm and they have a roster so strong it's a huge fight for who will make the selection but I doubt they will put in any u23 guys I think une will start with these 10:

Mauricio Ortega
Juan Pablo Suarez
Giovanny Baez
Rafael Infantino
Ivan Parra
Francisco Colorado
Javier Gonzalez
Walter Pedraza
Stiver Ortiz
Jaime Castaneda/Freddy Piamonte/Robigzon Oyola

What a kick as team!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Brutal stuff. I think the standard has improved a bit since then though - the average age of that top 10 must be about 35!

yeah. there's now more big young talents however colombia is known for having great riders at incredible age. look how well libardo nino still performed at this years tour langkawi at age 43

 

[nvpacchi]

nice! gives me something to do in June now

 

[Jamsque]

What time zone is the race in? Jens mentioned a live stream, is it watchable? I'd like to see some of this if it's on at a reasonable time of day.

 

[The Hitch]

What time zone is the race in? Jens mentioned a live stream, is it watchable? I'd like to see some of this if it's on at a reasonable time of day.

Last year a Colombian channel that covers it promised it would be watchable in a small window on the top right of the screen. I tried to watch it but it always just said coverage will come soon and never came.

That was the only stream offered by the forum back then though maybe this year will be different.

Of course you could watch the youtube highlights but considering what type of background music, Im reminded of this nice little post which suggests you might not.

There is nothing in this world that I love more than a cycling photo montage set to some pounding Euro-dance.

 

[Jamsque]

Last year a Colombian channel that covers it promised it would be watchable in a small window on the top right of the screen. I tried to watch it but it always just said coverage will come soon and never came.

That was the only stream offered by the forum back then though maybe this year will be different.

Of course you could watch the youtube highlights but considering what type of background music, Im reminded of this nice little post which suggests you might not.

Now that you mention it, I think I remember that mythical 'coverage will come soon' channel you speak of.

South American highlight reels are hilarious and great to watch, but let's just say I hope the style doesn't catch on elsewhere.

I also firmly stand by my position on cycling photo montages. They may be ***, but the cultures of Euro-dance and cycling are intertwined and can never be separated. Exhibit A.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Good to see theyve moved it a bit.

Theyve learnt their lesson.
Last year this was badly overshadowed by the Tour of Poland.

:lolcry:

.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

to keep us warm a bit, check this show by el cara de nino! and also the INCREDIBLE atmosphere at the begining with the epm-une team _O_

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H6pRSgFc6Y

 

[Jamsque]

to keep us warm a bit, check this show by el cara de nino! and also the INCREDIBLE atmosphere at the begining with the epm-une team _O_

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H6pRSgFc6Y

Yeaaaaaaaaaah, Ryo knows what I'm talking about. That's my jam right there.

 

[Escarabajo]

Hahahahaha

LOL.

That's how they spell some names in Antioquia also. It is quite unique for that area of Colombia.

 

[hrotha]

LOL.

That's how they spell some names in Antioquia also. It is quite unique for that area of Colombia.

In general Anglo names sound silly to my ears because in Spain they're not very common (although a couple of them like "Jonathan" are not exactly uncommon either). I understand they're more normal in many South American countries, but I can't help but find the Hispanicized spellings hilarious.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

colombians cyclists have some of the best names like winner andrew anacona and john darwin atapuma