LXI Vuelta Colombia 2011 12-6 / 26-6

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Not only do Colombians have the best names, the greatest talent and the best style of riding. In fact, it's also rumored they can turn water into wine, stone into gold, and they are favorites to be the first humans to be able to actually breathe on Mars, because they adapt so well to difficult living conditions.

 

[hrotha]

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

Winner Andrew Anacona is a great name but I'm sorely disappointed because I read it as Winner Andrew Anaconda at first.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Good to see theyve moved it a bit.

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

...and the Tours of Portugal and Burgos, both also coterminous and two of my favouritest races in the world.

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.

Ah, Señal Colombia. I watched it a few days in there. They only covered the last 20km or so every day, so if they were running late you were just left with "coming soon" all the time, and the misleading link that seemed to be to race coverage but was in fact a live ticker. I could get Señal to work most times.

I agree on the music choices of Revista Mundo Ciclistico, it's their biggest weakness. Would have liked a bit more "story of the race" captions, to make it a bit more intuitive for those not well versed in the Colombian cycling scene; to say who it is when they attack, maybe how far to go etc.

 

[Lupetto]

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.

It looks like they are not doing letras. Stage 4 will include La Línea and then the route continues to Bogotá.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Nice thread.

I think it was Hitch who suggested that this tour be placed at years end, where it could also be made a 3 week GT. Sounds like a good idea as TDF riders could ride that instead of the Vuelta, as often they have not recovered by September.

Anyone know much about why cycling is so popular in Columbia and not other South American nations?

 

[Climbing]

What kind of tv coverage there will be guys?
I normally watch reports and videos on some sites, but I would like to see something live.

 

[Michele]

Scroll one page back.

 

[dlwssonic]

do they by any chance have flat, sprint stages or are all the stages filled with crazy climbs. That climb you were talking about ryo whats the distance and gradient

 

[Climbing]

Ok... so almost nothing, like last year, just last kms.
That's a pity.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

do they by any chance have flat, sprint stages or are all the stages filled with crazy climbs. That climb you were talking about ryo whats the distance and gradient

the letras is 81 km long, is incredible. it goes from 400 metres to around 3700 metres above sea level.

there are also flat sprint stages but sprints are more unregular here and less controlled

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Ok... so almost nothing, like last year, just last kms.
That's a pity.

we don't know yet, let's hope it will be better

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

final gc of vuelta antioquia. the most important preparation race for the vuelta

General Individual Final

1 Oscar Sevilla (Gobernación - Indeportes Antioquia) 10.13.22
2 Sergio L. Henao (Gobernación - Indeportes Antioquia) a 1.32
3 Marlon Pérez (GW-Shimano) a 2.45
4 Félix Cárdenas (GW-Shimano) a 3.04
5 Julián Rodas (Gobernación-Indeportes Antioquia) a 4.02
6 Juan D. Montoya (Epm-Une) a 4.08
7 Didier Chaparro (GW-Shimano) 4.21
8 Freddy Montaña (Boyacá Orgullo de América) a 4.57
9 Edwin Parra (Boyacá Orgullo de América) a 5.10
10 Oscar Solís (Movistar Team) a 5.33

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Hey look, Movistar Continental finally managed to start entering races!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

they had to have the worst build up ever. screwerd basically everything up but finally up and running. I'm really looking forward to see if soliz can make the switch to europe. the guy is 25 and has already made a movie about him covering his life. he is already the greatest cyclist ever from there and has almost physically limitless potential in the mountains, but the mind of a rujano/ludo diercksens crossed, as his nickname el volcano implies

 

[dlwssonic]

the letras is 81 km long, is incredible. it goes from 400 metres to around 3700 metres above sea level.

there are also flat sprint stages but sprints are more unregular here and less controlled

that is crazy!!!!!!!!!! gotta see that one how do they survive on that?

 

[Lupetto]

Altimetria

 

[Descender]

1995 Worlds Circuit, I like.

 

[Descender]

The Puerto de Letras.

 

[Escarabajo]

The Puerto de Letras.

That is a massive climb!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

teams announced so far:

Colombia es Pasión 4-72 Café de Colombia

Nairo Quintana
Víctor Hugo Peña
Alex Cano
Darwin Atapuma
Jarlinson Pantano
John Martínez
Jahir Pérez
Robinson Chalapud
Juan Pablo Villegas
Camilo Suárez


Equipo Gobernación de Antioquia-Indeportes

Óscar Sévilla
Sergio Luis Henao
Jánier Acevedo
Alejandro Ramírez
José Enrique Gutiérrez
Julián Rodas
Óscar Álvarez
Carlos Alberto Ospina
John Freddy Parra
Rafael Montiel


Movistar 2 - Colombia

Freddy González (Col)
Oscar Soliz (Bol)
Luis Fernando Macías (Mex)
Juan Pablo Magallanes (Mex)
Ignacio Sarabia (Mex)
Hernán Darío Muñoz (Col)
Nicolás Castro (Col)
Gregory Brenes (Crc)
Ramiro Cabrera (Uru)
Byron Guamá de la Cruz (Ecu)


Indervalle-Redetrans-Supergiros

John Freddy García
Juan Diego Ramírez
Hebert Gutiérrez
Diego Calderón
Álvaro Montoya
Edson Calderón
Jefferson Abacú
Geovany Chacón
Jorge Humberto Martínez


GW-Shimano-Chec Edeq-Envia-Gatorade

Jairo Salas
Marlon Pérez
Hernán Buenahora
Camilo Gómez
Diego Quintero
Jaime Suaza
Juan Alejandro García
Frank Osorio
Didier Chaparro
Félix 'Gato' Cárdenas


Formesan - IDRD - Liga de Bogotá

Álvaro Gómez
Edwin Sánchez
Didier Sastoque
Miguel Cendales
Wilson Cepeda
Juan Pablo Wilches
Omar Mendoza
Víctor Hugo Gonzales
Juan Carlos López


Empresa de Energía de Boyacá (EBSA)

Libardo Nino
Victor Nino
Miguel Nino
Camilo Castiblanco
Mario Rojas
Jairo Pérez
José Jiménez
Luis Martínez
Jonathan Paredes
Cristian Talero


Formesan-Panachi-Indersantander

Aristóbulo Cala Cala
Fabio Montenegro
Wilson Marentes
Alejandro Serna
Alexander González
Edwin Sandoval
Remberto Jaramillo
Aristóbulo Cala
Wilson Zambrano
Danny Osorio


EPM-UNE Télécomunicaciones

Jaime Castañeda
Giovanni Báez
Freddy Piamonte
Juan Pablo Suárez
Rafael Infantino
Francisco Colorado
Walter Pedraza
Stiver Ortiz
Javier González
Edwin Carvajal
(No Ortega and Parra, still injured Ortega is normally their leader)


Boyaca Orgullo America

Freddy Montaña
Ivan Mauricio Casas
Rodolfo Torres
Edwin Parra
Fernando Camargo
Daniel Rincón
Emiro Matta
Mauricio Neisa
Edgar Fonseca
Jeffrey Romero


Pro-Continental (1):
Colombia es Pasión

Continental (3):
Une-Epm, Gobernacion Antioquia-Indeportes Antioquia en Movistar

Colombian teams:
Gw Shimano, EBSA, Boyacá Orgullo de América, Formesan-InderSantander, Indervalle-Redetrans-Supergiros, Formesan-IDRD and more...

Buitenlandse ploegen ():
Citi-Economy (Costa Rica) (Henry Raabe, Jose Adrian Bonilla, Tazmania Salas), Gobernación del Zulia(Venezuela) (El Gato Medina)


No Rujano. They have decided it's too close to giro. he will focus all on vuelta venezuela one month later in july.



incredible startlists once again but horrible course with only 3 mountainstages and no mountain finishes

I bolded names that are leaders in the teams

 

[jens_attacks]

it's all set up for babyface.

call me crazy but i really wanted to see rujano in austria smokin the field.i bet those venezuelans won't have a good live stream.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

not surprised by rujano, way too soon.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Why no Venezuelans in the Movistar lineup? Too close to the Vuelta a Venezuela? The Venezuelans are some of the best riders that team has.

Only 3 mountain stages and no MTFs? It's like they're trying to hand it to Sevilla and Henao since they've been smoking everyone in the ITTs.

I notice that the Buffalo is back too.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

the course is tailor made for the great wall shimano guys and sevilla. except no long flat itt. disgusting

alarcon is injured and galviz is preparing for vuelta venezuela, just as alarcon is doing now.

 

[El Pistolero]

"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 had to lol right there.

Wasn't this in August last year by the way?