South American race thread

[proffz]

finetto and mooncalf were not signed because they do not have personal sponsors, in other words they are not paying for racing

 

[May0maniac]

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finetto and mooncalf were not signed because they do not have personal sponsors, in other words they are not paying for racing

I heard something like that about Finetto, but with the Venezuelan Federation sponsoring the team you'd think that they'd resign one of their strongest riders.
Speaking of Venezuelan Riders signing with Southeast, Yander Godoi has signed a contract with them for the rest of the season (he'll start racing with them in July).
I don't really know him as a rider and he's still young (born in 1993), but as far as I can see his best result was probably an 8th place on gc in the 2014 Vuelta Ciclista a Venezuela. Did they just sign him because he brings a sponsor/has a few friends in the Venezuelan Federation or is he actually a big talent?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

he is actually a really big talent. rode an amazing wc pro in 2014 I think

 

[Max Rockatansky]

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Vuelta a Colombia startlist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_yYHJr38mTVUVJQVHo1ZW9ZWVk/view?pref=2&pli=1

Anybody on that list to prevent the fourth consecutive victory of Grampa Epo?

 

[DNP-Old]

Vuelta de la Juventud starts tomorrow. Ready to see the stars of the future. I'll try to make some sort of preview for the race, if I have time for it that is.

 

[Guybrush]

The 2017 Vuelta a San Juan

Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNycR74l2o

One hour of live coverage will be broadcasted by ESPN Lationamerica
http://www.ciclismoxxi.com.ar/newciclismo/?p=30975

 

[Guybrush]

2017 Vuelta a San Juan, confirmed so far:

WT
Trek-Segafredo (Nizzolo)
Bahrain Merida (Nibali, Gasparoto, Boaro, Agnoli)
Etixx Quick Step (Richeze)

Pro-Conti
Bardiani
Caja Rural
Androni (Bernal, Torres, Gavazzi)

Conti
SEP
Nippo - Vini Fantini
Inder-Medellín (Oscar Sevilla)

Not much about the parcour but the start and finish points, my guess is:

Stage 1 (Capital, Rivadavia, Ullum y Zona) - Somehow hilly
Stage 2 (San Martín, 9 de Julio, Angaco y Albardón) - Flat
Stage 3 (Chimbas, Albardón y El Colorado) - Mountain stage, not sure it's up or downhill finish
Stage 4 (Avenida de Circunvalación) - Flat ITT
Stage 5 (Capital y Media Agua) - Flat
Stage 6 (Pocito, Caucete y Difunta Correa) - HTF at the Cuesta de las Vacas
Stage 7 (Teatro del Bicentenario y Avenida de Circunvalación) - Flat

 

[Ruudz0r]

Nippo is PCT, race is looking pretty good, hopefully the national selections that are participating will have some nice riders in it. Would be funny if Sevilla managed to win a .1 race again

Is it confirmed Sevilla will ride btw? I saw it on twitter a few days back but didnt see a source.

 

[Guybrush]

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Nippo is PCT, race is looking pretty good, hopefully the national selections that are participating will have some nice riders in it. Would be funny if Sevilla managed to win a .1 race again

Is it confirmed Sevilla will ride btw? I saw it on twitter a few days back but didnt see a source.

http://www.revistamundociclistico.c...-comienza-el-2017-con-tachira-y-san-juan.html

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Vuelta a Costa Rica
stage 1:

The final UCI race of the season is the climax of the cycling year in Costa Rica. The first stage saw a breakaway succeed with all major Tico teams present - except JC Rojas' Frijoles team. The last years saw the Rojas brothers destroying the race by utter brutal dominance. Let's hope that this year Canel's can offer some resistance, they've been thermonuclear in this year's races in Mexico and the region.

1. Daniel Jara (El Colono), 4:39:17
2. Carlos Brenes (Canet-Múltiples Corella), a 27 segundos
3. José Vega (Nestlé Giant), a 27 segundos
4. José Alfredo Aguirre (Canel's Specialized), a 29 segundos
5. Josué Alpízar (Scott Tele Uno BCT), a 33 segundos
6. Joseph Chavarría (Nestlé Giant), a 4:31
7. Víctor García (Canel's Specialized), m. t.
8. Iván Balikin (Selección de Rusia), m. t.
9. Pablo Mudarra (Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón), m. t.
10. Yewinson Varela (Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón), m. t.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Vuelta a Costa Rica
stage 2:

Another breakaway success.

1 Efren Santos Moreno (Mex) Canels Specialized, 4:10:41
2 Cesar Nicolas Paredes Avellaneda (Col) Strongman - Campagnolo Wilier, at s.t.
3 Jose Varela (CRc) Canet Múltiples Corella, 0:06
4 Pablo Mudarra (CRc) Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón, 1:12
5 Jose Alfredo Aguirre Infante (Mex) Canels Specialized
6 Ivan Balykin (Rus) National Team Russia
7 Daniel Jara (CRc) Equipo El Colono
8 Yans Carlos Arias Perez (Cub) National Team Cuba
9 Carlos Brenes (CRc) Canet Múltiples Corella
10 Kristopher Vega (CRc) Scott Tele Uno BCT, all s.t.

 

[Arredondo]

Avellaneda!!!

 

[Ruudz0r]

Re:

edit never mind

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Vuelta a Costa Rica
stage 3:

Let's start the Rojas show.

1. César Rojas (Frijoles Tierniticos), 5:13:46
2. Román Villalobos (Canel's Specialized), a 55 segundos
3. Joseph Chavarría (Nestlé Giant), m. t.
4. Yewinson Varela (Frijoles Tierniticos), a 56 segundos
5. Juan Carlos Rojas (Frijoles Tierniticos), m. t.
6. Gregory Brenes (El Colono), a 1:05
7. Víctor García (Canel's Specialized), a 1:08
8. Daniel Bonilla (Nestlé Giant), a 1:08
9. Pablo Mudarra (Frijoles Tierniticos), a 2:42
10. Bryan Salas (Scott TeleUno BCT), a 3:21

Daniel Jara holds on to the GC lead for now.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Vuelta a Costa Rica
stage 4:

1. Bryan Salas Scott-Tele Uno-BCT 2h39:17
2. Carlos Brenes Canet-Múltiples Corella a 21
3. Pablo Mudarra Tierniticos-Arroz Halcón mt.
4. Ivan Balikin Selección de Rusia mt.
5. Vladislav Kulikov Selección de Rusia) mt.

Gabriel Marin got thrown out after doing some kung-fu: http://www.teletica.com/Deportes/146448-Dos-ciclistas-fueron-expulsados-de-la-Vuelta-a-Costa-Rica-por-darse-de-golpes-.note.aspx

 

[Guybrush]

They should learn some moves from Leonardo Sierra and Ramon Arrieta

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Vuelta a Costa Rica
stage 5:

1 Román Villalobos 3h. 19min. 52 seg.
2 Cesar Rojas, M;T
3 Juan Carlos Rojas, a 4 seg.
4 Yewinson Varela 3.25
5 Joseph Chavarría 3.26



stage 6 (ITT):

1 131 CRC19900624 VILLALOBOS Román CANEL´S - SPECIALIZED 00:30:04 80 00:30:04
2 1 CRC19811222 ROJAS Juan Carlos FRIJOLES LOS TIERNITICOS - ARROZ HALCON- SPECIALIZED 00:30:11 65 +07
3 11 CRC19921014 CHAVARRIA Joseph NESTLE - GIANT 00:30:28 78 +24
4 2 CRC19880323 ROJAS Cesar FRIJOLES LOS TIERNITICOS - ARROZ HALCON- SPECIALIZED 00:30:28 96 +24
5 22 CRC19880421 BRENES Gregory EQUIPO EL COLONO 00:31:25 37 +01:21

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Vuelta a Costa Rica
stage 7:

Freshly refuelled after the rest day, we see the usual Rojas freak show:

1 Juan Carlos Rojas (Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón) 4h21’22s
2 Cesar Rojas (Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón) mt
3 Leandro Varela (Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón) a 4’29s
4 Joseph Chavarría (Nestlé Giant) mt
5 Bryan Salas (Scott Tele Uno Bct) a 4’43s
6 Vladimir Fernández (Scott Tele Uno Bct) 4’49s
7 Román Villalobos (Canel’s Specialized) mt
8 José Varela (Canet Múltiples Corella) a 5’00s
9 Victor García (Canel’s Specialized) mt
10 Eduardo Corte (Canel’s Specialized) a 5’58s

 

[Nirvana]

Re:

2017 Vuelta a San Juan, confirmed so far:

WT
Trek-Segafredo (Nizzolo)
Bahrain Merida (Nibali, Gasparoto, Boaro, Agnoli)
Etixx Quick Step (Richeze)

Pro-Conti
Bardiani
Caja Rural
Androni (Bernal, Torres, Gavazzi)

Conti
SEP
Nippo - Vini Fantini
Inder-Medellín (Oscar Sevilla)

On the Gazzetta they also report the Emirates Lampre, Wilier, United Healthcare, Municipalidad de Pocito, Asociación Civil Mardam, Asociación Civil Agrupación Virgen de Fátima, Municipalidad de Rawson Somos Todos, Los Cascos Esco-Agroplan, Italomat-Dogo, Unieuro and Bolivia Te Espera, and national teams of Italy, Argentina, México, Uruguay and Brasil.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Vuelta a Costa Rica
stage 8:

1 Jeison Elias VEGA SOLANO CRC 24 3:26:09
2 Joseph CHAVARRIA CRC 24 +0
3 Roman VILLALOBOS CRC 26 +0
4 Juan Carlos ROJAS VILLEGAS CRC 35 +0
5 Vladimir FERNANDEZ CRC 28 +0
6 Cesar ROJAS VILLEGAS CRC 28 +2
7 Jewinson VARELA CRC 25 +4
8 Cesar Nicolas PAREDES AVELLANEDA COL SCQ 24 +1:08
9 Brian SALAS CRC 25 +1:08
10 Pablo MUDARRA CRC 25 +2:07

 

[Guybrush]

1 Juan Carlos Rojas (Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón) 4h21’22s
2 Cesar Rojas (Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón) mt
3 Leandro Varela (Frijoles Tierniticos Arroz Halcón) a 4’29s
4 Joseph Chavarría (Nestlé Giant) mt
5 Bryan Salas (Scott Tele Uno Bct) a 4’43s

that's not suspicious at all

 

[Guybrush]

Vuelta a San Juan field update:
WT
Trek-Segafredo (Nizzolo, Mollema, Van Poppel)
Bahrain Merida (Nibali, Gasparoto, Boaro, Agnoli)
Etixx Quick Step (Boonen, Gaviria, Richeze)
Former Lampre (Costa, Atapuma)

Pro-Conti
Wilier (Pozzato)
Bardiani
Caja Rural
Androni (Bernal, Torres, Gavazzi)
Nippo - Vini Fantini

Conti
SEP
Inder-Medellín (Oscar Sevilla)
Other 4 San Juanian teams promoted to Conti

National Teams
Italy (Viviani, Guardini)
Argentina (probably Sepulveda)
Colombia
Cuba
Brazil
Mexico
Bolivia

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

 

[Red Rick]

So it's a 12km TT vs an MTF that's doesn't even look 4% on average? Weak

 

[Squire]

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So it's a 12km TT vs an MTF that's doesn't even look 4% on average? Weak

While a few more spicy stages would obviously be great, I think the MTF will create pretty big gaps. It's long (15km? 20km?) and it's the first race of the season. I can also imagine that the road conditions are not quite the Nürburgring. Don't think the TT will be too significant for the overall.

 

[Guybrush]

Compared to San Luis, San Juan is more hotter and arid, plus some of the flat stages are exposed to crosswinds