Vuelta Colombia 2016 13/6/2016 - 27/6/2016

[Ryo Hazuki]

manzana postobon and in general saldarriaga seems to have completely lost it now for several seasons, all his talents start to suck when they ride for him

 

[Arredondo]

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manzana postobon and in general saldarriaga seems to have completely lost it now for several seasons, all his talents start to suck when they ride for him

True. Especially Aguirre. What's wrong with him?

He was so strong last year in this race

 

[pink_jersey]

EPM team si way too strong for anyone here. Sevilla, Duarte, Suarez, Beltran, Sarmiento..
If Montana has 2011 climbing legs then he's the only one who can beat El Nino. Cano doesn't stand a chance. He's worse then Sevilla in both climbing and time trial.

 

[Arredondo]

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EPM team si way too strong for anyone here. Sevilla, Duarte, Suarez, Beltran, Sarmiento..
If Montana has 2011 climbing legs then he's the only one who can beat El Nino. Cano doesn't stand a chance. He's worse then Sevilla in both climbing and time trial.

Not in climbing. He can put Sevilla under pressure in the mountains. He showed that in 2013.

 

[Ricco']

Lucas Sebastian Haedo wins the third stage in Monteria, beating Jairo Alonso Salas and Juan Sebastian Molano in the sprint.

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Colombia_2016_Stage_3

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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EPM team si way too strong for anyone here. Sevilla, Duarte, Suarez, Beltran, Sarmiento..
If Montana has 2011 climbing legs then he's the only one who can beat El Nino. Cano doesn't stand a chance. He's worse then Sevilla in both climbing and time trial.

no way cano. has always been a lot better than sevilla at climbing

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

look at this guy! maybe he can go to europe should he do well here in the vuelta, after last year winning rcn

 

[Ricco']

Juan Sebastian Molano wins the 4th stage.

1. MOLANO Juan Sebastian - COL - Team Manzana Postobon - 2h31'53''
2. HAEDO Lucas Sebastian - ARG - Team Jamis - s.t.
3. ROLDAN Weimar Alfonso - COL - EPM-UNE-Área Metropolitana - s.t.
4. FORERO Juan Pablo - COL - EBSA - 1''
5. ROMERO Jeffry - COL - Boyacá Raza de Campeones - 1''
6. COLON Johan - COL - Multirepuestos - 1''
7. PEREZ Marlon Alirio - COL - Supergiros Gane Redetrans - 1''
8. TAMAYO Christian Leandro - COL - Sonora-Dimonix - 1''
9. SALAS Jairo Alonso - COL - Aguardiente Antioqueño - 1''
10. BALSERO Daniel Fernando - COL - Pintubler - 1''

DNF to Miguel Angel Rubiano and Carlos Quintero

 

[ILovecycling]

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EPM team si way too strong for anyone here. Sevilla, Duarte, Suarez, Beltran, Sarmiento..
If Montana has 2011 climbing legs then he's the only one who can beat El Nino. Cano doesn't stand a chance. He's worse then Sevilla in both climbing and time trial.

This...the epm domination is a bit annoying

I hope duarte can grab a stage win

 

[gospina]

Can someone tell me why the UCI suspended Rubiano?

 

[carton]

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Can someone tell me why the UCI suspended Rubiano?

Having a double license, apparently, but if you''re asking what that means I haven't really been able to figure it out either. I assume it means they took out a Colombian racing license while also having an Italian one, but that's just speculation on my part. Why the UCI cares is beyond me.

Edit: They apparently also had a Chinese license, for some reason. Indulging in a little more baseless speculation it might be one of those Etape du Tour things were you need a local license to do an event, apparently that's illegal or illegal at a pro level. Seems like a trivial thing to kick someone out of a major race for, but YMMV. In a completely unrelated thought, I wonder what Claudio Corti's up to these days?

 

[May0maniac]

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Can someone tell me why the UCI suspended Rubiano?

Having a double license, apparently, but if you''re asking what that means I haven't really been able to figure it out either. I assume it means they took out a Colombian racing license while also having an Italian one, but that's just speculation on my part. Why the UCI cares is beyond me.

Edit: They apparently also had a Chinese license, for some reason. Indulging in a little more baseless speculation it might be one of those Etape du Tour things were you need a local license to do an event, apparently that's illegal or illegal at a pro level. Seems like a trivial thing to kick someone out of a major race for, but YMMV. In a completely unrelated thought, I wonder what Claudio Corti's up to these days?

Yesterday he was on Italian TV (Radiocorsa) with Beppe Conti, he talked a bit about Froome and a few Colombians who rode for him (mosty Atapuma and Chaves).

 

[carton]

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Yesterday he was on Italian TV (Radiocorsa) with Beppe Conti, he talked a bit about Froome and a few Colombians who rode for him (mosty Atapuma and Chaves).

Awfully helpful again, thanks.

 

[slosada]

I thought Corti was luring another 3rd world country authorities into having a pro team, for 3 million euros.

 

[May0maniac]

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I thought Corti was luring another 3rd world country authorities into having a pro team, for 3 million euros.

And all the riders will once again life in a hotel that is owned by one of his friends.
I hope that other federations know his reputation, another country with young, interesting prospects getting fooled by him would be sad.
Back to the Vuelta, today we have the Alto de Las Palmas MTT and I just realized that Salvador Moreno is one again riding the Vuelta a Colombia, he wasn't great on the first uphill finish, but I kinda expect him to go full *** in the MTT.

 

[LosBrolin]

Very nice TT by Aldemar Reyes, sitting 4th overall atm!

 

[DNP-Old]

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Very nice TT by Aldemar Reyes, sitting 4th overall atm!

Only 3 seconds behind Alex Cano for 3rd. Hope he can pull it off. Meanwhile, Hernan Aguirre...

 

[DNP-Old]

Ortega taking over. Another stage win, another 16 (+ bonifications) seconds gained on Sevilla.

 

[May0maniac]

It looks like Ortega has finally gained old men strength.
Reyes is still 4th, now 20 seconds behin Cano. Hernan Aguirre finished 22nd today, but Bernardo Suaza finished 18th and has now moved up to 11th on gc, he has been flying under the radar until now, but maybe he'll prove that winning the 2014 Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta wasn't just a fluke.

 

[jens_attacks]

Bah love babyface but ortega deserves one.

 

[Arredondo]

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It looks like Ortega has finally gained old men strength.
Reyes is still 4th, now 20 seconds behin Cano. Hernan Aguirre finished 22nd today, but Bernardo Suaza finished 18th and has now moved up to 11th on gc, he has been flying under the radar until now, but maybe he'll prove that winning the 2014 Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta wasn't just a fluke.

Suaza was already quite strong in last years Vuelta a Colombia, getting 3rd in a tough mountain stage and finishing in the top-20 overall.

He's not a big talent like Reyes or Aguirre, who are able to really fight with the big guys here and fighting for the podium. But if you compare him with Aguirre, he's a guy who is quite regular. He never really falters or having an off-season.

That's also good enough to be a good pro.

 

[May0maniac]

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It looks like Ortega has finally gained old men strength.
Reyes is still 4th, now 20 seconds behin Cano. Hernan Aguirre finished 22nd today, but Bernardo Suaza finished 18th and has now moved up to 11th on gc, he has been flying under the radar until now, but maybe he'll prove that winning the 2014 Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta wasn't just a fluke.

Suaza was already quite strong in last years Vuelta a Colombia, getting 3rd in a tough mountain stage and finishing in the top-20 overall.

He's not a big talent like Reyes or Aguirre, who are able to really fight with the big guys here and fighting for the podium. But if you compare him with Aguirre, he's a guy who is quite regular. He never really falters or having an off-season.
That's also good enough to be a good pro.

Suaza is also more than 10kg heavier than Reyes and Aguirre, both of them are really skinny, at least for Colombian standarts.

 

[DNP-Old]

Ortega has placed an attack on La Linea and has at least 40 seconds advantage.

 

[Escarabajo]

Anybody has any classifications?

 

[DNP-Old]

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Anybody has any classifications?

Etapa 11
1-Alexis Camacho (GW Shimano) 4h,26’,10”
2-Fabio Duarte (EPM-UNE) mt
3-Luis Felipe Laverde (Coldeportes-Claro) mt
4-Alejandro Ramírez (Coldeportes-Claro) 5”
5-Oscar Sevilla (EPM-UNE) a 24
6-Alex Cano (Aguardiente-Antioqueño) a 24”
7-Mauricio Ortega (Supergiros Gana Redetrans) a 24”
8-Camilo Gómez (Coldeportes-Claro) a 24”
9-Oscar Rivera (EBSA) a 24”
10-Albeiro Rabón (Sogamoso) a 8’,02”

Clasificación General Individual
1-Mauricio Ortega (Supergiros Gane Redetrans) 31h,21’,26”
2-Oscar Sevilla (EPM-INE) a 4”
3-Alex Cano (Aguardiente-Antioqueño) a 1’,09”
4-Fabio Duarte (EPM-UNE) a 3’,21”
5-Alejandro Ramírez (Coldeportes-Claro) a 3’,30”
6- Luis Felipe Laverde (Coldeportes-Claro) a 3’,51”
7-Oscar Rivera (EBSA) a 4’,16”
8-Alexis Camacho (GW Shimano) a 4’,57”
9-Camilo Gómez (Coldeportes-Claro) a 6’,26”
10-Aldemar Reyes (Manzana Postobón) a 9’,47”