October 10/07 9:33 am - Vuelta a Chihuahua: Stage 3 full results, Christian Meier 7th in GC
Posted by Editoress on 10/10/07
Vuelta a Chihuahua Mexico
Report courtesy Symmetrics Fuelled By FarmPure
Symmetrics Fuelled By FarmPure's Christian Meier had another strong day, leaping into 7th on the GC and solidifying a lead in the U23 competition. In today's 198km epic stage,, it was Mexican Carlos López (Team Canels Turbo) taking the win and jumping up to second overall. Super-climber Gregorio Ladino (Tecos) is now leading the Vuelta.
Kevin Field, director of the S-Team in Mexico, said that Meier lived up to his promise as one of the best climbers in Canada. "Christian was in the front group and rode very impressively. The pace was ferocious up the climb but we rode really well. At one point on the cat 1 climb we had 4 riders in the lead group and that definitely boosted everyone's confidence."
The S-Teams' Will Routley and Cameron Evans also rode very well to finish in the top-30. After the race, Meier said he is feeling confident about the upcoming stages. "I liked this race a lot last year and I was definitely feeling well after the Worlds. I just had to make sure the travel back from Europe didn't zap my legs too much," the Langley, BC resident said. "I was in good company up the climbs yesterday and the guys rode well. I think there's still room to move up the G.C. so I'll do my best to stay near the front."
| Stage 3 (October 9th): Parral to Guachochi, 198 km | |
| 1. Carlos Lopez (Mex) Canel's Turbo | 5:00:39 |
| 2. Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos Universidad | at 0:35 |
| 3. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel | 2:03 |
| 4. Javier Mejias (Esp) Saunier Duval Pro | |
| 5. Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream | |
| 6. Fausto Esparza (Mex) Tecos Universidad | |
| 7. Jose Bonilla (CRc) Adrian Fuerte Ventura Ca | |
| 8. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Ceramica Flamina | |
| 9. Vitor Rodrigues (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 10. Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Str | |
| 11. Antonio Aldape (Mex) Canel's Turbo | |
| 12. Francisco Mancebo (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 13. Daniel Moreno (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 14. Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | |
| 15. Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream | |
| 16. Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos Universidad | |
| 17. David Bernabeu (Esp) Fuerte Ventura Ca | |
| 18. Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Slipstream | |
| 19. Oscar Sevilla (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 20. Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream | |
| 21. Eduardo Gonzalo (Esp) Agritubel | |
| 22. Ruben Lobato (Esp) Saunier Duval Pro | |
| 23. Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 24. Adrian Palomares (Esp) Fuerte Ventura Ca | all s.t. |
| 25. Cuitlahuac Ayala (Mex) Arenas Tlax | 10:17 |
| 26. Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | |
| 27. Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | |
| 28. David De La Fuente (Esp) Saunier Duval Pro | all s.t. |
| 29. Domingo Gonzalez (Mex) Orven | 14:30 |
| 30. Alex Hagman (USA) AEG-Toshiba-Jetnetwork Pro Cycling Team | |
| 31. Ryan Roth (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | |
| 32. Filipe Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 33. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel 14:30 | |
| 34. Joel Alamillo (Mex) Arenas Tlax | |
| 35. Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Canel's Turbo | all s.t. |
| 36. Hector Hugo Rangel (Mex) Tecos Universidad | 26:05 |
| 37. Bernardo Colex (Mex) Tecos Universidad | 27:49 |
| 38. Geoff Kabush (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | |
| 39. Uriel Clara (Mex) Canel's Turbo | both s.t. |
| 40. Jesus Grajeda (Mex) Orven | 29:14 |
| 41. Gilberto Porras (Mex) Rica Burguer | |
| 42. Ryan Blicken (USA) Rica Burguer | both s.t. |
| 43. Jose De Jesus Gomez (Mex) Arenas Tlax | 29:18 |
| 44. Eder Arenas (Mex) Arenas Tlax | |
| 45. Adam Wadecki (Pol) Ceramica Flamina | |
| 46. David Winston (USA) AEG-Toshiba-Jetnetwork Pro Cycling Team | |
| 47. Nacor Burgos (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 48. Jose Miguel Elias (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 49. Jonathan Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | |
| 50. Marco Rios (Mex) Fullerton Bicycle | |
| 51. Carlos Man Hernandez (Mex) Canel's Turbo | |
| 52. Mikel Artetxe (Esp) Fuerte Ventura Ca | |
| 53. Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | |
| 54. William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream | |
| 55. Emilien Berges (Fra) Agritubel | |
| 56. David Belda (Esp) Fuerte Ventura Ca | |
| 57. Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream | |
| 58. Jose Gerardo Soto (Mex) Arenas Tlax | |
| 59. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | |
| 60. Edgardo Lugo (Mex) Canel's Turbo | |
| 61. David Munoz (Esp) Fuerte Ventura Ca | |
| 62. Santiago Perez (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 63. Alberto Fernandez (Esp) Saunier Duval Pro | |
| 64. Juan Miguel Mercado (Esp) Agritubel | |
| 65. Martin Gilbert (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | |
| 66. John Parra (Col) Freddy Tecos Universidad | |
| 67. Keven Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | all s.t. |
| 68. Pedro Covarrubias (Mex) Orven | 43:20 |
| 69. Henry Swiny (USA) Rica Burguer | 44:31 |
| 70. Juan Pablo Villela (Mex) Rica Burguer | 44:32 |
| 71. Martin Robles (Mex) Rica Burguer | |
| 72. Eduardo Graciano (Mex) Orven | |
| 73. Eduardo Vicencio (Mex) Rica Burguer | |
| 74. Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Orven | |
| 75. Edgar Trevino (Mex) Orven | |
| 76. Rafael Aguilar (Mex) Universidad Auton | |
| 77. Oswaldo Hernandez (Mex) Fullerton Bicycle | |
| 78. Roberto Rodriguez (Mex) Fullerton Bicycle | |
| 79. Miguel Ange Gonzalez (Mex) Universidad Auton | |
| 80. Ivan Borunda (Mex) Universidad Auton | |
| 81. Misael Ramirez (Mex) Universidad Auton | |
| 82. Enrique Mendez (Mex) Universidad Auton | |
| 83. Cesar Quiterio (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 84. Daniel Duarte (Mex) Universidad Auton | |
| 85. Luis Pinheiro (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 86. Saul Figueroa (Mex) Universidad Auton | |
| 87. Ricardo Samuel Tapia (Mex) Arenas Tlax | |
| 88. Antonio Velazquez (Mex) Rica Burguer | |
| 89. Carlos Nozal (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 90. Iosvani Falcon (Cub) AEG-Toshiba-Jetnetwork Pro Cycling Team | |
| 91. Oscar Barron (Mex) Orven | all s.t. |
| GC | |
| 1. Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara | 10:02:27 |
| 2. Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle | at 1:28 |
| 3. Javier Mejias (Esp) Saunier Duval Pro | |
| 4. Francisco Mancebo (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 5. JoseAdrian Bonilla (CRc) Fuerteventura-Canarias | |
| 6. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Ceramica Flaminia | |
| 7. Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | |
| 8. Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara | |
| 9. Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle | |
| 10. David Bernabeu (Esp) Fuerteventura-Canarias | |
| 11. Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle | |
| 12. Vitor Rodrigues (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 13. Antonio Aldape (Mex) Canel's Turbo | |
| 14. Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | |
| 15. Carlos Lopez (Mex) Canel's Turbo | all s.t. |
| 16. Daniel Moreno (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | 4:31 |
| 17. Fausto Esparza (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara | |
| 18. Oscar Sevilla (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 19. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel | |
| 20. Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 21. Eduardo Gonzalo (Esp) Agritubel | |
| 22. Blake Caldwell (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle | |
| 23. Ruben Lobato (Esp) Saunier Duval Pro | |
| 24. Adrian Palomares (Esp) Fuerteventura-Canarias | all s.t. |
| 25. Cuitlahuac Ayala (Mex) Arenas Tlacala | 9:42 |
| 26. David Delafuente (Esp) Saunier Duval Pro | |
| 27. Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | both s.t. |
| 28. Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | 12:45 |
| 29. Filipe Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros | 13:55 |
| 30. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel | s.t. |
| 31. Domingo Gonzalez (Mex) Orven | 16:58 |
| 32. Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Canel's Turbo | |
| 33. Alex Hagman (USA) AEG-Toshiba-Jetnetwork Pro Cycling Team | |
| 34. Joel Alamillo (Mex) Arenas Tlacala | all s.t. |
| 35. Ryan Roth (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | 17:29 |
| 36. Hector Hugo Rangel (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara | 18:33 |
| 37. Gilberto Porras (Mex) Rica Burguer | 18:39 |
| 38. Jose Gerardo Soto (Mex) Arenas Tlacala | 18:43 |
| 39. Emilien Berges (Fra) Agritubel | |
| 40. Santiago Perez (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | both s.t. |
| 41. Bernardo Colex (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara | 10:17 |
| 42. Geoff Kabush (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 43. Jesus Grajeda (Mex) Orven | 21:42 |
| 44. Ryan Blicken (USA) Rica Burguer | s.t. |
| 45. Uriel Clara (Mex) Canel's Turbo | 21:43 |
| 46. Mikel Artetxe (Esp) Fuerteventura-Canarias | 21:46 |
| 47. Edgardo Lugo (Mex) Canel's Turbo | |
| 48. Nacor Burgos (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 49. Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle | |
| 50. Marco Rios (Mex) Fullerton Bicycles-Novo | |
| 51. Carlos Manuel Hernandez (Mex) Canel's Turbo | |
| 52. Eder Arenas (Mex) Arenas Tlacala | |
| 53. Jonathan Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | |
| 54. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team | |
| 55. Jose De Jesus Gomez (Mex) Arenas Tlacala | |
| 56. Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | |
| 57. Jose Miguel Elias (Esp) Relax Gam Fuenlab | |
| 58. William Frischkorn (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle | |
| 59. John Freddy Parra (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara | |
| 60. Juan Miguel Mercado (Esp) Agritubel | all s.t. |
| 61. David Munoz (Esp) Fuerteventura-Canarias | 22:19 |
| 62. Keven Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast | 22:24 |
| 63. David Belda (Esp) Fuerteventura-Canarias | 22:46 |
| 64. Alberto Fernandez (Esp) Saunier Duval Pro | 23:11 |
| 65. Adam Wadecki (Pol) Ceramica Flaminia | 26:18 |
| 66. Pedro Covarrubias (Mex) Orven | 32:45 |
| 67. Martin Robles (Mex) Rica Burguer | 33:57 |
| 68. Eduardo Graciano (Mex) Orven | s.t. |
| 69. Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Orven | 37:00 |
| 70. Rafael Aguilar (Mex) Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | |
| 71. Edgar Trevino (Mex) Orven | |
| 72. Oswaldo Hernandez (Mex) Fullerton Bicycles-Novo | |
| 73. Cesar Quiterio (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 74. Roberto Rodriguez (Mex) Fullerton Bicycles-Novo | |
| 75. Iosvani Falcon (Cub) AEG-Toshiba-Jetnetwork Pro Cycling Team | |
| 76. Oscar Barron (Mex) Orven | |
| 77. Daniel Duarte (Mex) Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | |
| 78. Saul Figueroa (Mex) Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | |
| 79. Juan Pablo Villela (Mex) Rica Burguer | |
| 80. Ivan Borunda (Mex) Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | |
| 81. Luis Pinheiro (Por) Liberty Seguros | |
| 82. Eduardo Vicencio (Mex) Rica Burguer | |
| 83. Enrique Mendez (Mex) Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | |
| 84. Carlos Nozal (Por) Liberty Seguros | all s.t. |
| 85. Antonio Velazquez (Mex) Rica Burguer | 37:14 |
| 86. Miguel Angel Gonzalez (Mex) Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | 37:15 |
| 87. Misael Ramirez (Mex) Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | 37:33 |
| 88. Henry Swiny (USA) Rica Burguer | 37:51 |
| 89. Ricardo Samuel Tapia (Mex) Arenas Tlacala | 38:57 |
U23
1. Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
2. Vitor Rodrigues (Por) Liberty Seguros
3. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel
7. Keven Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast
Team GC
1. Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle
2. Canel's Turbo
3. Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
9. Symmetrics Cycling Team
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