October 6/09 14:04 pm - Vuelta a Chihuahua Internacional: Stage 1
Posted by Editoress on 10/6/09
Javier Benitez (Contentpolis-AMPO) has returned to his winning ways in Chihuahua, where just last year he had three stage wins. Benitez won in Cuauhtemoc, at the end of the stage that began in Chihuahua and covered 118 miles (194 kilometres), beating Italy's Cristian Benatti (ISD) and Dutchman Michael Kreder (Rabobank).
The stage had no significant impact on the GC, and Michael Rasmussen (Tecos) maintains the overall lead, with the same time as Dani Moreno (Caisse d'Epargne). Rasmussen has one second on Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing), three on Francisco Mancebo ( Rock Racing) and four seconds on Gregorio Ladino (Tecos).
A break of five riders went clear 19 kilometres into the race: David Vitoria (Rock Racing), José Gómez (Canel's Turbo) Andrey Amador (Caisse d'Epargne), Gorka Izaguirre (Contentpolis-COPE) and Eric Boily (Planet Energy), with the gap growing to five minutes in 30 kilometres, forcing Tecos to pull the peloton.
Boily was the first to drop off the break, followed by Gomez on the only climb of the day and finally Izaguirre, by an untimely puncture, leaving Amador and Vitoria left as the only escapees with a minute gap that was quickly brought back by the sprinters' teams in the final four kilometers.
| Stage 1 (October 5th): Chihuahua to Cuauhtémoc, 194 km | |
| 1 Javier Benitez (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | 3:10:53 |
| 2 Cristian Benenati (Ita) ISD | |
| 3 Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 4 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 5 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | |
| 6 Ricardo Tapia (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
| 7 Francisco Mancebo (Esp) Rock Racing | |
| 8 Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 9 Jose A. Carrasco (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | |
| 10 David De La Fuente (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | |
| 11 Danail Petrov (Bul) Madeinox Boavista | |
| 12 Jon Pardo (Esp) Madeinox Boavista | |
| 13 Jose A. Benitez (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | |
| 14 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 15 Oscar Sevilla (Esp) Rock Racing | |
| 16 Mauricio Frazer (Arg) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
| 17 Daniel Moreno (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | |
| 18 Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISD | |
| 19 Rui A. Da Costa (Por) Caisse D'Epargne | |
| 20 Pedro Merino (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | |
| 21 Matthew Busche (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 22 Michael Rasmunssen (Den) Tecos Trek | |
| 23 Guillaume Pont (Fra) Meitan Hompo | |
| 24 Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
| 25 Alberto Losada (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | |
| 26 Cesar Vaquera (Mex) Orven | |
| 27 Jesus Del Nero (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | |
| 28 Hector H. Rangel (Mex) Canels Turbo | |
| 29 Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista | |
| 30 Ezequiel Mosquera (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | |
| 31 Angel Madrazo (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | |
| 32 Gonzalo Rabuñal. (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | |
| 33 José I. Gutierrez (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | |
| 34 Andrew Randell (Can) Planet Energy | |
| 35 David Garcia (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | |
| 36 José E. Gutierrez (Esp) Rock Racing | |
| 37 Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD | |
| 38 Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | |
| 39 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox Boavista | |
| 40 Marcos Garcia (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | |
| 41 David Martin (Esp) Rock Racing | |
| 42 Arkaitz Duran (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | |
| 43 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 44 Antonio Piedra (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | |
| 45 Gregor Cazvoda (Slo) Meitan Hompo | |
| 46 Ivan Martinez (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
| 47 Xabier Tondo (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | |
| 48 Eder Arenas (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
| 49 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 50 Oscar Garcia-Ca. (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
| 51 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos Trek | |
| 52 Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
| 53 Esteban Plaza (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | |
| 54 Benat Intxausti. (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | |
| 55 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing | |
| 56 Jesus Grajeda (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
| 57 Alberto Morras (Esp) Madeinox Boavista | |
| 58 Alvaro Argira (Arg) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
| 59 David Vittoria (Sui) Rock Racing | |
| 60 Juan J. Estrada (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | |
| 61 Francisco Perez (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | |
| 62 Andrey Amador (Crc) Caisse D'Epargne | |
| 63 Angel Vicioso (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | |
| 64 François Parisien (Can) Planet Energy | |
| 65 Jose Herrada (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
| 66 Aitor Perez (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | all s.t. |
| 67 Alfredo Gabino (Mex) Canels Turbo | 02:16 |
| 68 Manuel Hernandez (Mex) Orven | |
| 69 Juan Cotumba (Bol) Tecos Trek | |
| 70 Ramon Juarez (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | |
| 71 Alessandro Colo (Ita) ISD | |
| 72 Juan C. Hernandez (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | all all s.t. |
| 73 Niek Van Geffen (Ned) Rabobank | 03:05 |
| 74 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing | |
| 75 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Planet Energy | |
| 76 Javier Saenz (Esp) Alpura-Delicias | |
| 77 Abundio Guerrero (Mex) Canels Turbo | |
| 78 Radames Treviño (Mex) Orven | |
| 79 Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy | |
| 80 Edgar E. Mendez (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
| 81 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing | |
| 82 Marco A. Ortega (Mex) Canels Turbo | |
| 83 Hector Espasandin (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | |
| 84 Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista | |
| 85 Jacob Keough (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 86 Jorge Pancoatl (Mex) Canels Turbo | |
| 87 Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 88 Jose L. Roldan (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | |
| 89 Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Tecos Trek | |
| 90 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD | |
| 91 Gorka Izaguirre (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | |
| 92 Mickael Damien (Fra) Meitan Hompo | |
| 93 Ivan Raña (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | |
| 94 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 95 Mikayata Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | |
| 96 Jose Gomez (Mex) Canels Turbo | |
| 97 Arquidemes Lam (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
| 98 Florencio Ramos (Mex) Tecos Trek | all all s.t. |
| 99 Jose A. Ochoa (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 12:46 |
| 100 Gerardo Soto (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 12:50 |
| 101 Antonio Aldape (Mex) Tecos Trek | |
| 102 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | |
| 103 Cheyne Hoag (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | |
| 104 Luis Macias (Mex) Tecos Trek | |
| 105 Santiago Vazquez (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
| 106 Edgar Treviño (Mex) Orven | |
| 107 Michael Van Stayen (Bel) Rabobank | |
| 108 Elliot Vazquez (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | |
| 109 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD | |
| 110 Joel Alamillo (Mex) Orven | |
| 111 Keir Plaice (Can) Planet Energy | |
| 112 Alejandro Paleo (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | |
| 113 Eric Boily (Can) Planet Energy | all s.t. |
| GC | |
| 1 Michael Rasmunssen (Den) Tecos Trek | 03:19:37 |
| 2 Daniel Moreno (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | at s.t. |
| 3 Oscar Sevilla (Esp) Rock Racing | 0:01 |
| 4 Francisco Mancebo (Esp) Rock Racing | 0:03 |
| 5 Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos Trek | 0:04 |
| 6 Jesus Del Nero (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | 0:14 |
| 7 Ezequiel Mosquera (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:16 |
| 8 Alberto Losada (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | 0:19 |
| 9 Matthew Busche (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:21 |
| 10 Benat Intxausti. (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | 0:21 |
| 11 Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | 0:25 |
| 12 Gonzalo Rabuñal. (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:28 |
| 13 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:33 |
| 14 Xabier Tondo (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | 0:34 |
| 15 David De La Fuente (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | 0:37 |
| 16 José I. Gutierrez (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | 0:37 |
| 17 Dario Cioni (Ita) ISD | 0:38 |
| 18 Gregor Cazvoda (Slo) Meitan Hompo | 0:38 |
| 19 Rui A. Da Costa (Por) Caisse D'Epargne | 0:39 |
| 20 Daniel Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 0:39 |
| 21 Michael Kreder (Ned) Rabobank | 0:39 |
| 22 Luis Pinheiro (Por) Madeinox Boavista | 0:40 |
| 23 David Martin (Esp) Rock Racing | 0:43 |
| 24 Angel Madrazo (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | 0:44 |
| 25 David Garcia (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:44 |
| 26 Andrew Randell (Can) Planet Energy | 0:45 |
| 27 Andrey Amador (Crc) Caisse D'Epargne | 0:45 |
| 28 Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 0:47 |
| 29 Aitor Perez (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:49 |
| 30 François Parisien (Can) Planet Energy | 0:52 |
| 31 Guillaume Pont (Fra) Meitan Hompo | 0:52 |
| 32 Jose A. Carrasco (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | 0:52 |
| 33 Antonio Piedra (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | 0:52 |
| 34 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank | 0:52 |
| 35 José E. Gutierrez (Esp) Rock Racing | 0:53 |
| 36 Jose Herrada (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | 0:55 |
| 37 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Rock Racing | 0:57 |
| 38 Cristian Benenati (Ita) ISD | 0:58 |
| 39 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank | 0:58 |
| 40 Marcos Garcia (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | 0:59 |
| 41 Esteban Plaza (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | 0:59 |
| 42 Davide Ricci Bitti (Ita) ISD | 0:59 |
| 43 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank | 0:59 |
| 44 Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Madeinox Boavista | 1:00 |
| 45 Danail Petrov (Bul) Madeinox Boavista | 1:02 |
| 46 Arkaitz Duran (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | 1:03 |
| 47 Francisco Perez (Esp) Caisse D'Epargne | 1:03 |
| 48 Oscar Garcia-Ca. (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | 1:04 |
| 49 Pedro Merino (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | 1:05 |
| 50 Angel Vicioso (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | 1:07 |
| 51 Alberto Morras (Esp) Madeinox Boavista | 1:09 |
| 52 Hector H. Rangel (Mex) Canels Turbo | 1:14 |
| 53 David Vittoria (Sui) Rock Racing | 1:19 |
| 54 Ivan Martinez (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | 1:25 |
| 55 Alvaro Argira (Arg) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 1:28 |
| 56 Ricardo Tapia (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 1:34 |
| 57 Javier Benitez (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | 1:38 |
| 58 Jose A. Benitez (Esp) Fuji-Servetto | 1:45 |
| 59 Juan J. Estrada (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | 1:46 |
| 60 Eder Arenas (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 1:48 |
| 61 Jon Pardo (Esp) Madeinox Boavista | 1:59 |
| 62 Mauricio Frazer (Arg) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 2:06 |
| 63 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | 2:09 |
| 64 Jesus Grajeda (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 2:24 |
| 65 Juan Cotumba (Bol) Tecos Trek | 2:43 |
| 66 Jessel Valenzuela (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 2:55 |
| 67 Alessandro Colo (Ita) ISD | 3:24 |
| 68 Alfredo Gabino (Mex) Canels Turbo | 3:26 |
| 69 Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Tecos Trek | 3:30 |
| 70 Joao Benta (Por) Madeinox Boavista | 3:45 |
| 71 Mikayata Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | 3:46 |
| 72 Florencio Ramos (Mex) Tecos Trek | 3:48 |
| 73 Jose L. Roldan (Esp) Andalucia-Caja Sur | 3:48 |
| 74 Gorka Izaguirre (Esp) Contentpolis-Ampo | 4:00 |
| 75 Cesar Vaquera (Mex) Orven | 4:02 |
| 76 Manuel Hernandez (Mex) Orven | 4:06 |
| 77 Jacob Erker (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 4:15 |
| 78 Hector Espasandin (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | 4:17 |
| 79 Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD | 4:17 |
| 80 Sergio Hernandez (USA) Rock Racing | 4:18 |
| 81 Juan C. Hernandez (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 4:19 |
| 82 Ivan Raña (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | 4:19 |
| 83 Javier Saenz (Esp) Alpura-Delicias | 4:22 |
| 84 Marco A. Ortega (Mex) Canels Turbo | 4:37 |
| 85 Jose Gomez (Mex) Canels Turbo | 4:38 |
| 86 Bruno Langlois (Can) Planet Energy | 4:41 |
| 87 Mickael Damien (Fra) Meitan Hompo | 4:45 |
| 88 Abundio Guerrero (Mex) Canels Turbo | 4:45 |
| 89 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing | 4:45 |
| 90 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Planet Energy | 4:49 |
| 91 Jacob Keough (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 5:09 |
| 92 Niek Van Geffen (Ned) Rabobank | 5:15 |
| 93 Ramon Juarez (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 5:15 |
| 94 Arquidemes Lam (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 5:18 |
| 95 Radames Treviño (Mex) Orven | 5:30 |
| 96 Jorge Pancoatl (Mex) Canels Turbo | 5:41 |
| 97 Edgar E. Mendez (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 6:04 |
| 98 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank | 7:10 |
| 99 Eric Boily (Can) Planet Energy | 14:10 |
| 100 Antonio Aldape (Mex) Tecos Trek | 14:31 |
| 101 Luis Macias (Mex) Tecos Trek | 14:44 |
| 102 Cheyne Hoag (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | 14:52 |
| 103 Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD | 14:53 |
| 104 Joel Alamillo (Mex) Orven | 14:55 |
| 105 Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo | 14:59 |
| 106 Keir Plaice (Can) Planet Energy | 15:01 |
| 107 Jose A. Ochoa (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 15:02 |
| 108 Gerardo Soto (Mex) Arenas-Afamado C.T. | 15:17 |
| 109 Alejandro Paleo (Esp) Xacobeo Galicia | 15:28 |
| 110 Elliot Vazquez (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 15:32 |
| 111 Santiago Vazquez (Mex) Alpura-Delicias | 15:59 |
| 112 Edgar Treviño (Mex) Orven | 16:11 |
| 113 Michael Van Stayen (Bel) Rabobank | 16:15 |
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