BCR-Pizza Hut powers to team time trial victory
Costa Rica's Fabricio Quiros dons first leader's jersey
Costa Rica's BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade team won today's opening stage of the Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Costa Rica.
The "pizza boys" stopped the clock in 12:28 for the 10.6-kilometre team time trial in the city of La Unión.
Another Costa Rican team, Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue, finished second at 4 seconds, while Colombia's Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia finished third at 10 seconds.
BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade's victory put its youngest rider in the first leader's jersey of the tour. Fabricio Quirós, a 19-year-old from the province of Cartago, earned the yellow jersey and also tops the Young Rider's classification.
According to Quirós, it wasn't planned for him to cross the finish line first. "That was reserved for some of the more experienced riders but I'm really happy this coincidence happened! This is the most important jersey I've worn.
"I'm sure the team’s main purpose won't be to defend this jersey so early but to take care of our potential winners.," said Quirós.
Tomorrow’s second stage will go from San José to Pital of San Carlos, close to the northern border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The 149.6-kilometre route contains two intermediate sprints (83.3km and 126.2km) and one classified climb (109.9km).
1 | BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | 0:12:28 |
2 | Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | 0:00:04 |
3 | Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 0:00:10 |
4 | Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 0:00:14 |
5 | Grupo Ice | 0:00:46 |
6 | Amsterdam Team | 0:01:14 |
7 | Russian National Team | 0:01:24 |
8 | Guatemala National Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 0:01:26 |
10 | Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | 0:01:47 |
1 | Fabricio Quiros (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | 0:12:28 |
2 | Gregori Brenes (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Allan Morales (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Guillermo Gonzalez (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Alexander Sanchez (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Federico Ramirez (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Jose Montero (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Josue Gonzalez (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | 0:00:04 |
9 | Henry Raabe (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jose Bonilla (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Marconi Duran (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Janier Acevedo (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 0:00:10 |
13 | Nicolas Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | William Valencia (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jesus Castaño (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Pablo Araya (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 0:00:14 |
17 | Paulo Vargas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Juan Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Alexis Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 0:00:15 |
20 | Cesar Rojas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 0:00:17 |
21 | Julian Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 0:00:18 |
22 | Steven Villalobos (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Marco Salas (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Eddier Godinez (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Carlos Pulgarin (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 0:00:27 |
26 | Juan Solis (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | 0:00:28 |
27 | Enrique Artavia (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | 0:00:30 |
28 | Moises Hernandez (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | 0:00:34 |
29 | Eduardo Garita (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | 0:00:36 |
30 | Marco Salas (CRc) Grupo Ice | 0:00:46 |
31 | Johan Barahona (CRc) Grupo Ice | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Renan Gonzalez (CRc) Grupo Ice | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Douglas Offer (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | 0:00:57 |
34 | Jonathan Camacho (CRc) Grupo Ice | 0:01:10 |
35 | Jeroen Kers (Ned) Amsterdam Team | 0:01:14 |
36 | Lars Van Devall (Ned) Amsterdam Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Dion Beukeboom (Ned) Amsterdam Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Dirk Van Der Craats (Ned) Amsterdam Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Daniel Korevaar (Ned) Amsterdam Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Jan Lof (Ned) Amsterdam Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Russian National Team | 0:01:23 |
42 | Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Russian National Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Russian National Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Erick Perez (Gua) Guatemala National Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Mynor Lopez (Gua) Guatemala National Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Alfredo Flores (Gua) Guatemala National Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Abelardo Julaju (Gua) Guatemala National Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Diego Flores (Gua) Guatemala National Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Charles Thibault (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 0:01:26 |
50 | Cody Camming (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jean Lachance (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Cory Wallace (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Arnaud Papillon (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Vincent Veilleuz (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Hersson Jimenez (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Roman Villalobos (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Mariano Herrera (CRc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Giel Nijs (Ned) Amsterdam Team | 0:01:29 |
59 | Marco Guillen (CRc) Grupo Ice | 0:02:24 |
60 | Luis Alvarez (CRc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | 0:01:47 |
61 | Esteban Castro (CRc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Luis Rojas (CRc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Allan Cordero (CRc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Alfredo Sanchez (CRc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Ivan Kovalev (Rus) Russian National Team | 0:01:54 |
66 | Niels Lommers (Ned) Amsterdam Team | 0:02:14 |
67 | Victor Smalko (Rus) Russian National Team | 0:02:18 |
68 | Evgeniy Kovalev (Rus) Russian National Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Randall Aguilar (CRc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | 0:02:22 |
70 | Daniel Rodriguez (CRc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Carlos Hernandez (Gua) Guatemala National Team | 0:02:34 |
72 | Jorg Van Ostende (Ned) Amsterdam Team | 0:02:36 |
73 | Noe Alvarez (Gua) Guatemala National Team | 0:02:39 |
74 | Alejandro Padilla (Gua) Guatemala National Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Gilbert Tencio (CRc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | 0:02:58 |
76 | Miguel Rojas (CRc) Grupo Ice | 0:03:18 |
77 | David Vargas (CRc) Grupo Ice | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Marvin Guzman (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 0:03:25 |
79 | Pablo Leiva (CRc) Grupo Ice | 0:03:28 |
1 | Fabricio Quiros (CRc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade |
1 | BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade | 0:12:28 |
2 | Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue | 0:00:04 |
3 | Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia | 0:00:10 |
4 | Plycem-JPS-Orbea | 0:00:14 |
5 | Grupo Ice | 0:00:46 |
6 | Amsterdam Team | 0:01:14 |
7 | Russian National Team | 0:01:24 |
8 | Guatemala National Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Tour D’Quebec-GTH | 0:01:26 |
10 | Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez - Exceltec | 0:01:47 |
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