Luis Leao Pinto wins La Ruta stage 1

The nice thing about racing La Ruta each fall is it forces me out for some big fall rides.

The nice thing about racing La Ruta each fall is it forces me out for some big fall rides. (Image credit: Alex Grant)

Portugal’s Luis Leao Pinto (Skotiabank) won the opening stage of La Ruta held on Thursday from Jaco to UTN Atenas in Costa Rica. He won the race ahead of Colombia’s Luis Mejía (Coopenae Movistar) and Spain’s Joseph Betalú (Constructora ARPO Specialized).

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Luis Leao Pinto (POR) Skotiabank4:35:31
2Luis Mejía (COL) Coopenae Movistar0:10:27
3Joseph Betalú (ESP) Constructora ARPO Specialized0:14:28
4Héctor Riveros (COL) Constructora ARPO Specialized0:15:02
5Eddy Pérez (CRC) Seven Capital0:17:19
6Paolo Montoya (CRC) Specialized Team0:21:14
7Ibon Zugasti (ESP) Where is the limit ProBike0:26:11
8Diyer Rincón (COL) Constructora ARPO Specialized0:26:12
9Deiber Esquivel (CRC) ScotiabankDos PinosDeloitteCiclo Guilly1:04:42
10Todd Wells (USA) Specialized0:31:48
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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Angela Parra (COL) CoopenaeEconomyMovistar5:56:21
2Xiomara Guerrero (COL) Specialized Team0:28:32
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Master A 30-39
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rodney Burgos (CRC) BM5:33:22
2Carlos Trujillo (COL) Individual0:08:26
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Master B 40-49
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Willy Quirós (CRC) Individual5:56:21
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Open Men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pablo Leiva (CRC) Aerodiva5:47:21

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