Vuelta Al Tachira: Anthony Brea takes second stage

06.01.2008/ Anthony Brea (Gobernación de Apure-Indeportes Paez) won the second stage of the 43. Vuelta Al Tachira. Brea also took over the lead in the General Classification. The Venzuelan rider won the bunch sprint, his teammate Julio Herrera came in second, Cuban rider Pedro Perez came in third.

The bunch sprint in Santa Barbara (© Vuelta Al Tachira )

Venezuelan rider Anthony Brea is known for his strength on flat races and todaay he showed why. The Gobernación de Apure-Indeportes Paez rider won the bunch sprint in Santa Barbara of todays second stage of the Vuelta Al Tachira.

The second stage started in Guasdualito, capital of the Paez municipality, Apure state of Barinas and finiseh in Santa Barbara, about 750 kilometres southwest of Caracas.

Stage winner Brea needed 4 hours 23 minutes and 51 seconds, it was a double victory for the Venzuelan Gobernación de Apure-Indeportes Paez team: Brea's teammate Julio Herrera came in second. Pedro Perez of the national Cuban team came in third and yesterdays stage winner Arthur Garcia (Kino Tachira) came in fourth.

Dutch rider Malaya van Ruitenbeek publishes a daily diary for our website during the Vuelta Al Tachira. Van Ruitenbeek came in 82nd, 14 minutes and 58 seconds behind stage winner Brea. We don't know yet what happened with Van Ruitenbeek.

Profile stage 2 (© Vuelta Al Tachira )

Results

Stage 2

1.- Anthony Brea……Gob. Apure-Indeportes Páez……4 hrs…23’…51”
2.- Julio Herrera.........Gob. Apure-Indeportes Páez……………MT
3.- Pedro Pérez……...Selección de Cuba………………………..”
4.- Arthur García……Kino-Táchira……………………………..”
5.- Daniel Abreu…….Selección-Zulia……………………..a………..01”

General Classification after stage 2

1.- Anthony Brea……..Gob. Apure-Indeportes Páez……6 hrs…52’…38”
2.- Arthur García……..Kino-Táchira………………………..a………..03”
3.- Julio Herrera………Gob. Apure-Indeportes Páez………..a……..…08”
4.- Pedro Pérez……......Selección de Cuba…………………..a………..10”
5.- Yoendri Bermúdez... Selección-Zulia……………………..a……….11

General Sprint

1.- Víctor Moreno……………16 Points
2.- Joendry Bermúdez………..08 “
3.- Wilmer Bravo…………….07 “

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