Vuelta a Colombia 2008: Peña Delivers Rock Racing Another Vi

18.05.2008/ Victor Hugo Peña scored Rock Racing’s second victory at the Vuelta a Colombia by attacking out of a 12-man breakaway three miles from the finish of a cold and rain-soaked Stage 7 on Saturday. On Friday Rafael Montiel (Colombia es Pasión Coldeportes) won stage 6 of the Colombian stage race. Wilson Cepeda (UNE) defended his overall lead.

Victor Hugo Peña took stage 7 (© www.revistamundociclistico.com)

Stage 7

Peña, a former yellow jersey wearer at the Tour de France, freewheeled across the line 18 seconds ahead of Edwin Orozco (Orgullo Paisa) to win the 101.6-mile (163.6 km) race. Wilson Marentes (Colombia es Pasión-Coldeportes-Alpina) was third, 32 seconds behind.

Peña’s win comes 10 years after he last won a stage in his national tour.

“I’m very happy for this win because it has been several years and I haven’t had a win,” Pena told Luis Barbosa of Ciclismohoy.com. “I was amazed that I could take such a hard stage of the race in such difficult conditions. I dedicate this victory to my wife, Erika, and my sons, Mateo, Sofia and Paolo.”

The victory is the 13th by Rock Racing this season and Peña’s first win in four years in his 12th season as a professional.

Rock Racing Team Director Mariano Friedrick said the pre-race strategy was to get either Peña or teammate Tyler Hamilton in a breakaway. Peña bridged a 45-second gap to join the decisive group.

“With such powerful climbers in the break, we came up with the idea of attacking in the flats to get them into oxygen debt before the last climb,” Friedrick said. “We also agreed that Victor needed to keep his own rhythm rather than following attacks because it was going to kill his legs.”

Peña survived a flurry of action at the base of the final climb, then threw down his own attack to shed everyone but Orozco and Marentes.

“He kept a time trial effort up the climb and then hit it again and dropped the rest. It was fantastic,” Friedrick said.

Sunday’s stage is a 19.2-mile (31 km) uphill time trial from Cri Medellin to Santa Elena. Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla lies 13th overall, 3:57 off the overall lead of Wilson Cepeda (UNE).

Stage 6

Rafael Montiel (Colombia es Pasión Coldeportes) won Fridays sixth stage. Une rider Oscar Alvarez came in second, 47 seconds behind the stage winner. Montiel and Alvarez were part of a 12 men strong breakaway.

Uberlino Mesa and Montiel attacked out of the breakaway group and only three riders were able to follow the duo: Graciano Fonseca, Óscar Álvarez and Alejandro Ramírez. With wo kilometres to go, Montiel made the desicive moveand won the sixth stage.

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Results Vuelta a Colombia 2008

Stage 6

1. Rafael Montiel     Colombia es Pasión 3 H 21 M 30 sec.
2. Óscar Álvarez      UNE                        a 47 sec.
3. Graciano Fonseca   Lotería de Boyacá           m.t.
4. Alejandro Ramírez Gw Shimano Epm             a 49 sec.
5. Juan Diego Ramírez GW Shimano Epm             a 57 sec

7. Víctor Becerra     EBSA Coordiandora            m.t.
8. Uberlino Mesa      Lotería de Boyacá      a 1 m 00 sec.
9. John Fredy García UNE                    a 1 m 31 sec.
10. Carlos Ospina     Gw Shimano Epm         a 2 m 18 sec.

Stage 7

1. Victor Hugo Peña   Rock Racing          3 H 51 M 32 sec.
2. Edwin Orozco       Indeportes Antioquia        a 18 sec.
3. Wilson Marentes    Colombia es Pasión          a 36 sec.
4. Carlos Blanco      Postal Express              a 42 sec.
5. José Cordero       Ebsa Coordiandora             m.t.
6. Juan Pablo Suárez Indeportes Antioquia          m.t.
7. Alexander Giraldo GW Shimano Epm          a 1 m 11 sec.
8. Giovanni López     Boyacá es para Vivirla a 1 m 36 sec.
9. Hebert Gutiérrez   Blanco del Valle Frugos a 1 m 42 sec.
10. Remberto Jaramillo Blanco del Valle Frugos     m.t.

General Classification after stage 7

1. Wilson Cepeda      UNE                27 H 22 M 15 sec.
2. Alejandro Ramírez Gw Shimano Epm              a 5 sec.
3. Rafael Montiel     Colombia es Pasión     a 1 m 14 sec.
4. Giovanni Báez      UNE                    a 1 m 20 sec.
5. Óscar Álvarez      UNE                    a 1 m 51 sec.
6. Iván M. Casas      Lotería de Boyacá      a 2 M 39 sec.
7. Franklin Chacón    Alcaldía de Cabimas    a 2 m 44 sec.
8. John Fredy García UNE                    a 3 m 04 sec.
9. Juan Diego Ramírez GW Shimano Epm         a 3 m 09 sec.
10. Edwin Parra       Colombia es Pasión     a 3 m 21 sec.

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