Colombia Oro y Paz 2018 – Stage 2 [FULL STAGE](spanish)

February 07, 2018

Colombia Oro y Paz 2018 – Stage 2 – Palmira – Palmira : 183,4 km

Colombia’s newest race, the Oro y Paz, has attracted a star-studded line-up, with the country’s top WorldTour riders set to compete in the inaugural edition.

Colombia equals climbers. The nation’s cycling identity has been shaped overwhelmingly by the exploits of its riders in the mountains, from Lucho Herrera and Santiago Botero in the 1980’s to the ‘new wave’ of Nairo Quintana, Rigoberto Urán et al today. The winds of change are blowing, however, and two sprints in two stages at the Colombia Oro y Paz race, both won by the prodigious Colombian Fernando Gaviria, have highlighted a broadening of horizons.

Wednesday’s stage 2 was pretty much a carbon copy of the opening day. It was a more traditional road stage than the circuit-based affair yesterday, but the final 1.5 kilometres were exactly the same, and it played out like a replay. Quick-Step Floors took control, Gaviria came off Max Richeze’s wheel at the same moment, and Manzana Postobon’s Juan Sebastián Molano was again the only rider who could get near him.

Molano’s pair of second-place finishes here provide more evidence that this ‘new dawn’ of Colombian sprinting is not confined solely to one Gaviria.

The 23-year-old hails from Nairo Quintana’s region, Boyaca, which lies 2000m above sea level, but a velodrome situated just 10km from his home has seen him follow a similar path to Gaviria. The pair know each other well. As well as being teammates on the track for the national squad, they’ve ridden together on the road, and notably went one-two at a stage of the 2014 Vuelta a Juventud, Gaviria allowing Molano to take it and pointing to him as they crossed the line.

“Juan Sebastián is in the same process as Gaviria was. He’s in the process of going from the track to the road, and making that transition that will allow him to be among the best in the world,” Manzana Postobon director Luis Fernando Saldarriaga told Cyclingnews in Palmira after stage 2 of the Oro y Paz.

“He’s a rider who has a lot of ability. He has the technical and tactical know-how from the track that allows him to make his way through a road race. That crossover between the track and the road, he has that, and he’s a powerful guy.”

In a nation of climbers, Saldarriaga says he’s always kept an eye out for sprinters, and now others are coming round. As well as Gaviria and Molano, there’s also 21-year-old Alvaro Hodeg, now a teammate of Gaviria having won a stage last year’s Tour de l’Avenir, and 23-year-old Nelson Soto at Caja Rural.

“We Colombians are a little radical – it’s like if you don’t climb you’re no use. But things are opening up more now, the directors are starting to believe in having riders with this speciality, which allows them to fight for more stage victories,” said Saldarriaga.

“At the moment, Colombia is undergoing a transformation in terms of not just having climbers, but sprinters, too. It’s not that there are more velodromes or more races, but simply teams are now working very specifically on this area. Beforehand there was a very general approach, and not looking at those specific types of muscle fibres. Now people are working more precisely on this area and that’s why we’re seeing different sprinters come through.”

Molano and Gaviria may be united by their bucking of the national trend, but there’s little room for friendship in the final 200 metres of a race. Molano, clearly not overawed by the status of his rival, bashed his handlebars in frustration after the second defeat in Palmira.

“We were up against one of the best teams and riders in the world in this type of scenario,” he conceded. “But we want to win.”

He’ll have one last chance on Thursday’s stage 3 to Buga, before the Oro y Paz turns to more familiar terrain and the climbers take back the spotlight.

Results :
1 Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors 3:49:30
2 Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) Manzana Postobon
3 Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
4 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
5 Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy
6 Davide Vigano (Ita) Italy
7 Martin Laas (Est) Team Illuminate
8 John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
9 Jairo Alonso Cano Salas (Col) EPM
10 Manuel Peñalver Aniorte (Spa) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
11 Pawel Franczak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
12 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
13 Adrian Gonzalez Velasco (Spa) Burgos BH
14 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
15 Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
16 Christian Leonardo Tamayo Saavedra (Col) GW Shimano
17 Nicolas Javier Naranjo Sanchez (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
18 Felix Alejandro Baron (USA) Team Illuminate
19 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
20 Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
21 Victor Langellotti (Mon) Burgos BH
22 Alex Howes (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
23 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
24 Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky
25 Oscar Adalberto Quiroz Ayala (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
26 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy
27 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
28 Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
29 Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
30 Johnatan Cañaveral Vargas (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
31 Christofer Jurado Lopez (Pan) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
32 Oscar Sevilla Rivera (Spa) Medellin
33 TJ Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
34 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
35 Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
36 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
37 Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
38 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
39 Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
40 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF
41 Simon Pellaud (Swi) Team Illuminate
42 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky
43 Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
44 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
45 Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
46 Omar Alberto Mendoza Cardona (Col) Medellin
47 Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) EPM
48 Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
49 Cesar Nicolas Paredes Avellaneda (Col) Medellin
50 Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon
51 Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
52 Aristobulo Cala Cala (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
53 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
54 Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky
55 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) GW Shimano
56 Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) Medellin
57 Davilier Ospina Navarro (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
58 Victor De La Parte (Spa) Movistar Team
59 Javier Ignacio Montoya Montoya (Col) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
60 Rafael Aniba Montiel (Col) Orgullo Paisa
61 Alejandro Serna (Col) Orgullo Paisa
62 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia
63 Alex Norberto Cano Ardila (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
64 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
65 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Colombia
66 Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
67 Connor Brown (USA) Team Illuminate
68 Ivan Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
69 Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
70 Ruben Dario Acosta Ospina (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
71 Edison Muñoz (Col) Orgullo Paisa
72 Cristhian Camilo Talero Reyes (Col) GW Shimano
73 Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamante (Col) GW Shimano
74 Juan Felipe Osorio Arboleda (Col) Manzana Postobon
75 Juan Martin Mesa Perez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
76 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky
77 Bryan Steve Gomez Peñaloza (Col) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
78 Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Russia
79 Alonso Miguel Gamero Zúñiga (Per) ACA Virgen de Fatima
80 Aleksey Kurbatov (Rus) Russia
81 Angel Alexander Gil Sanchez (Col) EPM
82 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
83 Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
84 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
85 Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
86 Davide Plebani (Ita) Italy
87 John Anderson Rodriguez Salazar (Col) Colombia
88 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky
89 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombia
90 Rodrigo Contreras Pinzon (Col) EPM
91 Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
92 Aitor Gonzalez Prieto (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
93 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Medellin
94 William David Muñoz Perez (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
95 Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Quick-Step Floors
96 Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step Floors
97 Jordan Arley Parra Arias (Col) Manzana Postobon
98 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
99 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) GW Shimano
100 Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team
101 Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
102 Aldemar Reyes Ortega (Col) Manzana Postobon
103 Raffaello Bonusi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
104 Igor Merino Kortazar (Spa) Burgos BH
105 Danny Alberto Osorio (Col) Orgullo Paisa
106 Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF
107 Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) Team Illuminate
108 Jose Tito Hernandez (Col) Orgullo Paisa
109 Julio Alexis Camacho Bernal (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
110 Eduardo Estrada Celis (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
111 Cameron Piper (USA) Team Illuminate
112 Weimar Alfonso Roldan Ortiz (Col) Medellin
113 Vladislav Kulikov (Rus) Russia
114 Daniel Lopez Parada (Spa) Burgos BH
115 Floryan Arnoult (Fra) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
116 Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Burgos BH
117 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF
118 German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
119 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Israel Cycling Academy
120 Sergio Rodriguez Reche (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
121 Daniel Zamora (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
122 Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
123 Nathan Brown (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
124 Fredy Emir Montaña Cadena (Col) EPM
125 Diego Antonio Ochoa Camargo (Col) EPM
126 Brayan Stive Ramirez (Col) Colombia
127 Fabio Duarte (Col) Manzana Postobon
128 Alvaro Robredo Crespo (Spa) Burgos BH
129 Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Russia
130 Alessandro Covi (Ita) Italy
131 Luis Lemus (Mex) Israel Cycling Academy
132 Aviv Yechezkel (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
133 Julian Cardona Tabares (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
134 Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team
135 Andrei Sazanov (Rus) Russia
136 Ander Barrenetxea Uriarte (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
137 Francesco Lamon (Ita) Italy 0:00:35
138 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:38
139 Ruben Companioni (Cub) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
140 Leandro Javier Velardez (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
141 Kirill Bochkov (Rus) Russia 0:00:47
142 Carlo Albert Giordani (Ita) Italy
143 Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
144 Adrian Richeze (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima 0:01:49
145 Juan Esteban Arango (Col) Colombia
146 Juan Pablo Rendon Jaimes (Col) GW Shimano
147 Benjamin Perry (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 0:02:02
148 Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Italy
149 Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Orgullo Paisa 0:04:50

General Classification after Stage 2 :
1 Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors 5:56:12
2 Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) Manzana Postobon 0:00:11
3 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo 0:00:14
4 Juan Esteban Arango (Col) Colombia 0:00:17
5 Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:00:19
6 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors
7 Simon Pellaud (Swi) Team Illuminate 0:00:20
8 Rafael Aniba Montiel (Col) Orgullo Paisa
9 German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
10 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:00:21
11 Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon
12 Weimar Alfonso Roldan Ortiz (Col) Medellin
13 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:22
14 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
15 Davide Vigano (Ita) Italy 0:00:23
16 Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy
17 Pawel Franczak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
18 Manuel Peñalver Aniorte (Spa) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
19 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
20 Martin Laas (Est) Team Illuminate
21 Jairo Alonso Cano Salas (Col) EPM
22 Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
23 John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
24 Adrian Gonzalez Velasco (Spa) Burgos BH
25 Alex Howes (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
26 Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky
27 Felix Alejandro Baron (USA) Team Illuminate
28 Oscar Sevilla Rivera (Spa) Medellin
29 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
30 Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
31 Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
32 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
33 TJ Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
34 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
35 Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
36 Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
37 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia
38 Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
39 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
40 Omar Alberto Mendoza Cardona (Col) Medellin
41 Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) Medellin
42 Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
43 Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky
44 Christofer Jurado Lopez (Pan) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
45 Davilier Ospina Navarro (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
46 Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) EPM
47 Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Quick-Step Floors
48 Ruben Dario Acosta Ospina (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
49 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
50 Aristobulo Cala Cala (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
51 Alejandro Serna (Col) Orgullo Paisa
52 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky
53 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy
54 Alex Norberto Cano Ardila (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
55 Cesar Nicolas Paredes Avellaneda (Col) Medellin
56 Juan Martin Mesa Perez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
57 Davide Plebani (Ita) Italy
58 Victor De La Parte (Spa) Movistar Team
59 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) GW Shimano
60 Edison Muñoz (Col) Orgullo Paisa
61 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
62 Victor Langellotti (Mon) Burgos BH
63 Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
64 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Colombia
65 Javier Ignacio Montoya Montoya (Col) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
66 Daniel Lopez Parada (Spa) Burgos BH
67 Oscar Adalberto Quiroz Ayala (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
68 Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
69 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
70 Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
71 Sergio Rodriguez Reche (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
72 Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team
73 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
74 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
75 Connor Brown (USA) Team Illuminate
76 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombia
77 Jose Tito Hernandez (Col) Orgullo Paisa
78 Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
79 Aldemar Reyes Ortega (Col) Manzana Postobon
80 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
81 Julio Alexis Camacho Bernal (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
82 William David Muñoz Perez (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
83 Rodrigo Contreras Pinzon (Col) EPM
84 Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step Floors
85 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky
86 Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
87 Danny Alberto Osorio (Col) Orgullo Paisa
88 Ivan Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
89 Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
90 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Medellin
91 Angel Alexander Gil Sanchez (Col) EPM
92 John Anderson Rodriguez Salazar (Col) Colombia
93 Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamante (Col) GW Shimano
94 Raffaello Bonusi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
95 Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Russia
96 Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) Team Illuminate
97 Igor Merino Kortazar (Spa) Burgos BH
98 Fredy Emir Montaña Cadena (Col) EPM
99 Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
100 Aviv Yechezkel (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
101 Fabio Duarte (Col) Manzana Postobon
102 Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
103 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) GW Shimano
104 Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Burgos BH
105 Brayan Stive Ramirez (Col) Colombia
106 Eduardo Estrada Celis (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
107 Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
108 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Israel Cycling Academy
109 Nathan Brown (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
110 Floryan Arnoult (Fra) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
111 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF
112 Alvaro Robredo Crespo (Spa) Burgos BH
113 Diego Antonio Ochoa Camargo (Col) EPM
114 Juan Pablo Rendon Jaimes (Col) GW Shimano
115 Daniel Zamora (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
116 Luis Lemus (Mex) Israel Cycling Academy
117 Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team
118 Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
119 Leandro Javier Velardez (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
120 Nicolas Javier Naranjo Sanchez (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima 0:00:57
121 Julian Cardona Tabares (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
122 Francesco Lamon (Ita) Italy 0:00:58
123 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:01:01
124 Ruben Companioni (Cub) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
125 Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896 0:01:06
126 Aleksey Kurbatov (Rus) Russia
127 Alessandro Covi (Ita) Italy
128 Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Russia
129 Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Italy
130 Bryan Steve Gomez Peñaloza (Col) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:01:22
131 Jordan Arley Parra Arias (Col) Manzana Postobon
132 Cameron Piper (USA) Team Illuminate
133 Aitor Gonzalez Prieto (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:01:38
134 Vladislav Kulikov (Rus) Russia 0:02:00
135 Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 0:02:11
136 Cristhian Camilo Talero Reyes (Col) GW Shimano
137 Juan Felipe Osorio Arboleda (Col) Manzana Postobon
138 Alonso Miguel Gamero Zúñiga (Per) ACA Virgen de Fatima
139 Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF
140 Andrei Sazanov (Rus) Russia
141 Johnatan Cañaveral Vargas (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes 0:02:21
142 Benjamin Perry (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 0:02:25
143 Kirill Bochkov (Rus) Russia 0:02:58
144 Adrian Richeze (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima 0:04:00
145 Christian Leonardo Tamayo Saavedra (Col) GW Shimano 0:04:34
146 Ander Barrenetxea Uriarte (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:04:38
147 Carlo Albert Giordani (Ita) Italy 0:04:49
148 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:05:04
149 Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Orgullo Paisa 0:05:13