Colombia Oro y Paz 2018 – Stage 3 [FULL STAGE](spanish)

February 08, 2018

Colombia Oro y Paz 2018 – Stage 3 – Palmira – Buga : 163,2 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.

Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) must sometimes stop and wonder how crazy this all is. More than 50 reporters clambered over each other in Buga to hear his reaction to his victory at the Colombia Oro y Paz on Thursday – his third in as many days.

More than 15 policemen and security guards were then required to escort him from the mixed zone to the anti-doping truck, through the sea of local fans and their cries of ‘Ga-vi-ria, Ga-vi-ria’. It would be foolish to try and count the attempted selfies.

It was a similar scene to the previous two days in Palmira, Colombia’s so-called ‘city of cycling’. In fact, these opening three days have been almost identical: flat stages, Quick-Step domination, Gaviria triumph, Colombian adulation. Some details have changed – after two second-places Juan Molano (Manzana Postobon) was third on stage three behind Matteo Malucelli (Androni) – but it has very much been the Gaviria show.

It feels like a significant step in the 22-year-old’s irresistible rise to the top of the sport. Colombians are a fiercely proud people and they’ll go crazy for any of their own, but a special level of reverence is reserved for Nairo Quintana and Rigoberto Urán – as anyone who’s been at the buses at a Tour de France stage could attest. All others seem to exist at various degrees below that plane, but Gaviria is the one closing the gap.

And he’s had to come from quite far back.

“Fernando has always had let’s say, a winning mentality, and every time he had a problem and wasn’t able to win it bothered him a lot. That meant he had a very temperamental character. He was a bit detached, and he wasn’t very open,” says the Colombian Cycling Federation’s Éder Garcés, who has known Gaviria since his junior days.

“The 2014 Tour de l’Avenir was when he really started to become a star, and then in 2015 he won his first Omnium world title. That’s when people knew he was a star, but he wasn’t so open. He wasn’t used to people taking photos, journalists asking for interviews all the time. He would say very little. He was very laconic in his replies because he wasn’t used to opening up.

“But with the passing of time things have changed. When he beat Cavendish twice at the 2015 Tour de San Luis, we started to see a different Fernando. He had more of a network around him, people invested more in him, and he realised he needed to open up for this new phase of his life, which is being one of the stars of world cycling.”

In that regard, while the Oro y Paz might be one of the smaller races on his 2018 programme, it’s also one of the most important. If he starts winning stages at the Tour de France in July he will indeed be immortalised, but this week allows for direct engagement with his people and for that relationship to develop on a human level.

And Gaviria has been making the most of it. He took his phone onto the podium on the first day and played the cheerleader, filming himself as he waved his arm and whipped up the crowd in the background.

“Fernando is never going to be like Rigo, who’s very warm and joking around all the time, but he is becoming more and more charismatic and I think that will only continue,” says Garcés.

“When you look at Nairo and Rigoberto, Fernando is a little bit below in terms of popularity, but he’s redressing the balance. We were known for climbing, but now we’re known for sprinting, too. He’s changing the history of Colombian cycling.”

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

General Classification after Stage 3 :
1 Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors 9:26:07
2 Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) Manzana Postobon 0:00:17
3 Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 0:00:23
4 Rafael Aniba Montiel (Col) Orgullo Paisa 0:00:24
5 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
6 Brayan Stive Ramirez (Col) Colombia 0:00:26
7 Juan Esteban Arango (Col) Colombia 0:00:27
8 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:29
9 Simon Pellaud (Swi) Team Illuminate 0:00:30
10 German Nicolas Tivani Perez (Arg) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
11 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:00:31
12 Weimar Alfonso Roldan Ortiz (Col) Medellin
13 Jetse Bol (Ned) Manzana Postobon
14 Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:32
15 Felix Alejandro Baron (USA) Team Illuminate
16 Davilier Ospina Navarro (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
17 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
18 Davide Vigano (Ita) Italy 0:00:33
19 Manuel Peñalver Aniorte (Spa) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
20 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
21 Pawel Franczak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
22 Jairo Alonso Cano Salas (Col) EPM
23 Adrian Gonzalez Velasco (Spa) Burgos BH
24 Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky
25 Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky
26 Alex Howes (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
27 John Murphy (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
28 Oscar Sevilla Rivera (Spa) Medellin
29 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
30 TJ Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
31 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia
32 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
33 Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
34 Alvaro Hodeg (Col) Quick-Step Floors
35 Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
36 Christofer Jurado Lopez (Pan) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
37 Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
38 Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
39 Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) EPM
40 Daniel Lopez Parada (Spa) Burgos BH
41 Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky
42 Martin Laas (Est) Team Illuminate
43 Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
44 Alex Norberto Cano Ardila (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
45 Victor Langellotti (Mon) Burgos BH
46 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) GW Shimano
47 Victor De La Parte (Spa) Movistar Team
48 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky
49 Omar Alberto Mendoza Cardona (Col) Medellin
50 Juan Martin Mesa Perez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
51 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
52 Aristobulo Cala Cala (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
53 Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
54 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team
55 Mihkel Räim (Est) Israel Cycling Academy
56 Miguel Eduardo Florez Lopez (Col) Colombia
57 Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
58 Davide Plebani (Ita) Italy
59 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
60 Miguel Bryon (USA) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
61 Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
62 Edison Muñoz (Col) Orgullo Paisa
63 Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
64 Cesar Nicolas Paredes Avellaneda (Col) Medellin
65 Alejandro Serna (Col) Orgullo Paisa
66 Oscar Adalberto Quiroz Ayala (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
67 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky
68 Jonathan Caicedo (Ecu) Medellin
69 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
70 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombia
71 Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
72 Julio Alexis Camacho Bernal (Col) Coldeportes Zenu Sello Rojo
73 Brayan Stiven Sanchez Vergara (Col) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources
74 Ivan Sosa (Col) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
75 Jose Tito Hernandez (Col) Orgullo Paisa
76 Connor Brown (USA) Team Illuminate
77 Ruben Dario Acosta Ospina (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
78 Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Israel Cycling Academy
79 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
80 Aldemar Reyes Ortega (Col) Manzana Postobon
81 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy
82 Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step Floors
83 Adrian Kurek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
84 William David Muñoz Perez (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
85 Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
86 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
87 Angel Alexander Gil Sanchez (Col) EPM
88 Floryan Arnoult (Fra) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
89 Eduardo Estrada Celis (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes
90 Igor Merino Kortazar (Spa) Burgos BH
91 Rodrigo Contreras Pinzon (Col) EPM
92 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Medellin
93 Fredy Emir Montaña Cadena (Col) EPM
94 Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Russia
95 Nicolas Sessler (Bra) Burgos BH
96 Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamante (Col) GW Shimano
97 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) GW Shimano
98 Matteo Spreafico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
99 Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team
100 Sergio Rodriguez Reche (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
101 John Anderson Rodriguez Salazar (Col) Colombia
102 Danny Alberto Osorio (Col) Orgullo Paisa
103 Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) Team Illuminate
104 Raffaello Bonusi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
105 Fabio Duarte (Col) Manzana Postobon
106 Leandro Javier Velardez (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
107 Alvaro Robredo Crespo (Spa) Burgos BH
108 Alessandro Tonelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF
109 Nathan Brown (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
110 Gotzon Udondo Santamaria (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
111 Diego Antonio Ochoa Camargo (Col) EPM
112 Juan Pablo Rendon Jaimes (Col) GW Shimano
113 Daniel Zamora (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima
114 Luis Lemus (Mex) Israel Cycling Academy
115 Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
116 Nicolas Javier Naranjo Sanchez (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima 0:01:07
117 Julian Cardona Tabares (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
118 Francesco Lamon (Ita) Italy 0:01:08
119 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:01:11
120 Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:12
121 Aleksey Kurbatov (Rus) Russia 0:01:16
122 Alessandro Fedeli (Ita) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896
123 Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Russia
124 Alessandro Covi (Ita) Italy
125 Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Italy
126 Javier Ignacio Montoya Montoya (Col) Trevigiani Phonix-Hemus 1896 0:01:28
127 Bryan Steve Gomez Peñaloza (Col) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:01:32
128 Jordan Arley Parra Arias (Col) Manzana Postobon
129 Cameron Piper (USA) Team Illuminate
130 Aitor Gonzalez Prieto (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:01:48
131 Ruben Companioni (Cub) Holowesko-Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources 0:02:06
132 Aviv Yechezkel (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy 0:02:09
133 Vladislav Kulikov (Rus) Russia 0:02:10
134 Alonso Miguel Gamero Zúñiga (Per) ACA Virgen de Fatima 0:02:21
135 Juan Felipe Osorio Arboleda (Col) Manzana Postobon
136 Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
137 Cristhian Camilo Talero Reyes (Col) GW Shimano
138 Giovanni Carboni (Ita) Bardiani CSF
139 Andrei Sazanov (Rus) Russia
140 Johnatan Cañaveral Vargas (Col) Bicicletas Strongman Colombia Coldeportes 0:02:31
141 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima 0:03:06
142 Kirill Bochkov (Rus) Russia 0:03:45
143 Adrian Richeze (Arg) ACA Virgen de Fatima 0:04:10
144 Christian Leonardo Tamayo Saavedra (Col) GW Shimano 0:04:44
145 Ander Barrenetxea Uriarte (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias 0:04:48
146 Carlo Albert Giordani (Ita) Italy 0:04:59
147 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:05:14
148 Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Orgullo Paisa 0:05:23
149 Benjamin Perry (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 0:07:05