December 26, 2009 (San Isidro of Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica) – Colombian Janier Acevedo, of team Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia, step up to the title of this year’s La Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Costa Rica by winning this Saturday’s 11th stage, which completed a high mountain course of 127.5 kilometers, between the capital San José, and San Isidro of Pérez Zeledón, at the country’s South region.

Acevedo knocked his main rivals on the day’s first climb up to the feared “Cerro de la Muerte”, the highest point of the Costa Rican tour at 3300 meters above sea level. The Colombia’s escalator got the stage on a time of 3 hours, 27 minutes and 41 seconds, while locals José Adrán Bonilla, of Citibank-Economy Rent a Car-Blue, Juan Carlos Rojas, of PlycemJPS-Orbea, and Gregory Brenes, of team BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS, finished at 2:50.

This result permits Acevedo to feel more comfortable in the general classification with a 4:09 advantage over Brenes who will now try to cut off some of the difference on tomorrow’s 30 km Individual Time Trial between San Pedro and San Isidro of Pérez Zeledón.

Costa Rican major road race is going to finish next Monday when the peloton face up the “queen stage” from Pérez Zeledón to San José.

Results

1. Janier Acevedo (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 3:27:41
2. Jose Bonilla (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 2:49
3. Juan Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea
4. Gregori Brenes (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade
5. Julian Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia
6. Federico Ramirez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 5:42
7. Nicolas Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia
8. Jesus Castaño (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia
9. Fabricio Quiros (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 8:53
10. Marconi Duran (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue
11. Cesar Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:11
12. Henry Raabe (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:11:22
13. William Valencia (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 0:13:24
14. Pablo Araya (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea
15. Salas Marco (Crc) Grupo Ice
16. Paulo Vargas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea
17. Juan Solis (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:14:47
18. Carlos Hernandez (Gua) Guatemala National Team
19. Allan Morales (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:16:50
20. Marco Salas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:17:38
21. Steven Villalobos (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:18:08
22. Mynor Lopez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 0:18:45
23. Eddier Godinez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:26:12
24. Moises Hernandez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:26:15
25. Dirk Van Der Craats (Ned) Amsterdam Team
26. Johan Barahona (Crc) Grupo Ice 0:26:16
27. Allan Cordero (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec
28. Carlos Pulgarin (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 0:26:18
29. Alexander Sanchez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade
30. Hersson Jimenez (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea
31. Cory Wallace (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH
32. Jose Montero (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:26:21
33. Daniel Korevaar (Ned) Amsterdam Team
34. Noe Alvarez (Gua) Guatemala National Team
35. Guillermo Gonzalez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade
36. Mariano Herrera (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea
37. Jonathan Camacho (Crc) Grupo Ice
38. Diego Flores (Gua) Guatemala National Team
39. Renan Gonzalez (Crc) Grupo Ice
40. Alexis Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 0:26:25
41. Jan Lof (Ned) Amsterdam Team
42. Roman Villalobos (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:27:53
43. Alfredo Sanchez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec
44. Enrique Artavia (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:28:34
45. Douglas Offer (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:30:10
46. Eduardo Garita (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue
47. Erick Perez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 0:30:59
48. Luis Rojas (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 0:31:30
49. Lars Van Devall (Ned) Amsterdam Team
50. Daniel Rodriguez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec
51. Pablo Leiva (Crc) Grupo Ice 0:33:22
52. Luis Alvarez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec
53. Gilbert Tencio (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:33:25
54. Randall Aguilar (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 0:36:51
55. Alfredo Flores (Gua) Guatemala National Team
56. Miguel Rojas (Crc) Grupo Ice 0:36:52
57. Vicent Veilleuz (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 0:38:05
58. Dion Beukeboom (Ned) Amsterdam Team 0:38:30
59. Charles Thibault (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 0:43:26
60. Cody Camming (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 0:47:39
61. David Vargas (Crc) Grupo Ice 0:49:28
62. Jeroen Kers (Ned) Amsterdam Team
63. Giel Nijs (Ned) Amsterdam Team 0:51:06
64. Marco Guillen (Crc) Grupo Ice 1:00:46

GC after Stage 10

1. Janier Acevedo (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 33:17
2. Gregori Brenes (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 4:08
3. Julian Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 4:33
4. Juan Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 5:11
5. Jose Bonilla (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:10:43
6. Jesus Castaño (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 0:14:11
7. Fabricio Quiros (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:16:09
8. Marconi Duran (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:17:32
9. Federico Ramirez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:18:55
10. Salas Marco (Crc) Grupo Ice 0:22:40
11. Cesar Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:23:31
12. Nicolas Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 0:24:19
13. Henry Raabe (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:25:04
14. Pablo Araya (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:26:40
15. Paulo Vargas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:27:13
16. Allan Morales (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:35:07
17. William Valencia (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 0:35:50
18. Marco Salas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:37:02
19. Steven Villalobos (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 0:38:03
20. Carlos Hernandez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 0:44:59
21. Juan Solis (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 0:47:26
22. Jose Montero (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:49:42
23. Mynor Lopez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 0:51:45
24. Eddier Godinez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:52:10
25. Alexander Sanchez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 0:54:43
26. Alexis Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 0:54:54
27. Roman Villalobos (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 1:00:58
28. Moises Hernandez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 1:03:51
29. Enrique Artavia (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 1:04:31
30. Hersson Jimenez (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 1:05:11
31. Cory Wallace (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 1:11:16
32. Daniel Korevaar (Ned) Amsterdam Team 1:12:01
33. Carlos Pulgarin (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 1:15:40
34. Allan Cordero (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 1:16:44
35. Guillermo Gonzalez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 1:17:33
36. Diego Flores (Gua) Guatemala National Team 1:21:53
37. Erick Perez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 1:24:06
38. Mariano Herrera (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 1:25:48
39. Daniel Rodriguez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 1:33:20
40. Luis Rojas (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 1:37:00
41. Noe Alvarez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 1:41:03
42. Alfredo Flores (Gua) Guatemala National Team 1:44:40
43. Eduardo Garita (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 1:47:33
44. Lars Van Devall (Ned) Amsterdam Team 1:48:23
45. Alfredo Sanchez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 1:49:54
46. Johan Barahona (Crc) Grupo Ice 1:52:09
47. Jan Lof (Ned) Amsterdam Team 1:52:27
48. Jonathan Camacho (Crc) Grupo Ice 1:52:44
49. Douglas Offer (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 1:53:14
50. Gilbert Tencio (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 1:59:14
51. Randall Aguilar (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 2:07:09
52. Renan Gonzalez (Crc) Grupo Ice 2:07:24
53. Dion Beukeboom (Ned) Amsterdam Team 2:08:08
54. Cody Camming (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 2:11:35
55. Vicent Veilleuz (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 2:12:36
56. Giel Nijs (Ned) Amsterdam Team 2:22:21
57. Jeroen Kers (Ned) Amsterdam Team 2:23:20
58. Dirk Van Der Craats (Ned) Amsterdam Team 2:28:09
59. Miguel Rojas (Crc) Grupo Ice 2:35:24
60. Pablo Leiva (Crc) Grupo Ice 2:36:37
61. Marco Guillen (Crc) Grupo Ice 2:42:10
62. Charles Thibault (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 2:42:24
63. Luis Alvarez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 2:53:35
64. David Vargas (Crc) Grupo Ice 3:05:25

Points Classification

1. Janier Acevedo (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 89 points
2. Juan Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 86
3. Julian Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 85
4. Gregori Brenes (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 82
5. Jose Bonilla (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 70
6. Fabricio Quiros (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 63
7. Henry Raabe (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 59
8. Paulo Vargas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 53
9. William Valencia (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 53
10. Eduardo Garita (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 44
11. Federico Ramirez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 39
12. Marconi Duran (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 39
13. Pablo Araya (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 36
14. Douglas Offer (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 33
15. Carlos Pulgarin (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 33
16. Jesus Castaño (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 29
17. Steven Villalobos (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 25
18. Nicolas Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 25
19. Giel Nijs (Ned) Amsterdam Team 23
20. Marco Guillen (Crc) Grupo Ice 21
21. Cesar Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 20
22. Jose Montero (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 17
23. Marco Salas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 17
24. Carlos Hernandez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 17
25. Jeroen Kers (Ned) Amsterdam Team 16
26. Enrique Artavia (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 15
27. Mariano Herrera (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 15
28. Salas Marco (Crc) Grupo Ice 15
29. Alexander Sanchez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 11
30. Allan Morales (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 11
31. Hersson Jimenez (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 10
32. Cory Wallace (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 10
33. Jan Lof (Ned) Amsterdam Team 8
34. Charles Thibault (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 7
35. Juan Solis (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 5
36. Roman Villalobos (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 5
37. Cody Camming (Can) Tour D’Quebec-GTH 5
38. Luis Rojas (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 4
39. Alfredo Sanchez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 3
40. Jonathan Camacho (Crc) Grupo Ice 1
41. Diego Flores (Gua) Guatemala National Team 1
42. Mynor Lopez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 1

Mountains Classification

1. Janier Acevedo (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 42 points
2. Juan Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 28
3. Gregori Brenes (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 26
4. Federico Ramirez (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 12
5. Carlos Pulgarin (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 8
6. Pablo Araya (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 8
7. Julian Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 7
8. William Valencia (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 6
9. Jan Lof (Ned) Amsterdam Team 6
10. Giel Nijs (Ned) Amsterdam Team 6
11. Hersson Jimenez (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 5
12. Roman Villalobos (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 4
13. Alfredo Sanchez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 4
14. Cesar Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 3
15. Luis Rojas (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 2
16. Marconi Duran (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 2
17. Jose Bonilla (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 2
18. Henry Raabe (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 2
19. Eduardo Garita (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 1
20. Fabricio Quiros (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 1

Sprint Classification

1. Eduardo Garita (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 19 points
2. Marco Guillen (Crc) Grupo Ice 17
3. Giel Nijs (Ned) Amsterdam Team 11
4. Hersson Jimenez (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 10
5. Douglas Offer (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 10
6. Marconi Duran (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 10
7. Jan Lof (Ned) Amsterdam Team 8
8. Julian Rodas (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 8
9. Enrique Artavia (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 6
10. Paulo Vargas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 5
11. Juan Solis (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 5
12. Roman Villalobos (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 5
13. Cesar Rojas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 5
14. Luis Rojas (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 4
15. Alfredo Sanchez (Crc) Bufete Guzmán & Álvarez-Exceltec 3
16. Jose Montero (Crc) BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS-Powerade 3
17. William Valencia (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 3
18. Nicolas Castro (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 3
19. Jose Bonilla (Crc) Citibank-Economy Rent A Car-Blue 2
20. Marco Salas (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 1
21. Carlos Pulgarin (Col) Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia 1
22. Mariano Herrera (Crc) Plycem-JPS-Orbea 1
23. Carlos Hernandez (Gua) Guatemala National Team 1
24. Diego Flores (Gua) Guatemala National Team 1

U23 Classification

1. Gregory Brenes CRC (BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS) 37:25
2. Fabricio Quirós CRC (BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS) a 12:01
3. César Rojas CRC (Plycem-JPS-Orbea) a 19:23

Team Classification

1. Greatwall-Indeportes Antioquia (Colombia) 93:00
2. BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS (Costa Rica) a 16:26
3. Plycem-JPS-Orbea (Costa Rica) a 30:41