March 07, 2014 (La Malinche, Mexico) – Here are the results from the first three stages of the 6-stage Vuelta Mexico that runs from Mar. 4-9 where Canada’s Will Routley (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) is the last remaining Canuck in the mix as Michael Woods (Amore Vita Selle SMP) DNF’d while his teammate James Gene Piccoli (Amore Vita Selle SMP) was over the time limit.
Results
Stage 1 – March 4 – Distrito Federal to Cuernavaca – 81.6 km
1. Juan Villegas (Col) 4-72 Colombia 1:47:56
2. Juan Sebastian Tamayo (Col) Funvic Brasilinvest Sao 0:03
3. Uri Martins (Mex) Amore Vita Selle SMP 0:08
4. Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman
5. David Belda (Esp) Burgos BH 0:10
6. Tilegen Maidos (Kaz) Continental Team Astana 0:11
7. Juan Pablo Wilches (Col) Tennis Stars Code Guanaju 0:14
8. Rodrigo Contreras (Col) Coldeportes Claro
9. Viktor Okishev (Kaz) Continental Team Astana 0:23
10. Edson Calderon (Col) 4-72 Colombia 0:43
112. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 4:03
145. Michael Woods (Can) Amore Vita Selle SMP 9:11
HD James Gene Piccoli (Can) Amore Vita Selle SMP 23:14
Stage 2 – March 5 – Cuernavaca to Ruta Zapata – 144.8 km
1. Ignacio de Jesus Prado (Mex) Tennis Stars Code Guanaju 3:39:45
2. Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Continental Team Astana 0:03
3. Victor Manuel Garcia (Esp) Depredadores Team Chetuma 0:08
4. Juan Villegas (Col) 4-72 Colombia 2:07
5. Juan Sebastian Tamayo (Col) Funvic Brasilinvest Sao
6. Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman
7. Julian Kyer (Ned) Team Smartstop
8. Tilegen Maidos (Kaz) Continental Team Astana
9. Luis Felipe Laverde (Col) Coldeportes Claro
10. Juan Pablo Magallanes (Mex) Tennis Stars Code Guanaju
86. Michael Woods (Can) Amore Vita Selle SMP 6:06
109. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 11:23
HD James Gene Piccoli (Can) Amore Vita Selle SMP 1:09:21
Stage 3 – March 6 – Cuautla to La Malinche – 201.2 km
1. Diego Ochoa (Col) 4-72 Colombia 5:23:15
2. Luis Pulido (Mex) Depredadores Team Chetuma 0:05
3. Julio Alexis Camacho (Col) Arenas Tlax Mex 0:07
4. David Belda (Esp) Burgos BH 0:09
5. Edson Calderon (Col) 4-72 Colombia 0:15
6. Juan Villegas (Col) 4-72 Colombia 0:21
7. Uri Martins (Mex) Amore Vita Selle SMP
8. Carter Jones (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:22
9. Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman
10. Juan Sebastian Tamayo (Col) Funvic Brasilinvest Sao 0:24
73. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 19:00
DNF Michael Woods (Can) Amore Vita Selle SMP
Stage 4 – Mar. 7 – Tlaxcala to Huamantla – 110.4km
1. Juan Villegas (Col) 4-72 Colombia 2:21:37
2. Jure Kojan (Slo) Team Smartstop
3. Edson Calderon (Col) 4-72 Colombia
4. Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
5. David Belda (Esp) Burgos BH
6. Marco Benefatt (Ita) Continental
7. Jacobe Keough (USA) 5 Hour Energy
8. Luis Fernando Macias (Mex) Depredadores Team Chetuma
9. Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman
10. Juan Sebastian Tamayo (Col) Funvic Brasilinvest Sao
103. Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 4:50
GC after Stage 4
1. Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Continental Team Astana 13:14:49
2. Victor Manuel Garcia (Esp) Depredadores Team Chetuma 0:05
3. Juan Villegas (Col) 4-72 Colombia 0:12
4. Juan Sebastian Tamayo (Col) Funvic Brasilinvest Sao 0:24
5. David Belda (Esp) Burgos BH 0:25
6. Robbie Squire (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman 0:27
7. Uri Martins (Mex) Amore Vita Selle SMP 0:53
8. Diego Ochoa (Col) 4-72 Colombia 0:54
9. Luis Pulido (Mex) Depredadores Team Chetuma 0:56
10. Juan Pablo Wilches (Col) Tennis Stars Code Guanaju 0:56
87 Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 37:00