SAN CRISTÓBAL, VENEZUELA. Jimmy Briceño (Inversiones Alexander’s), conquered the sixth stage of the Vuelta Grande de América, crossing the finish line in Cordero, Andrés Bello municipality with a time of 4:26:55 hours, placing second in the general classification to 23 seconds of the leader Ronald González del Deportivo Táchira.
The sixth day began with a circuit of two circuits on the freeway of La Fría, where the competitors implemented a strong pedaling, in a chapter that is key for all the units that are in the first ten boxes of the general classification, where they will search with great effort the yellow jersey.
With several attempts of attacks by cyclists who continue to command the department of the fastest, it was consuming the circuit to take the terrain of the mountain to the municipality Ayacucho, Lobatera and Guasimos, where the leader Ronald González del Deportivo Táchira He moved quietly in the lot.
But in the last kilometers of the circuit, the riders John Piho of JB Ropa Deportiva and José Alarcón del Miranda Team, move away from the leading group, runners who visualize the promotion to the third category mountain prize in Alto de Caliche.
The penultimate stage of the Vuelta al Táchira, presents 112.3 kilometers between the towns of Ureña – San Antonio (Circuito) – Cerro Cristo Rey, with four exciting sprints and two third category mountain prizes, a key day that can define the virtual champion of the Andean Tour. (Julio Enrique Rangel, Communications Manager 54 ° Vuelta al Táchira / José Manuel Zabala).
TEN FIRST CLASSIFICATION STAGE 6 (165.9 KM).
1. Jimmy Briceño (Inversiones Alexander’s) 4:26:55
2. Orluis Aular (Gob. Miranda) +0:00:01
3. Jhonathan Salinas (Lotería del Táchira) +0:00:01
4. Jorge Abreu (Triple Táchira) +0:00:01
5. Miguel Flores (Androni Giocatolli) +0:00:01
6. Kevin Rivera (Androni Giocatolli) +0:00:01
7. Freddy Vargas (Inversiones Alexander’s) +0:00:01
8. Anderson Paredes (Movistar Team Ecuador) +0:00:06
9. Luis Mora (Team Carabobo) +0:00:06
10. Walter Pedraza (GW Shimano) +0:00:06
TEN FIRST INDIVIDUAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION.
1. Ronald González (Deportivo Táchira) 22:49:15
2. Jimmy Briceño (Inversiones Alexander’s) +00:00:23
3. Orluis Aular (Gob. Miranda) +00:00:37
4. Jhonathan Salinas (Lotería del Táchira) +00:00:39
5. Manuel Medina (Deportivo Táchira) +00:00:42
6. Yonder Godoy (Gob. Miranda) +00:01:01
7. Carlos Torres (Deportivo Táchira) +00:01:03
8. Henry Meneses (JHS Grupo) +00:01:04
9. Roniel Campos (Deportivo Táchira) +00:01:07
10. Anderson Paredes (Movistar Team) +00:01:15
THREE FIRST CLASSIFICATION OF SPRINT.
1. Ralf Monsalve (Fund. Vzla. País) 23 Pts.
2. Fernando Briceño (Triple Táchira) 19 Pts.
3. José Bruzual (Osorio Motos) 16 Pts.
THREE FIRST CLASSIFICATION OF POINTS.
1. Orluis Aular (Gob. Miranda) 81 pts.
2. Ralph Monsalve (Fund. Vzla. País) 57
3. Jhonathan Salinas (Lotería del Táchira) 55
THREE FIRST CLASSIFICATION OF REGULARITY.
1. Orluis Aular (Gob. Miranda) 81 pts.
2. Jhonathan Salinas (Lotería del Táchira) 55
3. Jimmy Briceño (Inversiones Alexander’s) 45
THREE FIRST CLASSIFICATION OF MOUNTAIN.
1. Roniel Campos (Deportivo Táchira) 22 pts.
2. Ronald González (Deportivo Táchira) 10
3. Fernando Briceño (Triple Táchira) 8
THREE FIRST CLASSIFICATION OF TEAM.
1. Deportivo Táchira 68:29:05
2. Gobierno de Miranda Treck +00:02:41
3. Movistar Team Ecuador +00:07:32