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Stage 10 of the Vuelta Kolbi was another mountain stage. Mostly flat for the first 100km, the peloton then go over a category 1 climb, 15,9km at 6% grade with 1000m of elevation gain, followed by a descent to Perez Zeledon.
Race description:
135,75km - mountain finish - (1537m)
Race map:
Parrita - Perez Zeledon
How it unfold:
With the first 100km being pancake flat and with a tough finish with a very hard and long climb (16km at 6% with passage up to 16%), many riders tried to go in a breakaway to start the climb with some gap. Team For the Planet managed to put Julien Gagné and Ryan Roth in a 10 riders move. Things look good for them, but the JPS team had another plan in mind. Unlike stage 6, they did'nt let so much ground to the break and the group only started the climb with a tiny 2min lead on the peloton.
Julien Gagné managed a good climb finish in 12th position, only 6min27 back on a flying Rojas. Julien: "I was happy to get in the break today and also to have a 28 cog !"
Jean-Michel did his best to limit the time loose, being 10th in GC before the stage. Jean-Michel: "Sometimes, you have to pick your battles. That climb was too steep and long for me, and I was completely cracked after the stage. Going to the hotel after the podium ceremony, I walk my bike for 300m up a hill not able to go on the bike with my back pack. Hopefully, I have something left in the legs for tomorow tt."
Julien continue to impress in Costa Rica. Youngest rider in the race and cracking another top 15 in a mountain finish.
Results: full results - video report
Stage 10 - 135,75km - avg speed - 39,02km/h
1- Juan Rojas, JPS Giant, 3h 28m 45
2- Jaime Ramirez, Columbia Fr, à 2m 12
3- Fabricio Quiros, BRC Pizza Hut, à 3m 43
12- Julien Gagné, 1% for the Planet, à 6m 27
33- Jean-Michel Lachance, 1% for the Planet, à 12m 01
56- Gavriel Epstein, 1% for the Planet, + 21m 42
57- Anton Varabei, 1% for the Planet, + 21m 42
61- Ryan Roth, 1% for the Planet, + 22m 00
62- Étienne Samson, 1% for the Planet, à 22m 00
General Classification
1- Juan Rojas, JPS Giant, 32h 42m 37
2- Yennier Lopez, Sélection nationale de Cuba, à 8m 00
3- Jaime Ramirez, Columbia Fr, à 8m 56
14- Jean-Michel Lachance, 1% for the Planet, à 23m 27
23- Julien Gagné, 1% for the Planet, à 34m 44
49- Ryan Roth, 1% for the Planet, + 56m 34
57- Anton Varabei, 1% for the Planet, + 1h 22m 56
64- Gavriel Epstein, 1% for the Planet, + 1h 46m 02
68- Étienne Samson, 1% for the Planet, à 2h 12m 13
Regularidad
1 - Jean-Michel Lachance - For the Planet - 113pts
2 - Juan Rojas - JPS Giant - 106pts
3 - Fabricio Quiros - BCR Pizza Hut - 77pts
4 - Yennier Lopez - Cuba - 59pts
5 - Bryan Villalobos - Agricenter - 58pts
11 - Anton Varabei - For the Planet - 43 pts
26- Ryan Roth - For the Planet - 20pts
Metas Volantes
1 - Jose Vega - JPS - 30
2 - Juan Juarez - Mexico - 26
3 - Yasmany Martinez - Cuba - 25
4 - Jans Arias - Cuba - 22
5 - Jean-Michel Lachance - For the Planet - 20
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Photo credit: Federacion Costaricense de Ciclismo - Fecoci.net
Altimeteria and map: Garmin
