The 46th edition of the annual Clásico RCN

Clásico RCN

The Clásico RCN is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October...

was held from October 15 to October 22, 2006 in Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

. The stage race with an UCI

UCI

UCI usually refers to the Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling.UCI may also refer to:* United Cinemas International* United Kennel Clubs International...

 rate of 2.3 started in Buenaventura

Buenaventura, Colombia

Buenaventura is a port city and municipality located in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia . Buenaventura is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean....

 and finished in Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio network

Radio network

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s in the nation.

2006-10-15: Buenaventura

Buenaventura, Colombia

Buenaventura is a port city and municipality located in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia . Buenaventura is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean....

 – Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

 (123 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:20.57	|03:20.57
2.	|—	|+0.04
3.	|+0.03	|+0.09

2006-10-16: Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

 – Buga

Buga, Valle del Cauca

Buga formally Guadalajara de Buga is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros .-History:Guadalajara de Buga is one of the oldest cities in...

 (116 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:07.27	|06:28.19
2.	|+0.11	|+0.06
3.	|—	|+0.15

2006-10-17: Tuluá

Tuluá

Tuluá is a city located in the heart of the Cauca Valley, Colombia Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth largest city after Cali, the department capital, Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a...

 – Villamaría (188 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:29.44	|10:58.21
2.	|+0.30	|+0.34
3.	|+1.51	|+1.46

2006-10-18: Manizales

Manizales

Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....

 – Sabaneta

Sabaneta, Antioquia

Sabaneta is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia, also part of the Metropolitan Area of Medellín.Sabaneta is well known for its cathedral, Maria Auxiliadora and its surrounding nightclubs, bars and arts & crafts stores...

 (180 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:38.41	|15:41.52
2.	|+2.00	|+1.46
3.	|—	|+2.15

2006-10-19: Itagüí

Itagüí

Itagüí is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Itagüí is part of the Metropolitan Area of Medellín.Itagüí is known as the most industrialized city in all Colombia, therefore having the nickname, "La ciudad industrial"....

 – Pereira

Pereira, Colombia

Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...

 (196.9 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:20.51	|21:05.18
2.	|+1.43	|+1.46
3.	|—	|+2.15

2006-10-20: Pereira

Pereira, Colombia

Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...

 – Armenia

Armenia, Colombia

Armenia is the capital of Quindío, a department in Colombia. The city is located at coordinates 4.5170° north, 75.6830° west, 290 kilometers west of Bogotá. Armenia is a mid-size city located between Bogotá, Medellín and Cali, the 3 largest Colombian cities. The city's area code for phone calls is...

 (44.8 km)

Place	Stage 6 (Individual Time Trial Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... )		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|01:04.54	|22:11.59
2.	|+1.47	|+01.31
3.	|+3.00	|+3.51

2006-10-21: Calarcá

Calarcá, Quindío

Calarcá is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 4 km east of the departmental capital Armenia...

 – Ibagué

Ibagué

Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...

 (156.4 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:19.06	|26:31.38
2.	|+0.33	|+1.25
3.	|—	|+3.51

2006-10-22: Espinal

Espinal

Espinal is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 63,859 as of the 1993 census.The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal....

 – Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 (157.7 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:35.07	|31:07.51
2.	|—	|+1.25
3.	|+0.04	|+4.28

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		EPM−Orbitel	31:07:51
2.		Lotería de Medellin	+ 1.25
3.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 4.28
4.		paginascolombianas.com	+ 4.59
5.		Aguardiente Antioqueño−IDEA	+ 5.16
6.		Lotería de Boyacá	+ 6.32
7.		Frutidelicias Frugos	+ 10.44
8.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 20.35
9.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 21.24
10.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 21.26

Teams

Lotería de Boyacá — Coordinadora

• Director Deportivo: José Alfonso "El Pollo" López

1.   Libardo Niño
   Libardo Niño
   Libardo Niño Corredor is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the Men's Individual Road Race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles and Héctor Palacio...
   
   
2.   Israel Ochoa
   Israel Ochoa
   Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas is a retired male professional racing cyclist from Colombia, who was nicknamed El Rápido during his career.-Career:1993199419951996...
   
   
3.   Álvaro Sierra
   Álvaro Sierra
   Álvaro Sierra Peña is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199019911993 19941995...
   
   
4.   Víctor Niño
5.   Ricardo Mesa
6.   Graciano Fonseca
   Graciano Fonseca
   Graciano Fonseca Fuken is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199620002001...
   
   
7.   Víctor Becerra
8.   Fredy Piamonte
9.   Freddy Montaña
   Freddy Montaña
   Freddy Emir Montaña Cadena is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:200320042005Freddy Emir Montaña Cadena is a male road cyclist from Colombia....
   
   

EPM — Orbitel

• Director Técnico: José Raúl Mesa

11.   Daniel Rincón
    Daniel Rincón
    José Daniel Rincón Quintana is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He is the younger brother of Oliverio Rincón.-Career:199820002001...
    
    
12.   Javier Alberto González
13.   Fabio Duarte
    Fabio Duarte
    Fabio Andrés Duarte Arevalo is a male track and road cyclist from Colombia. He rides for UCI Professional Continental team and was the 2008 U23 World Road Champion.-Career:2003...
    
    
14.   Edwin Parra
15.   Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19941995Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:...
    
    
16.   Javier Zapata
    Javier de Jesús Zapata
    Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004...
    
    
17.   Herbert Gutiérrez
    Herbert Gutiérrez
    Herbert Gutiérrez García is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. His first name is sometimes also spelled as Héberth.-Career:1996...
    
    
18.   Jhon García
    Jhon García
    Jhon Freddy García Fería is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1999...
    
    
19.   Julián Rodas

Colombia es Pasión — Coldeportes

• Director Deportivo: Jairo Monroy Gutiérrez

21.   Alexis Castro
22.   Diego Montoya
23.   Olmedo Capacho
24.   Luis Castañeda
25.   Jairo Hernández
    Jairo Hernández (cyclist)
    Jairo de Jesús Hernández Montoya is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19901993...
    
    
26.   Francisco Colorado
    Francisco Colorado
    Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernández is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002...
    
    
27.   Rafael Montiel
    Rafael Montiel
    Rafael Anibal Montiel Cuéllar is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20052006...
    
    
28.   Gerardo Rodríguez
29.   Wilson Zambrano

Secretaría de Hacienda — Indeportes Boyacá — Alcaldía de Paipa

• Director Deportivo: Ángel Camargo
  Ángel Camargo
  Ángel Yesid Camargo Ochoa is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1992 to 1998.-Career:199019911992 19931994-References:...
  
  

31.   Giovanny Báez
    Giovanny Báez
    Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20022003Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002:2º in Stage 5 Vuelta al Tolima, Ibagué 2003Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez (born...
    
    
32.   Flober Peña
    Flober Peña
    José Flober Peña Peña is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Donatelo" during his career.-Career:2004...
    
    
33.   Santiago Ojeda
34.   Néstor Bernal
35.   Aldo Valero
36.   Fabio Mahecha
37.   Miguel Matta
38.   Félix Castro
39.   Fernando Camargo
    Fernando Camargo
    Luis Fernando Camargo Flechas is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He is nicknamed "Tenorio".-Career:20042005Luis Fernando Camargo Flechas is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia...
    
    

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• Director Deportivo: Roberto Augusto Sánchez

41.   Ismael Sarmiento
    Ismael Sarmiento
    José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Pocholo" during his career.-Career:199519961998...
    
    
42.   Elder Herrera
    Elder Herrera
    Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921995Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia....
    
    
43.   José Daniel Bernal
    José Daniel Bernal
    José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921997José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1992...
    
    
44.   Samuel Cabrera
45.   Armando Cárdenas
46.   Dubán Enrique Agudelo
47.   Juan Castelblanco
48.   Fabio Avendaño

Aguardiente Antioqueño — Idea

• Director Deportivo: Héctor Castaño
  Héctor Castaño
  Héctor Manuel Castaño Betancurt is a retied male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1994199619992000-References:...
  
  

51.   Sergio Henao
52.   Janier Acevedo
53.   Arley Montoya
54.   Juan Carlos Montoya
55.   Wilson Grisales
56.   William Muñoz
57.   Weimar Roldán
    Weimar Roldán
    Weimar Alfonso Roldán Ortíz is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20052006Weimar Alfonso Roldán Ortíz is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2005: in Pan American Championships, Road, ITT, U23, Mar del Plata 2006Weimar Alfonso Roldán Ortíz...
    
    
58.   Jaller Puerta
59.   Jesús Castaño

Frutidelicias Frugos del Valle

• Director Deportivo: William Palacio

61.   Diego Calderón
62.   Fabio Montenegro
63.   José Ibáñez
    José Ibáñez
    José Audelio Ibáñez is a retired racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1997 to 1998. He was nicknamed "El Barón Gallero" during his career.-Career:19922006-References:...
    
    
64.   Deiby Ibáñez
65.   Oscar Iván Sanceno
66.   Franklin López
67.   Remberto Jaramillo
68.   Camilo Gómez
    Camilo Gómez
    Camilo Andrés Gómez Archila is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2003...
    
    
69.   Dalivier Ospina

Coordinadora — Lotería de Boyacá

• Director Deportivo: José Alfonso "El Pollo" López

71.   Iván Casas
    Ivan Casas
    Iván Mauricio Casas Buitrago is a Colombian professional racing cyclist.-Career:2005Iván Mauricio Casas Buitrago is a Colombian professional racing cyclist.-Career:...
    
    
72.   Edilberto Martínez
73.   Arlex Castro
74.   Alejandro Serna
75.   Marvin Correa
76.   Jorge Acosta

Orbitel — EPM

• Director Deportivo: Carlos Jaramillo
  Carlos Jaramillo
  Carlos María Jaramillo Mesa is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1985 to 1996. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
  
  

81.   Mauricio Neiza
    Mauricio Neiza
    Mauricio Neiza Alvarado is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002200320042005...
    
    
82.   Héctor Mesa
83.   Alejandro Ramírez
    Alejandro Ramírez (cyclist)
    Alejandro Ramírez Calderón is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002Alejandro Ramírez Calderón is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia....
    
    
84.   Alejandro Cortés
    Alejandro Cortés
    Alejandro Iván Cortés Llano is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20002001...
    
    
85.   Oscar Álvarez
    Oscar Álvarez (cyclist)
    Oscar Mauricio Álvarez Paniagua is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002Oscar Mauricio Álvarez Paniagua is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002Oscar Mauricio Álvarez Paniagua is a male professional road...
    
    
86.   Rubén Laverde
87.   Juan Botero

Bogotá Sin Indiferencia — IDRD — Canapro

• Director Deportivo: Oliverio Cárdenas

91.   Mauricio Soler
    Mauricio Soler
    Juan Mauricio Soler Hernández is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier. He won that year's King of the Mountains title. Soler stated the stage win...
    
    
92.   Giovanny Chacón
93.   Carlos Rodríguez
94.   Héctor Hernández
    Héctor Hernández
    Héctor Hernández is a Mexican football forward who played for Mexico in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for C.D. Guadalajara.-External links:*...
    
    
95.   Fausto Mayorga
96.   Jonathan Méndez
97.   Jaime Lozano
98.   Alexander Giraldo
99.   Fabián Rincón

Frutidelicias Primacol

• Director Deportivo: Gustavo Cardona

101.   Giovanny Barriga
102.   Jairo Torres
103.   Alex Rojas
104.   Leonel Bonilla
105.   Andrés Porras
106.   Walter Nieto
107.   Álvaro Montoya

Tolima Solidario — Lotería del Tolima

• Director Deportivo: Danilo Alvis

111.   Hernán Vargas
112.   Andrés Rodríguez
113.   Dayro Rodriguez
114.   John Jairo Montaño
     John Jairo Montaño
     John Jairo Montaño is a Colombian defender who currently plays for Millonarios in Colombian Categoría Primera A.-External links:*...
     
     
115.   Álvaro Gómez
116.   Helber Rodriguez

Caldas Actitud Campeona 2008

• Director Deportivo: John Jairo Narváez

121.   John Freddy Acosta
122.   Dubán Páez
123.   Didier Chaparro
124.   Holger Orozco
125.   Emerson Narváez
126.   Julio César López
     Julio César López
     Julio César López is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for San Martín de Tucumán of the Primera B Nacional in Argentina....
     
     
127.   Jorge Iván Vélez
128.   José Jaramillo

Alcaldía de Ibagué — Tolima Solidario

• Director Deportivo: Carlos Enrique "Ramillete" Pérez

131.   Fredy González
     Fredy González
     Freddy Excelino González Martínez , also known as Fredy González, is a Colombian road racing cyclist. He is a two-time winner of the maglia verde , awarded to the best cyclist in the King of the Mountains category in the Giro d'Italia . His victories came in the 2001 and 2003 races...
     
     
132.   Diego Quintero
133.   Edinson Mahecha
134.   Jaime Vergara
135.   Julián Cardona
     Julian Cardona
     Julian Joseph Cardona is an American-born Puerto Rican international footballer who currently plays for the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Puerto Rican national team....
     
     
136.   Alfonso Martínez
137.   Diego Sanabria
138.   John Sedano
139.   Anderson Bonilla

GW Bicicletas Shimano

• Director Deportivo: Luis Alfonso Cely

141.   Juan Carlos López
142.   Mauricio Ortega
     Mauricio Ortega
     Mauricio Alberto Ortega Ramírez is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002...
     
     
143.   John Agudelo
144.   Carlos Ospina
145.   Wilmar Báena
146.   Edwárd Stiver
147.   Edgar Restrepo
148.   Carlos Pulgarín
149.   Bladimir Zapata

Postal Express — Químicos y Curtidores San Benito

• Director Deportivo: Marco Tulio Bustamante

151.   Jesús Andrés Cruz
152.   Gerson Sánchez
153.   Gelvis Santamaría León
154.   Carlos Robayo
155.   Miguel Ángel Cendales
156.   Rubén Darío Igua
157.   Humberto Delgado
158.   Juan Pablo Wilches
159.   Norberto Wilches

Club Cicloases Cundinamarca

• Director Deportivo: Leonidas Herrera

161.   Juan Carlos Torres
162.   Efraín Montaña
163.   Wilson Correa
164.   Daniel Rodríguez
     Daniel Rodriguez
     Daniel Rodríguez is an American operatic tenor from New York City. He became known as "The Singing Policeman" in his former work with the New York City Police Department, due to his role as one of the department's designated National Anthem singers...
     
     
165.   Gabriel Velásquez
166.   John Manuel Cubillos
167.   Celso González
168.   Marco Javier Vega

Mixto

• Director Deportivo: John Jairo Rivera

171.   Ricardo Giraldo
172.   Carlos Alberto Fernández
173.   Ferney Restrepo
174.   Christian Torres
175.   Héctor Barrera
176.   Pedro Nelson Torres