2016 Vuelta a Guatemala

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2016 Vuelta a Guatemala
2017 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesOctober 24 – November 1, 2016
Stages9
Winning time24h 51' 47"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Román Villalobos  (CRC)
  SecondFlag of Guatemala.svg  Manuel Rodas  (GUA)
  ThirdFlag of Spain.svg  Víctor García  (ESP)

  MountainsFlag of Ecuador.svg  Jefferson Cepeda  (ECU)
  SprintsFlag of Guatemala.svg  Dorian Monterroso  (GUA)
  2015
2017  

The 56th edition of the Vuelta a Guatemala was held from 24 October to 1 November 2016. [1]

Contents

Teams

Twelve teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders. [2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [3] [4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
1October 24 Guatemala City to El Progreso 130 km (81 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Guatemala.svg  Álder Torres  (GUA)
2October 25 Jutiapa to Chiquimulilla 112.5 km (69.9 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Guatemala.svg  Alfredo Ajpacajá  (GUA)
3October 26 Puerto San José to Retalhuleu 174.5 km (108.4 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Guatemala.svg  Dorian Monterroso  (GUA)
4October 27 Champerico to Retalhuleu 37.8 km (23.5 mi)Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of Guatemala.svg  Manuel Rodas  (GUA)
5October 28 San Pedro Sacatepéquez to San Marcos 115 km (71 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Román Villalobos  (CRC)
6October 29 Quetzaltenango to Quetzaltenango121 km (75 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Ecuador.svg  Cristian Pita  (ECU)
7October 30 Totonicapán to Sololá 96.7 km (60.1 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Ecuador.svg  Byron Guamá  (ECU)
8October 31 Chimaltenango to Tecpán Guatemala 109.1 km (67.8 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Guatemala.svg  Jonathan de León  (GUA)
9November 1 Guatemala City to Guatemala City105 km (65 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Elías Vega  (CRC)

Result

Final general classification [5] [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Román Villalobos  (CRC) Jersey yellow.svg Canel's–Specialized 24h 51' 47"
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Manuel Rodas  (GUA) Cable DX–Decorabaños + 1' 24"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Víctor García  (ESP) Canel's–Specialized + 1' 57"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Juan Pablo Rendón  (COL) Aguardiente Antioqueño–Loteria de M + 3' 14"
5Flag of Ecuador.svg  Byron Guamá  (ECU) Team Ecuador + 3' 16"
6Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Elías Vega  (CRC) Nestlé–Giant + 4' 20"
7Flag of Ecuador.svg  Jefferson Cepeda  (ECU) Jersey polkadot.svg Team Ecuador + 5' 24"
8Flag of Guatemala.svg  Álder Torres  (GUA) Hino Pizza Hut–RCN + 7' 31"
9Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Daniel Bonilla  (CRC) Nestlé–Giant + 7' 38"
10Flag of Guatemala.svg  Alfredo Ajpacajá  (GUA) Cable DX–Decorabaños + 9' 34"

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