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Berraco! Colombian Wins Vuelta a Costa Rica
Championship
Colombian Janier Acevedo was the winner oof
the Vuelta a Costa Rica 2009 in the last
stage of competition from San Isidro de El
General to San José.
Acevedo is the first foreigner in five years
to win the Vuelta.
The last foreigner to win the Vuelta was
Israel Ochoa, also of Colombia, back in
2004.
In the last 20 races, the Vuelta
championship has been won by Colombians on 9
occasions. A Mexican took the race in 1999
and the rest by won by Costa Ricans.
Last year, Costa Rican Gregory Brenes took
the race. This year Brenes has to settle for
second place.
The 2009 classification stands at:
1. Janier Acevedo (Greatwall Colombia)
2. Gregory Brenes (BCR Pizza Hut)
3. Julián Rodas (Greatwall Colombia)
4. Juan Carlos Rojas (Plycem-JPS)
5. José Adrián Bonilla (City Economy)
Winners Of the Vuelta In The Last 20 Years:
Alfredo Zamora 1990 Costa Rica
Edgar Sánchez 1991 Colombia
Luis Espinoza 1992 Colombia
Adrián Víquez 1993 Costa Rica
Andrés Brenes 1994 Costa Rica
Raúl Gómez 1995 Colombia
Luis Morera 1996 Costa Rica
Gregorio Ladino 1997 Colombia
Hernán Muñoz 1998 Colombia
Miguel Arroyo 1999 México
Federico Ramírez 2000 Costa Rica
Gregorio Ladino 2001 Colombia
Julio Rangel 2002 Colombia
José A. Bonilla 2003 Costa Rica
Israel Ochoa 2004 Colombia
Juan Carlos Rojas 2005 Costa Rica
Henry Raabe 2006 Costa Rica
Henry Raabe 2007 Costa Rica
Gregory Brenes 2008 Costa Rica
Janier Acevedo 2009 Colombia
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