2002 Vuelta a Venezuela

2002 Vuelta a Venezuela
Race details
Dates	September 3 – September 15
Stages	13
Distance	2,101 km (1,306 mi)
Winning time	48h 01' 16"
Results

The 39th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from September 3 to September 15, 2002. The stage race started in Puerto Ordaz, and ended in Barquisimeto. There were a total number of 134 competitors, with 69 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.

Stages

2002-09-03: Circuito en Puerto Ordaz (121.5 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:49.03	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:48.56
2.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	—	Luis Valera (VEN)	+0.01
3.	Diosenis Valdés (VEN)	—	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	+0.03

2002-09-04: Chaguaramas — Santa Bárbara de Tapirín (209.5 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Rubén Rangel (VEN)	04:40.44	Rubén Rangel (VEN)	07:29.40
2.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.12	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.13
3.	Lizardo Benítez (CUB)	—	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+0.15

2002-09-05: Circuito en Maturin (86 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Domingo González (MEX)	02:28.46	Rubén Rangel (VEN)	09:58.28
2.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+0.02	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+0.05
3.	Frederick Segura (VEN)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.13

2002-09-06: Santa Bárbara de Tapirín — Guanta (181 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	04:04.49	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	14:03.30
2.	Yosvany Falcón (CUB)	—	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+0.03
3.	Honorio Machado (VEN)	—	Honorio Machado (VEN)	—

2002-09-07: Puerto Piritu — Valle de la Pascua (178 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Chacón Díaz (VEN)	04:27.32	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	18:31.09
2.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+0.08	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.01
3.	Domingo González (MEX)	—	Honorio Machado (VEN)	+0.04

2002-09-08: Circuito en Valle de la Pascua (129 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Frederick Segura (VEN)	02:41.45	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	21:12.49
2.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+0.02	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.08
3.	Diosenis Valdés (VEN)	—	Honorio Machado (VEN)	+0.09

2002-09-09: El Sombrero — San Carlos (202.5 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Dixon Carmona (VEN)	04:46.44	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	26:01.22
2.	José Pérez (VEN)	+0.02	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.08
3.	Damian Martínez (CUB)	+0.42	Honorio Machado (VEN)	+0.09

2002-09-10: San Carlos de Austria — San Felipe (228 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Néstor Chacón (VEN)	04:10.19	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	30:14.25
2.	Ramil Gaifullin (RUS)	+0.04	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.11
3.	Damian Martínez (CUB)	+1.48	Honorio Machado (VEN)	+0.12

2002-09-11: Campo Elías — San Felipe (31.5 km)

Place	Stage 9-A (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	00:44.55	Federico Muñoz (COL)	30:59.41
2.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.51	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.40
3.	Álvaro Lozano (COL)	+0.53	Carlos José Ochoa (VEN)	+1.46

2002-09-11: Circuito en San Felipe (86.5 km)

Place	Stage 9-B		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	01:40.48	Federico Muñoz (COL)	32:40.29
2.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.40
3.	Diosenis Valdés (VEN)	+0.05	Carlos José Ochoa (VEN)	+1.46

2002-09-12: Carora — Cabimas (182.5 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	04:38.58	Federico Muñoz (COL)	37:19.27
2.	Diosenis Valdés (VEN)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.40
3.	Wendy Cruz (DOM)	+0.05	Carlos José Ochoa (VEN)	+1.46

2002-09-13: Cabimas — Valera (178 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Manuel Medina (VEN)	04:20.45	Federico Muñoz (COL)	41:40.59
2.	Robinson Merchán (VEN)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.40
3.	Raúl Saavedra (VEN)	+0.06	Manuel Medina (VEN)	+1.40

2002-09-14: La Gran Parada — Quibor (148.5 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	03:35.14	Federico Muñoz (COL)	45:16.13
2.	Damian Martínez (CUB)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.40
3.	Honorio Machado (VEN)	—	Manuel Medina (VEN)	+1.40

2002-09-15: Circuito Avenue Ribereña, Barquisimeto (120 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Álvaro Lozano (COL)	02:36.38	Federico Muñoz (COL)	48:01.16
2.	Néstor Chacón (VEN)	+3.41	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.40
3.	Johan Ramírez (COL)	+3.56	Manuel Medina (VEN)	+1.40

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	Distribuidora La Japonesa Lotería Oriente	48:01:16
2.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	Lotería del Táchira A	+ 0.40
3.	Manuel Medina (VEN)	Gobernacíon de Anzoategui	+ 1.40
4.	Carlos José Ochoa (VEN)	Gobernacíon Trujillo Cafe Flor de Patría	+ 1.46
5.	Tommy Alcedo (VEN)	Lotería del Táchira B	+ 1.57
6.	John Nava (VEN)	Lotería del Táchira A	+ 1.59
7.	Danny Yepez (VEN)	Gobernación del Zulia-Alcaldia de Cabimas A	+ 2.47
8.	Nélson Gelves (VEN)	Gobernación del Zulia-Alcaldia de Cabimas A	+ 3.05
9.	Honorio Machado (VEN)	Distribuidora La Japonesa Lotería Oriente	+ 3.25
10.	Luis Valera (VEN)	Alcaldia Tinaco Cojedes	+ 3.46

Teams

Lotería del Táchira A

Cuban National Team

Pedro Pablo Pérez
Luis Alberto Romero
Yosvani Falcón
Lizardo Benítez
Damian Martínez
William Leyva

Gobernación del Zulia-Alcaldia de Cabimas A

Álvaro Lozano
Héctor Castaño
Adelso Valero
Francisco Landaeta
Nélson Gelves
Danny Yepez

Gobernación de Trujillo-Café Flor de Patria

Lotería del Táchira B

Tommy Alcedo
Dixon Carmona
Robinson Merchán
Néstor Chacón
Yeison Delgado
Osney Contreras

Gobernación de Anzoátegui

Gobernación del Zulia-Alcaldia de Cabimas B

Gil Cordovés
Víctor Hugo González
Mario Figueroa
Deivis Urdaneta
Juan Jiménez
Julio Parra

Kino Táchira

Ronald González
José Norberto Ulloa
Paúl Torres
Rubén Chacón
Miguel Chacón
Édgar Chacón

Irdeg Guarico

Ronald Cova
Jean Belisario
Ángel Nieves
José Cheremos
Yonier Infante
Anthony Brea

Alcaldia Tinaco Cojedes

José Loyo
José Pérez
Juan Lincon
Luis Valera
José Hermoso
Luis Díaz

Gobernación de Barinas-Alc Socopo-Lotería Paraiso

Ramón Herrera
Jean Méndez
Alvis Contreras
Hernán Pérez
Javier Álvarez
Emilson Díaz

Gobernación del Zulia-Alcaldia de Cabimas C

Raúl Saavedra
Julio César Rangel
José Caldera
Alvis Meléndez
Alejandro Blanco
Edison Fernández

Distribuidora La Japonesa-Lotería Oriente

José Guillermo Barrios
Honorio Machado
Henry Menéses
Tomy Linares
Federico Muñoz
Eduardo Guerrero

Dominican Republic National Team

Wendy Cruz
Branly Núñez
Jorge Cordero
Wendy Palacios
Benigno de la Cruz
Augusto Sánchez

Russian National Team

Vladimir Efimkin
Evgyeni Zhadkevitch
Denis Kudashev
Alexei Bougrov
Ivan Rybakov
Ramil Gaifulline

Que Viva El Huila (Colombia)

Juan Fonseca
Johan Ramírez
Jorge Guevara
Enrique Ospina
Carlos Urán
Didier Méndez

Selección Bolívar

José Bartolomé
Jean Porte
José Devera
José Piar
Jefrid Mendoza

México

Andrés Contreras
Carlos Manuel Hernández
David Álvarez
Domingo González
Manuel Carbajal

Alcaldía Caroni Bolivar

Edgar Arreaza
Silfredo Arreaza
Ricardo Gracia
Diomer Salazar

Fundadeporte Jesús Torito Romero-Rio Caribe Sucre

Gustavo Guzmán
Anibal Marín
Jose Bruzual
Mario Subero

Tucán Amazonas

Williams Quinto
José Rodríguez
Miguel Reina
José Serpa

Distribuidora Japonesa-Lotería Oriente TLM Indem

José Machado
José Pino
Diosenis Valdés
Frederick Segura

Equipo Mixto

Lucidio Escalona
Wilmer Vásquez
Daniel Bermúdez
Reinaldo Bellays
Héctor Francia
Tomás Rodríguez

Fundadeporte Carabobo

José Pérez
José Aguilar
Giorgio Landaeta
Maximo Rojas
Luis Ochoa
Erick García

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