In another great performance, Lilibeth Chacón won the individual time trial of the International Women’s Tour of Costa Rica 2023. The Venezuelan rider dominated the time trial, which started in La Unión and ended in General Viejo and established herself in the lead.
Chacón, from the Clarus Merquimia Group-Strongman team, which won its second consecutive victory in the Costa Rican round, smashed the stopwatches, covering the 24.6 kilometers with a time of 38:16, marking an average of 38.57 km/h.
The podium of the day with the stopwatch was completed by the Canadian Nadia Gontova (Roxo Racing), who finished second and the Mexican Marcela Prieto (Pato Bike BMC Team) entered the third position.
“Tomorrow is the queen stage, we will do our best,” she said after reaching the finish line. “I am very happy with the teamwork we have done, my team is a family, that makes a lot of difference in the stages,” highlighted the race leader.
Lilibeth also commands the modalities of the mountain prizes and the regularity, which demonstrates the South American’s perseverance in the race.
The Costa Rican race for women will continue this Saturday, October 14, with the third stage with a route of 118.4 kilometers, which will take the riders from the City of Palmares to the district of Fátima.
Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica (2.2)
Resultados Etapa 2 | La Unión – General Viejo (24,6 km)
| 1 | Lilibeth Chacón *Venezuela | Clarus Merquimia Group – Strongman | 0:38:16 | ||||
| 2 | Nadia Gontova *Canadá | ROXO Racing | 0:15 | ||||
| 3 | Marcela Prieto *México | Pato Bike BMC Team | 0:43 | ||||
| 4 | Kira Payer *USA | ROXO Racing | 1:37 | ||||
| 5 | Karen Villamizar *Colombia | Pato Bike BMC Team | 1:55 | ||||
| 6 | Sharon Ramírez *Costa Rica | CMS – Zepol – Muscular | 1:58 | ||||
| 7 | Jacqueline Laoruche *USA | ROXO Racing | 2:00 | ||||
| 8 | Luisa Hernández *Colombia | Clarus Merquimia Group – Strongman | 2:10 | ||||
| 9 | Milagro Mena *Costa Rica | Colono Bikestation Kölbi | 2:36 | ||||
| 10 | Jasmin Gabriela Soto *Guatemala | Macizo Cordelsa | 2:47 |
Clasificación General Individual
| 1 | Lilibeth Chacón *Venezuela | Clarus Merquimia Group – Strongman | 4:07:07 | ||||
| 2 | Nadia Gontova *Canadá | ROXO Racing | 0:17 | ||||
| 3 | Marcela Prieto *México | Pato Bike BMC Team | 0:44 | ||||
| 4 | Kira Payer *USA | ROXO Racing | 1:39 | ||||
| 5 | Karen Villamizar *Colombia | Pato Bike BMC Team | 1:56 | ||||
| 6 | Jacqueline Larouche *USA | ROXO Racing | 2:10 | ||||
| 7 | Luisa Hernández *Colombia | Clarus Merquimia Group – Strongman | 2:20 | ||||
| 8 | Sharon Ramírez *Costa Rica | CMS – Zepol – Muscular | 2:25 | ||||
| 9 | Jasmin Gabriela Soto *Guatemala | Macizo Cordelsa | 2:49 | ||||
| 10 | Milagro Mena *Costa Rica | Colono Bikestation Kölbi | 3:03 |