La Ruta De Los Conquistadores
Costa Rican Wins Stage 3, but La Ruta Champion is Colombian
05.11.2006
At 20 years of age Amador said it was an honour to compete for the title with such a great athlete. “He is very humble and shy, but he does show what he is made of when he is on his pedals�, he said, referring to Páez.
Paez won the Pan American Mountain Bike title in Brazil three weeks ago, where he achieved a second place. Besides he owns the MX UCI’s World Cup; finished second at the MX World Championship and 5th at the XC World’s.
“This has been a tough training year, for the World Cup, as well as other events so I did not particularly train for this one�. Nevertheless, when he was asked if this was the toughest race he’s competed in, he agreed with other competitors. “Yes, I agree. This is another important achievement. It’s definitively the hardest race I’ve been to, mainly the first stage�, Páez explained.
During the race, it was clear Páez suffered an attack by the “tico� field, lead by Amador, his teammate Federico “Lico� Ramirez and former La Ruta winner Paolo Montoya. “I was quite aware of their tactic, but I tried to keep control of the situation, kept the pace, and just let them burn off �, the Colombian biker commented after crossing the finish line.
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