MEANWHILE, SOUTH OF THE BORDER....

from Velo News/race rpomoter

The La Ruta is off and running with day three under way, Roberto Heras is givin it a rip this year and was 5th after day two. 1.Paolo Montoya (CRC) Economy Rent at Car-Seven Capital 3:52:02 2.Federico Ramírez (CRC) BCR-Pizza Hut at 2:49 finished as the top two after the second stage but Ramirez still holds the overall lead by over 7 minutes.

Meanwhile, SQUIRT Sponored rider Macky Franklin (GIANT) continues his tear through the South America circuit in the U23 ranks in the Copa Chile series. macky ran into some mechanical issues in his last race but still finshed top 5. If you do not know of this kid yet, you will, he's been giving Jay Henry all he can handle the past couple of seasons in the Mountain States Cup races.