La Ruta: Stages 3&4 Gallery
- By Singletrack.com
- Published Nov. 21, 2010
- Updated Nov. 8, 2011 at 1:44 PM UTC
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica's countryside may look bucolic, but in a bike it's just brutal. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Reba
Rebecca Rusch on the road at La Ruta during stage 3. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Lico
Costa Rican favorite Fredrico "Lico" Ramirez. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Milton Ramos
Stage 3 winner Milton Ramos hikes his bike. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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La Ruta
A police escort helps 2009 La Ruta champ Louise Kobin with Costa Rican traffic. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Sam
Subaru-Trek rider Sam Schultz chose La Ruta for his first stage race. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Tollous
Jason Tollous on stage 3 wearing the men's 30-39 leader's jersey. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Eddy
Costa Rica's Eddy Perez on stage 3. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Manny
2009 La Ruta champ Manny Prado on stage 3. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Pulford
Adam Pulford rode La Ruta with a group of Carmichael Training Systems clients. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Parra
Angela Parra of Colombia wears the women's leader's jersey on stage 3. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Rider
Hammering stage 3. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Rebecca
Rebecca Rusch keeps a smile on her face during stage 3. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Mejia
Luis Mejia on the ride up to the volcano Irazu. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Sonntag
Ben Sonntag sporting the race leader's jersey on stage 3. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Matt Luhn
Matt Luhn rolls along on stage 3. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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On the road
Louise Kobin riding solo. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Solo
La Ruta can be a lonely experience on some stages. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Milton
Superman? Or Specialized Man? Milton Ramos gets ready for stage 4. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Moto
The lead race moto makes a river crossing. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Luhn
Matt Luhn at the rainy start of stage 4. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Schultz break
Sam Schultz and Luis Meija made an early break from the leaders at the beginning of stage 4 on Saturday. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Paceline
The lead group early on in stage 4, GC leader and eventual La Ruta winner Ben Sonntag sits behind the front rider. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Leaders
Milton Ramos leads the front group over an old train trestle on stage 4. Photo by Lead Adventure Photo
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step by step
Stage 4 included races carrying their bikes over sketchy old railroad bridges. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Hiking
Juan Carlos Fallas Rodriguez hikes over one of many old train trestles on the race's final stage. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Leao Pinto
Luis Leao Pinto is happy his first La Ruta is complete. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Cannondale
Alex Grant's hardware. He finished in second place overall. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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No Repeat
2009 La Ruta champ Manny Prado. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Tom Turner
Thomas Turner was a bit dirty and dented after La Ruta, but happy. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Mud
A winner is glad it's done. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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Rebecca
Rebecca Rusch after finishing her second La Ruta. Photo by Lead Adventure Media
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