The 19.3-kilometer stage was won by Donovan Ramírez, also of Colono Bikestation Kolbi, with a time of 23 minutes and 27 seconds, beating his teammate Joseph Ramírez by 8 seconds and Jason Huertas of ManzaTé-La Selva-Scott, who finished third, by 30 seconds. In the general classification, Joseph Ramírez has a total time of 16 hours, 39 minutes, and 53 seconds, followed by Alejandro Granados of ManzaTé-La Selva-Scott, 37 seconds behind, and Sergio Arias, 57 seconds behind. All three riders are from Colono Bikestation Kolbi. Among the Under-23 category, Alejandro Granados of Colono Bikestation Kolbi is in the lead, while Emanuel Viane of Rali Far Express leads the Juniors. Ramírez also leads the Points classification with 77 points, while Sergio Arias has been crowned the Mountain Champion with 24 points. Fernando Ureña of Caminos de Omar leads the Master's category. On this Thursday, the individual time trial stage was held, which made the Costa Rican Joseph Ramírez of Colono Bikestation Kolbi the new leader of the 2025 Vuelta Internacional a Chiriquí, Copa Telca. The best Panamanian rider remains Bolívar Espinosa of Senafront Rali, who is eighth overall, 12 minutes and 13 seconds behind. This Friday, November 28, the eighth and final stage will be held, covering 88 kilometers, with the route starting in David Este at 11:00 a.m.
Joseph Ramírez Leads Vuelta a Chiriquí After Time Trial Stage
Costa Rican Joseph Ramírez of Colono Bikestation Kolbi became the leader of the 2025 Vuelta a Chiriquí after winning the individual time trial stage. His brother Donovan won the stage itself, with the final race set for Friday in David.
