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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 2002 Vuelta a Colombia
| image              =
| image_caption      =
| date               = June 30 – July 14, 2002
| series             =
| stages             = 14
| distance           = 1728.8
| unit               = km
| time               = 45h 34' 21"
| speed              = 37.9395
| first              = [[José Castelblanco]]
| first_nat          = COL
| first_team         = Colombia Selle Italia
| second             = [[Elder Herrera]]
| second_nat         = COL
| second_team        = 05 Orbitel
| third              = [[Libardo Niño]]
| third_nat          = COL
| third_team         = Lotería de Boyacá
| points             = [[Marlon Pérez]]
| points_nat         = COL
| points_team        = 05 Orbitel
| mountains          = [[Julio César Rangel]]
| mountains_nat      = COL
| mountains_team     = Alcaldía de Cabimas
| sprints            = [[Javier de Jesús Zapata|Javier Zapata]]
| sprints_nat        = COL
| sprints_team       = 05 Orbitel
| combination        = [[Julio César Rangel]]
| combination_nat    = COL
| combination_team   = Alcaldía de Cabimas
| youth              = [[Sebastián Castañeda]]
| youth_nat          = COL
| youth_team         = Aguardiente Cristal
| team               = 05 Orbitel
| previous           = [[2001 Vuelta a Colombia|2001]]
| next               = [[2003 Vuelta a Colombia|2003]]
}}

The 52nd edition of the '''[[Vuelta a Colombia]]''' was held from June 30 to July 14, 2002.

== Stages ==
=== 2002-06-30: [[Cúcuta]] — [[Cúcuta]] (5.2 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Prologue
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|00:06.51}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|00:06.51}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Pérez (cyclist)|Jairo Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.15}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Pérez (cyclist)|Jairo Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.15}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Hernández (cyclist)|Jairo Hernández]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.20}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Hernández (cyclist)|Jairo Hernández]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.20}}
|}

=== 2002-07-01: [[Pamplona, Colombia|Pamplona]] — [[Bucaramanga]] (142 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 1
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|03:38.32}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|03:45.23}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Jhon García]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jhon García]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.24}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruber Marín]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Pérez (cyclist)|Jairo Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.25}}
|}

=== 2002-07-02: [[Bucaramanga]] — [[Socorro, Santander|Socorro]] (109.1 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 2
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|03:38.32}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|04:05.13}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Bonilla]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Bonilla]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.24}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ismael Sarmiento]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Hernández (cyclist)|Jairo Hernández]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.30}}
|}

=== 2002-07-03: [[Socorro, Santander|Socorro]] — [[Tunja]] (150.7 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 3
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Jorge Humberto Martínez]]|COL}}||{{center|04:48.40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|???????}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Graciano Fonseca]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.09}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Bonilla]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.24}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Víctor Hugo González]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.15}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Hernández (cyclist)|Jairo Hernández]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.30}}
|}

=== 2002-07-04: [[Tunja]] — [[Chía, Cundinamarca|Chía]] (115.7 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 4
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Israel Ochoa]]|COL}}||{{center|02:58.00}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|15:02.06}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Gregorio Ladino]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Bonilla]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.28}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.19}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Hernández (cyclist)|Jairo Hernández]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.34}}
|}

=== 2002-07-05: [[Bogotá]] — [[Bogotá]] (39 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 5 ([[Individual Time Trial]])
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|00:42.09}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|15:44.48}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.25}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.15}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.42}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.29}}
|}

=== 2002-07-06: [[Bogotá]] — [[Bogotá]] (160.6 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 6
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Pérez (cyclist)|Jairo Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|03:57.54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|19:50.12}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Luis Felipe Laverde]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.10}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.15}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Rodolfo Camacho]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.44}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.29}}
|}

=== 2002-07-07: [[Soacha]] — [[Ibagué]] (194 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 7
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Bonilla]]|COL}}||{{center|04:25.14}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|???????}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.18}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.08}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.24}}
|}

=== 2002-07-08: [[Ibagué]] — [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]] (121.7 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 8
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Luis Castañeda (cyclist)|Luis Castañeda]]|COL}}||{{center|03:41.44}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|27:57.51}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Rincón (cyclist)|Daniel Rincón]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.02}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Rincón (cyclist)|Daniel Rincón]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.52}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.53}}
|}

=== 2002-07-09: [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]] — [[Cali]] (199.5 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 9
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|04:38.20}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|32:48.28}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Gregorio Ladino]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.51}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Rodolfo Camacho]]|VEN}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Rincón (cyclist)|Daniel Rincón]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.52}}
|}

=== 2002-07-10: [[Cali]] — [[Cali]] (17 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 10 ([[Individual Time Trial]])
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|00:37.04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|33:27.23}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.49}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.47}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Víctor Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.24}}
|}

=== 2002-07-11: [[Buga, Valle del Cauca|Buga]] — [[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]] (106.1 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 11
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|02:35.10}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|36:03.50}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.35}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.46}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Manuel Guevara]]|VEN}}||{{center|+00.39}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.24}}
|}

=== 2002-07-12: [[Manizales]] — [[Jericó, Antioquia|Jericó]] (154 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 12
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Darío Muñoz]]|COL}}||{{center|04:01.32}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|40:05.24}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Julio César Rangel]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+02.01}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|+00.06}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+03.03}}
|}

=== 2002-07-13: [[Jericó, Antioquia|Jericó]] — [[El Escobero]] (105 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 13
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Julio César Rangel]]|COL}}||{{center|03:21.27}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|43:28.51}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Juan Diego Ramírez]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.31}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+04.13}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|+01.59}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+05.12}}
|}

=== 2002-07-14: [[Medellín|Circuito en Medellín]] (109.2 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 14
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Jhon García]]|COL}}||{{center|02:05.34}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}||{{center|45:34.21}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+04.13}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruber Marín]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+05.12}}
|}

== Final classification ==
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" width="80%"
|-
!RANK
!NAME
!TEAM
!TIME
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[José Castelblanco]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Colombia Selle Italia
|align="center"|'''45:34:21'''
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}
|align="center"|05 Orbitel
|align="center"|'''+ 4.13'''
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Lotería de Boyacá
|align="center"|'''+ 5.12'''
|-
|align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Darío Muñoz]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Colombia Selle Italia
|align="center"|'''+ 6.25'''
|-
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Rincón (cyclist)|Daniel Rincón]]|COL}}
|align="center"|05 Orbitel
|align="center"|'''+ 6.39'''
|-
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|[[Álvaro Sierra]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Lotería de Boyacá
|align="center"|'''+ 8.34'''
|-
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Bonilla]]|COL}}
|align="center"|05 Orbitel
|align="center"|'''+ 10.59'''
|-
|align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ismael Sarmiento]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Lotería de Boyacá
|align="center"|'''+ 11.24'''
|-
|align="center"|9.
|{{flagathlete|[[Argiro Zapata]]|COL}}
|align="center"|05 Orbitel
|align="center"|'''+ 13.09'''
|-
|align="center"|10.
|{{flagathlete|[[Julio César Rangel]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Alcaldía de Cabimas
|align="center"|'''+ 14.10'''
|}

== See also ==
* [[2002 Clásico RCN]]

== References ==
* [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2002/jun02/colombia02/default cyclingnews]
* [http://members.fortunecity.es/pedalear/Vcol/Vcol2002.htm pedalear]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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