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| Dates | August 12 – August 19 | ||
| Stages | 8 | ||
| Distance | 1,031 km (640.6 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 29h 11' 40" (35.3149 km/h/21.9437 mph) | ||
| Palmarès | |||
| Winner | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | (05 Orbitel) | |
| Second | José Castelblanco (COL) | (Selle Italia) | |
| Third | Elder Herrera (COL) | (05 Orbitel) | |
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| Mountains | José Castelblanco (COL) | (Selle Italia) | |
| Youth | Franklin Chacón (VEN) | (Lotería del Táchira) | |
| Combination | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | (05 Orbitel) | |
| Sprints | Herbert Gutiérrez (COL) | (Selle Italia) | |
| Team | 05 Orbitel | ||
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2002 →
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The 41st edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from August 12 to August 19, 2001 in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Medellín and finished in Parque Nacional Circuito. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation.
| Place | Stage 1 | General Classification | ||
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| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Alejandro Cortés (COL) |
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Alejandro Cortés (COL) |
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| 2. | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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| 3. | Álvaro Lozano (COL) |
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Álvaro Lozano (COL) |
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| Place | Stage 2 | General Classification | ||
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| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | José Castelblanco (COL) |
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Álvaro Lozano (COL) |
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| 2. | Álvaro Lozano (COL) |
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Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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| 3. | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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Ismael Sarmiento (COL) |
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| Place | Stage 3 | General Classification | ||
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| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Herbert Gutiérrez (COL) |
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Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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| 2. | Jairo Hernández (COL) |
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Álvaro Lozano (COL) |
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| 3. | Alexis Rojas (COL) |
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José Castelblanco (COL) |
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| Place | Stage 4 | General Classification | ||
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| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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| 2. | José Castelblanco (COL) |
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José Castelblanco (COL) |
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| 3. | Elder Herrera (COL) |
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Elder Herrera (COL) |
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| Place | Stage 5 | General Classification | ||
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| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Ubaldo Mesa (COL) |
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Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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| 2. | Víctor Niño (COL) |
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José Castelblanco (COL) |
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| 3. | José Castelblanco (COL) |
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Elder Herrera (COL) |
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| Place | Stage 6 | General Classification | ||
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| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Jairo Pérez (COL) |
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Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) |
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José Castelblanco (COL) |
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| 3. | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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Elder Herrera (COL) |
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| Place | Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | ||
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| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | José Castelblanco (COL) |
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Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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| 2. | Elder Herrera (COL) |
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José Castelblanco (COL) |
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| 3. | Jairo Hernández (COL) |
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Elder Herrera (COL) |
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| Place | Stage 8 | General Classification | ||
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| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Fredy González (COL) |
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Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) |
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| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) |
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José Castelblanco (COL) |
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| 3. | Nélson Vargas (COL) |
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Elder Herrera (COL) |
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| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
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| 1. | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | 05 Orbitel | 29:11:40 |
| 2. | José Castelblanco (COL) | Baterías MAC-Selle Italia-Pacific | + 2.31 |
| 3. | Elder Herrera (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 11.44 |
| 4. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 14.11 |
| 5. | Jairo Hernández (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 15.19 |
| 6. | Ismael Sarmiento (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 19.47 |
| 7. | Víctor Niño (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 20.30 |
| 8. | Hernán Bonilla (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 26.11 |
| 9. | Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 32.08 |
| 10. | Javier Zapata (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 35.44 |
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