Frederico Figueiredo (Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor) attacked with less than 4 kilometers left to pass through the steep slopes of the Vila Nova Observatory to win the fifth stage of the Volta a Portugal and regain the lead of his teammate Mauricio Moreira, who finished 4th.
Henrique Casimiro (Efapel Cycling) moment and Luís Fernandes (Rádio Popular – Paredes – Boavista) third.
In the last organization of five riders to finish the level 37 seconds Figueiredo were Antonio Carvalho (Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor) and Barry Miller (BAI Sicasal Petro de Luanda), respectively 5th and 6th.
After a rest day on Tuesday, the fifth stage covered 165. 7 kilometers through central Portugal to the menacing end at the top of the mountain at Mirada do Covo with the last 1. 7 kilometers (average of 12. 8%) to the Vila Nova Observatory.
The Glassdrive duo took the top two places overall, juxtaposing positions after the climb, and Fernandes was third overall, now 38 seconds Figueiredo. Carvalho moved up one position to finish fourth.
With 67 km to go, an organization of 8 cyclists attacked and 25 km later had a ninth pair as they had a merit of 1:12 over the peloton, with the yellow jersey ordered with the Java Kiwi Atlantic cyclists sharing responsibilities at the front with Glassdrive.
Robin Carpenter (Human Powered Health), Juan López Cózar (Burgos-BH), Unai Iribar (Euskaltel – Euskadi), Gaspar Gonçalves (Efapel), António Barbio (Tavfer-Mortágua-Ovos Matinados), Hugo Nunes (Radio Popular – Paredes – Boavista), António Ferreira (Kelly-Simoldes-UDO) ran in the breakaway.
Not far from the third and final intermediate race at Lousã, won through Garcia, the peloton had the escape in sight, Carpenter turned around to see the swarm quickly approaching. Glassdrive continued its momentum once the leak was absorbed with just under 17 km to go, 4 teammates marking Moreira’s speed.
It’s a mass of five bright yellow Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor jerseys, adding the leader’s jersey, making its way to the front of the peloton at the start of the last 9. 9km climb, with the riders starting to fall backwards. the next 2 km, two runners attacked – Yesid Albeiro Pira (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Vicente García de Mateos (Aviludo-Louletano-Loulé Concelho), unpacking their jerseys for the attack with temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius. The attack lasted only 2 kilometers
Behind the Hotel General Atum-Tavira-María Nova, 15 riders exchanged bikes for team leader Alejandro Manuel Marque to return to the chase, when he finished fourth in the GC. Jokin Murguialday, from Caja Rural, with the most productive young jersey and 9th overall, also fought at the back.
With less than four kilometers to go, Glassdrive’s Frederico Figueiredo stepped on the accelerator and gained 36 seconds in a small pursuit organization – André Cardoso (ABTF Betão-Felrense), Henrique Casimiro (Efapel Cycling) and Luís Fernandes (Rádio Popular – Paredes – Boavista), the race leader now falls by seconds.
With 2 km to go, the pursuers squandered ground and Figueiredo fought to the bottom line without dispute.
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