Victor Langellotti (Burgos-BH) won the 8th stage of the Volta a Portugal with a solo attack in the last kilometer and resisted the loaded peloton. On the climb of Fafe, the South American Mauricio Moreira (Glassdrive/Q8/Anicolor) secured the position of moment ahead of the North American Scott McGill (Wildlife Generation).
With 6km to go, Robin Carpenter (Human Powered Health) and Langellotti had widened a gap at the head of the race, while Glassdrive Q8 Anicolor drivers and the peloton had absorbed what was left of the escaped riders from the original organization of 11 men. . Carpenter the next to see his adventure end, leaving Langellotti to fight alone.
The overall standings remained unchanged with Frederico Figueiredo (Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor) completing 6th on the stage. He leads by 8 seconds to his teammate Moreira, and by 38 seconds to Luís Fernandes (Rádio Popular – Paredes – Boavista) in 3rd position.
Stage 8 started from Viana do Castelo to travel 182. 4 km to Fafe. The first 70 kilometers rolled, then the procession of 4 classified ascents began to appear, the last one, Golães, just 4. 6 km from the end of the climb in Fafe.
A breakaway of 11 riders worked on the day of the mountain race and with 35 km to go, the lead had diminished to 1:15 in the peloton – Robin Carpenter (Human Powered Health), Victor Langellotti (Burgos-BH), Johnathan Clarke (Wildlife Generation), Jose Maria García (Electro Hiper Europa – Caldas), Unai Iribar (Euskaltel – Euskadi), Rafael Lourenço (Atum general / Tavira / Maria Nova Hotel), João Macedo (L. A. Alumínios/Credibom/Marcos Car), João Matias (Tavfer -Mortágua-Ovos Matinados), José Mendes (Aviludo – Louletano – Loulé Concelho0, Óscar Pelegrí (Burgos-BH), Ivo Pinheiro (ABTF Betão – Feirense) and Rafael Silva (Efapel Cycling).
With 20km to go, some of the riders at the break started to show fatigue, they didn’t run as well in groups, and the familiar yellow Glassdrive Q8 Anicolor jerseys leading the chase in the peloton, the hole was halved to move up the fourth category. Only Carpenter and Langellotti stayed away on the last climb, and Langellotti charged alone until the end.
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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for over 30 years in reporting, sports marketing and public relations. He founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a public relations and sports marketing agency, which controlled projects for the Tour of Georgia, the Larry H Tour. Miller. de Utah and USA Cycling. He also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a non-profit organization in Georgia to advertise cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years, from promoting advertising to drawing the canvas. He climbed the Alpe d’Huez 3 times (not fast). His favorite road trips are around equestrian farms in Northern Georgia (USA). USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some motorcycle rides in the mountains in Park City, Utah (USA). USA).
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