33ª Volta Alentejo / Liberty Seguros: Polish Pawel Bernas (Active Jet) won the "Alentejo".
The Norwegian Johim Ariense (Metec) won the 5th and last stage of the Tour to the Alentejo getting his second win, after Mértola. Pawel Bernas (Active Jet) won the Tour.
Lined departure 163 Runners, the 23 participating teams to meet 171,3 kilometers between Alcacer do Sal and Reguengos de Monsaraz.
The stage was marked by the control in Active Jet steering wheel to the first goal in Montemor-o-Novo, where the yellow jersey bonificou 2 seconds, and strengthened leadership. After a flight of four riders, that grew to 4'56 ", about what 90 kilometers from the finish, but were second planes that did not create danger to the leader, being caught at the entrance of the last mile.
Group composition: 53-José de Segovia (LOULETANO – RAY JUST ENERGY), 131-Guillaume Boivin (TEAM OPTUM), 197-Unai Intziarte (MURIAS – GROUP) E-216 Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (METEC – TKH CONTINENTAL TEAM). The peloton up partiou into three groups, which accelerated the march and already for the Reguengos de Monsaraz the group is compact and Johim Ariesen (METEC-TKH CONTINENTAL TEAM) succeeds on arrival, while Pawel Bernas (Activejet Team) is the winner of the 33rd Around the Alentejo Liberty Seguros.
Johim Ariensen said he was "happy with the two stage victories", leaving a torn compliment to sustainable organization that was proof "very well organized".
Pawel Bernas, that can the third win of the season and in Portugal, already had won the 1st stage of the Grand Prix Liberty Seguros and the 4th of the "Alentejo" and today the individual General, reaching the seventh career victory, said that was a step "was an excellent performance, a magnificent race ", adding that next year can "join a World Tour team".
Ratings step and general:
http://podi1.com/volta-alentejo/33/classificacoes.php
As a final balance, we will say that it was a great race, the best and most well played the last decade where it maintains the tradition "A NEW WINNER", the thirty-third in 33 issues.
Joaquim Gomes, race director, considered that joined "business with pleasure: a great race, competitive, supported by local authorities and 2016, will be renewed on the road ".
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
