After winning a stage in January on January, In the United Arab Emirates, The country's host country, The Young Italian of 18 year old, Davide Stella, It was the fastest and hit the yellow jersey upon arrival the grant of the 2nd stage of the return to Alentejo Credit.
Bonuses changed during the race the provisional individual general where Fábio Costa (Anicolor/Tien 21) became a third party aspiration on arrival to be a leader, But the final speed of Tavfer/ Matinated/ Mortagua eggs featuring the victory of Leangel Liñarez, undid all aspirations.
In the middle is the benefit of João Martins (MV-Km 130,6-14h51), who started the day in Castro Verde with his teammates and the audience singing the "Congratulations to you", to complete 21 year old, It was the best Portuguese in the stage and is also in general.
The stage had four protagonists on an escape that lasted 147 kilometers and that had an advantage of 4’05” a 10 kilometers of grândola, but it was always controlled, Given the great work of EF Education/Aevolo, The Noah Hobbs Yellow Sweater team.
The scarce difference in points on the mountain allowed the passage in the Serra de Grandola prize, that Pedro Pinto (MV-Km 130,6-14h51) assumed the leadership of the climbers, The only classification that is not dominated by the British corridor.
Davide Stella's victory and Noah Hobbs leadership, The whole bet of the Podium Events in the training teams of the World Tour and Protour formation present in the return to Alentejo Credit.
Step Rate
1º- Davide Stella/Ita (United Arab Emirates/ Team Emirates/ Gen Z), 4H06’14 ” (average 41,790 Kms/ hour), 2º- Noah Hobbs/GBR (EF Education/Aevolo), mt, 3º- German Nicolas Tivani/Arg (MV-Km 130,6-14h51) mt, 4º- Iker Bonillo/Esp (Euskalterete / Euskadi) MT and 5th- Santiago Mesa/Col (MV-Km 130,6-14h51) mt
Overall rating
1º- Noah Hobbs/GBR (EF Education/Aevolo), 4H4’’43, 2º- German Nicolas Tivani/Arg (MV-Km 130,6-14h51) a 3”, 3º- Davide Stella/Ita (UAE/Team Emirates/ Gen Z) a 6”, Jenthe Verstraete/BEL (EF Education/Aevolo) 10 ”and 5th- Mathias Schwarzbacher/SVK DE 12″
Team: Rural box/Alea
Points: Noah Hobbs/GBR (EF Education/Aevolo)
Mountain: Pedro Pinto (MV-Km 130,6-14h51)
Youth: Noah Hobbs/GBR (EF Education/Aevolo)
The third stage calls this Friday, Carvalhal (Grândola) A Arraiolos, the distance 180 kilometers, The longest stage of “Alentejo”, departing at 11,30 hours, with goals in Alcácer do Sal, Alcáçovas and Montemor-o-Novo and mountain counts in the Serra do Monfurado and Arraiolos (both of 4th category) and arrival at the “capital of the carpets” at 3:58 pm.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
