Back to Alentejo: Italian wins stage and puts Sporting / Tavira yellow.
Rinaldo Nocentini (Sporting-Tavira) It is the first Yellow Jersey of the 35th Volta ao Alentejo Agricultural Credit. From 2010, when he wore the jersey of AG2R / La Mondiale, when he won a stage in the Tour du Haut Var (France) the Italino not won a stage.
O Italian 39 year old, stronger to enter the goal line the approximation curve, It appeared slightly isolated and was released to a clear victory in the opening stage of the "Alentejo" who called, Wednesday, 22 Feb., Portalegre Castelo de Vide.
The add the greatest symbol of "Alentejo", the Yellow Jersey Agricultural Credit, Rinaldo Nocentini accumulated points which also earned him the Black Sweater Kia. In a stage marked by rugged path in passing through the Natural Sierra de S Park. Mamede four Mountain Awards, or Colombian Aldemar Reyes (apple Postobón) accumulated points that stand out in the Uniform Chestnut Delta Cafés rating, intended for better trepador.
For more than five years without winning a stage, the leonine corridor very celebrated with hugs sports director, Vidal Tapes, and teammates responded to journalists. "I have a very strong team and we based best are the steps with mountain. I knew there were many strong runners in the sprint as Barbero and Prades and I chose not to risk too much, dough 150 meters from goal and decided attack was the exact moment!" Nocentini was ecstatic. "This win was very important because I 40 year in September and was not easy. "
With the arrival of bonuses, Italian is the start for the second day of competition the four-second advantage over Eduard Prades, while Carlos Barbero, winner in the Alentejo 2014, It is to six seconds.
The add the greatest symbol of "Alentejo", the Yellow Jersey Agricultural Credit, Rinaldo Nocentini accumulated points which also earned him the Black Sweater Kia. Jasper Dutch Laat (Metec-TKH Continental Cyclingteam) RTP jacket Branco, symbol of youth. In a stage marked by rugged path in passing through the Natural Sierra de S Park. Mamede four Mountain Awards, or Colombian Aldemar Reyes (apple Postobón) accumulated points that stand out in the Uniform Chestnut Delta Cafés rating, intended for better trepador.
"Mountain Stage" discussed at Sprint
With sun lurking and the lively Avenida da Liberdade the songs of the earth, Portalegre celebrated the precept the first moments of "Alentejo". There were many who saw align 150 corredores the 19 teams that are in the Alentejo. Between more or less long trails, the history of the stage comes down to a group of about 40 Items featured five kilometers from the finish, the same who entered the Castelo de Vide of cobblestones to discuss the sprint and the stage victory.
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After the most mountainous taken, in northern Alentejo, the platoon of the 35th Volta ao Alentejo Agricultural Credit will begin to tear the plain roads, between Monforte and Portel, with the "Great Lake" Alqueva, as background. The start of the second stage will happen, Thursday, the Sports Park of Monforte at 11:50 am. The route 171,3 kilometers will be punctuated by flywheels goals in Borba, Redondo and Reguengos de Monsaraz and will have a unique mountain prize Monsaraz before being completed in Portel, around 16 hours.
