16th stage Giro of Italy - Tour of Italy 4 Portuguese Cyclists

Bruno Pires (Saxo-Tinkoff) was the best at  49. º 4.01 minutes,
Nelson Oliveira (RadioShack) 80. º to 9:19 minutes,
Tiago Machado (RadioShack) 102. º to 10:53 minutes,
 and Ricardo Mestre (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 157. º to 17:10 minutes.


Overall Machado went down to 35. Third position in 47.39 minutes of Nibali,
Bruno Pires holds to 62. Third position, Oliveira 73. ª, and Ricardo Mestre  148. ª, almost three hourd behind the leader of the  in the pink sweater.


On Wednesday, the 17. Stage between Caravaggio and Vincenza, totaling 214 kilometers, is presented as the last chance of sprinters shine before three decisive days for the general.