Pedro Miguel Lopes (Kelly-Simoldes-UDO) from Guimarães, from Guimarães, won today the second stage of the Volta a Portugal do Futuro, 120.6 kilometers from and to Cernache do Bonjardim, Sertã, assuming command of the general classification.
The arrival, coinciding with a third-rate mountain prize, was the stage for the first serious moves by the candidates to succeed Emanuel Duarte as winner of the Volta a Portugal do Futuro.
The final mountain, of 7.2 kilometers, was approached with two more advanced riders, Julián Madrigal (Bicycles Rodríguez/Extremadura) and Gabriel Rodas (GSport/Grupo Tormo Innova), who had largely escaped with half the stage covered. Kelly-Simoldes-UDO's work in the pursuit of escapes allowed the strongest of the peloton to enter the mountain with aspirations to triumph on the stage.
Pedro Miguel Lopes, André Domingues (Efapel) and Romaric Forques (Essax) managed to make the bridge to the front of the race. In the discussion of the stage, Pedro Miguel Lopes was the strongest, cutting the risk with 3h09m21s (average of 38.215 km/h). Gabriel Rodas withstood the wear and tear of the escape and took the immediate position, at 1 second. The same difference marked by Minho for André Domingues and Romaric Forques. Julián Madrigal was fifth, at 43 seconds. The remaining cyclists spent more than a minute than the winner.
The yellow jersey is in possession of Pedro Miguel Lopes, who is 1 second away from the trio formed by André Domingues, Gabriel Rodas and Romaric Forques. Gabriel Rodas is the first in the classification by points, Francisco Guerreiro (Sicasal/Miticar/Torres Vedras) remains king of climbers and André Domingues is the best young man. GSport/Grupo Tormo Innova is at the top of the collective general.
The third stage runs this Saturday. It will depart (11:15) and arrive (15:40) in Ponte de Sor. A third-rate mountain prize and three flying goals punctuate a 162.7 km journey, the longest in the competition.
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