30 july 2024
Team Vorarlberg confident on the fifth stage of the Volta a Portugal UCI 2.1 – Colin Stüssi remains in second place overall in 18th place
The longed-for rest day was used to recover, but also to do some preparatory work for week two of the tour. There are still 12,000 meters of climbing and 900 kilometers of racing ahead. And, above all, the decision about the Tour.
The stage today, Tuesday, from Penedono to Braganca over 177 kilometers and 3300 meters of altitude began like most. Right from the start, the Wahoo computers showed a speed of 50. One of the executioners, the 12 kilometer climb in the middle of the stage. And here the attacks of the top ten in the GC. The stage developed into a real speed chase!
TOP TEAM WORK AGAIN TODAY – a hard day’s work comes to an end
The entire team once again took on responsibility today in second position in the peloton, keeping an overview until the finale and parrying all attacks. There they let the safe leading group go. The winner was the US-American Hugo JR Scala (Project Echelon). Colin Stüssi finished 18th today, the same time as the top ten riders, and defended second place in the overall standings. After a total of almost 21 hours of riding, young Jannis Peter is still a strong 19th in the 85th Tour of Portugal.
A chapeau to Lukas Meiler, Alexander Konychev, Felix Stehli, Pirmin Benz and also to Lukas Rüegg, who fought his way through the heat today.
Result GC https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/volta-a-portugal/2024/stage-7-gc
Stage 6: Uphill for breakfast
On Wednesday, the sixth stage leads from Braganca 170 kilometers to Boticas. From the first kilometer onwards, 500 meters of elevation gain and a further five mountain classifications spread over almost 2700 meters of elevation gain await.
Stage plan (total length 1,540 KM / 22.000 m altitude difference)
24.07. Prologue Agueda – Agueda 5,6 KM
25.07. Stage 1 Anadia – Miranda do Corvo 158.2 KM / 2838 HM
26.07. Stage 2 Santarem – Lisbon 164,5 KM / 1132 HM
27.07. Stage 3 Crato – Covilha (Torre) 161.2 KM / 3225 HM
28.07. Stage 4 Sabugal – Guarda 164.5 KM / 3050 HM
29.07. Rest day
30.07. Stage 5 Penedono – Braganca 176.8 KM / 3299 HM
31.07. Stage 6 Braganca – Boticas 169.1 KM / 2671 HM
01.08. Stage 7 Felgueiras – Paredes 160.4 KM / 2416 HM
02.08. Stage 8 Viano do Castelo – Fafe 182.4 KM / 2404 HM
03.08. Stage 9 Maia – Mondim de Basto 170.8 KM / 3820 HM
04.08. Stage 10 Time trial Viseu – Viseu 26.6 KM / 418 HM
Line-up Team Vorarlberg: Colin Stüssi, Jannis Peter, Lukas Meiler, Felix Stehli, Lukas Rüegg, Alexander Konychev, Pirmin Benz;
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