The climbers were released this Thursday on the Tour of Portugal ! The 7th stage came to the top of the terrible and endless rise in the Covilhã (Torre), an ascent excluding category of 23 km at 6.3% long that Damped Jonathan Caicedo (Petrolike). Former team runner EF Education-EasyPostl’32 -year -old Ecuadorian was part of the morning escape who counted up to almost ten minutes ahead of the peloton, and he was one of the only ones to resist the return of the favorites in the final justice to win his first success since the Sibiu Tour Last summer. He finally crossed the line 33 seconds before the wearer of the yellow jersey Art (Anicolor / Tien 21), the Russian having dropped all his rivals and largely reinforced his place as a leader.
Video – Alexis Guérin goes second in the general classification
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Alexis Guérin and Nych does the right operation
The podium of the day is completed by the second survivor of the escape, the Portuguese Gonçalo Leaça (Credibom – THE Aluminals – Marcos Car), who has beaten to the sprint the French Alexis Guérin (Anicolor – Tien21) For 3rd place at 46 “. Respectively 2nd and 3rd of the general before this stage, Jesus David Peña (AP Hotels & Resorts – Tavira – SC Farense) et Byron Munton (Feirense – Beeceler) finished 8th (+ 1'39 “) and 5th (+ 1'27”) and therefore conceded about one minute to Of. Alexis Guérin Take the opportunity to seize 2nd place 40 seconds from his teammate, three days before the end of this 86th edition.
