Cycling: In the Tour of the Algarve, inglés about Michal Kwiatkowski give Sky, He touched the sky in Alto da Fóia.


The former World Champion, Michel Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) He won the second stage which ended in Alto da Fóia and his teammate Thomas Gerant, It is the new leader of the Tour of the Algarve.

The British team, first launched the current World Vice Champion Time Trial, o biolorusso Vasily Kiryienka, that hardened the race at the beginning of the rise in Monchique who left the platoon.

A roll 187,9 kms was marked by a trail of seven runners who started the kilometer where thirty kilometers then had 7'43 ", which led some of the major teams to shorten the difference, so as not to be surprised.

on the trail, FC Porto Ricardo Mestre, I tried to keep the blue sweater, Mountain leader of his fellow João Rodrigues, but the American Ben King (Dimension Data) He did not have the adjustments and won four of the five counts and took the lead of the classification.

When in Monchique the road began to tilt the Sky played the trump card to weaken opponents and Vasily Kiryienka, the third team member, He stood in front of the race, It is reached 1.800 meters from the finish. Then formed a group in front with five corridors that would achieve the goal in front, Michel Kwiatkowski to achieve the triumph in step, with the group to come up with the same time. Mercy of fewer points in step Welsh Gerant Thomas wore the yellow jersey.

step classification: 1º- Michal Kwiatkowski/Pol, SKY, 4:49:51 (average 38,896 kms/hora), 2º- Bauke Mollema / Down, Trek/Segafredo, m.t., 3º- Geraint Thomas/Ger, SKY, m.t., 4º- Daniel Martin/Irl, Team Emirates, m.t. 5º- Jaime Roson / Esp, Movistar, m.t., 6º- Patrick Konrad / GER, Bora/Hansgrhoe, a 03”, 7º- Bob Jungels / Lux, Quick Step, m.t., 8º- Pieter Serry / Call, Quick Step, m.t., 9º- Vicente Rubio de Mateos / Esp, Aviludo / Louletano and 10- Richie Porte / Off, BMC, m.t.

Overall Rating: 1º- Geraint Thomas/Ger, SKY, 9:37:49, 2º- Jaime Roson / Esp, Movistar, m.t., 3º- Michal Kwiatkowski/Pol, SKY, 4º- Daniel Martin/Irl, Team Emirates, m.t., 5º- 114- Bauke Mollema / Down, Trek/Segafredo, m.t., 6º- Patrick Konrad / GER, Bora/Hansgrhoe, a 03”, 7º- Bob Jungels / Lux, Quick Step, m.t., 8º- Pieter Serry / Call, Quick Step, m.t., 9º- Vicente Rubio de Mateos / Esp, Aviludo / Louletano and 10- Louis Meintjes / RSA, Dimension Data, m.t..

Teams: Quick Step, Points: Michal Kwiatkowski/Pol, SKY, Mountain: Ben King/USA, Dimension Data and Youth: Sam Oomen/Ned, SunWeb.

This Friday will be played the 3rd stage, one Time Trial with departure and arrival in Lagoa, the distance 20,3 kms. Starting the first runner to 13,55 hours and the yellow jersey goes on the road to 16,40 hours.

Teixeira Correia

(journalist)


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