National victory at the start of the 82nd edition of the Volta a Portugal. Rafael Reis was the fastest in the prologue, an individual time trial of 5.4 kilometers, held in Lisbon, earning the yellow jersey.
The Efapel runner completed the route in 6.10.59 minutes, relegating the Uruguayan Mauricio Moreira, his teammate, to second place, with another 11 seconds, as did the Spanish Lluís Guillermo, who completed the podium.
Samuel Caldeira (W52-FC Porto) was the other Portuguese representative in the top ten, making the sixth time.
This Thursday, the peloton will face the first stage in a row, between Torres Vedras and Setúbal, in a total of 175.8 kilometers.
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