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17:22 OA Sport thanks you for following the emotions of this race with us and wishes you a good continuation of the evening.
17.15 This is the top 5 of the general classification:
1.Magnus Cort (9:56:20)
2. Ilan Van Wilder (+0:04)
3.Rui Costa (+0:06)
4. Valentin Madouas (+0:10)
5. Jai Hindley (+0.10).
17:12 Below are the top 10:
1.Magnus Cort (5:07:05)
2. Ilan Van Wilder (5:07:05)
3. Rui Costa (5:07:05)
4. Valentin Madouas (5:07:05)
5. Jai Hindley (5:07:05)
6. Rune Herregodts (5:07:05)
7.Nicola Conci (5:07:05)
8.Thomas Pidcock (5:07:05)
9. Kevin Vermaerke (5:07:05)
10. Bauke Mollema (5:07:05).
17.10 WHAT A JOKE FOR ILAN VAN WILDER! The Belgian celebrates at the finish line earlier than expected and is overtaken by Magnus Cort Nielsen.
17.09 EVERYTHING IS DECIDED AT THE PHOTOFINISH BETWEEN ILAN VANWILDER AND MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN!
17.08 Try the sprint along Ilan Van Wilder!
17.06 More or less thirty remain, we will probably go to the sprint!
17.04 Last 2 kilometres!
17.02 Cstroviejo continues to pace, they are blowing up one at a time.
16.59 Sbaragli also raises the white flag, while Filippo Ganna remains in the group.
16.58 5 kilometers to the finish line! No one has tried the action yet.
16.55 After shooting for the last few kilometers, Asgreen gets up and Ineos takes over the reins of the situation.
16.53 There will be 7 kilometers of uphill only, with an average gradient of 6.1%.
16.50 The group christens the first meters of the Alto da Foia, everything is decided in this phase!
16.47 Last descent before the last 7 decisive kilometers.
16.44 15km to the finish line!
16.42 Asgreen takes the first step and takes home the 6 points of the GPM.
16.39 Ineos is claiming victims, runners come off meter by meter.
16.36 6km of uphill with an average gradient of 6.5% for the penultimate Mountain Grand Prix.
16.33 Matteo Trentin and Alexander Kristoff also leave, now the pace is sustained and the selection is starting to be important.
16.30 Now Filippo Ganna’s Ineos is leading the group.
16.28 25km to the finish line!
16.27 Now the runners will face 5km of descent before the demanding final climbs.
16.24 The escape ends here, a compact group again!
16.23 Surprisingly, Thymen Arensman also comes off, the Dutchman does not seem physically at the top.
16.21 4 remained in the lead: Joao Matias, Gaspar Goncalves, Rafael Lourenco and Antonio Ferreira.
16.19 Puncture for Miles Scotson, the Australian misses the train and will have to work hard to get back into the group.
16.17 Tomas Contte is the first of the fugitives to be taken back by the platoon, the life of the escape is short.
16.14 Fatigue Fabio Jakobsen, the Dutchman breaks away from the group and probably decided to save energy for tomorrow’s stage.
16.11 Joao Matias, Gaspar Goncalves and Tomas Contte take a few meters ahead, the difference in height begins to be important.
16.08 The ups and downs begin, Joao Matias tries to detach the escape companions.
16.05 The treasure of the fugitives is crumbling, the group, without tearing away, has returned to 1’15 “.
16.02 The colors of Italy are defended by Filippo Ganna, Kristian Sbaragli, Jacopo Mosca, Matteo Trentin, Nicola Conci and Filippo Baroncini, the latter two are the most accredited to do well today.
15.59 The last 15 kilometers of the race will see two Mountain Grands Prix, the first with an average gradient of 6.5%, the second with an average gradient of 6.1%.
15.56 Now the pace of the leaders and the platoon is the same, the gap has stabilized around the minute and 45.
15.53 4 hours of racing have passed, average speed of 37.5km/h.
15.50 The big favorites for today’s victory are Joao Almeida, Dani Martinez, Thymen Arensman and Thomas Pidcock. On paper it should be a stage suitable for climbers, but beware of possible sprints that could see the favorite sprinters.
15.47 Alexander Kristoff, current leader of the general classification, is currently leading the group with the Uno-X Pro Cycling Team managing the situation.
15.44 50km to the finish line! Now a long downhill phase is foreseen, before the final Mountain Grands Prix.
15.41 Now the fugitives look at each other, the advantage over the group has dropped to 2 minutes within a few kilometers.
15.38 We remind you that today’s stage could and should be decisive in terms of the general classification, in fact an uphill finish is expected which could cut off the legs of many runners.
15.35 The situation at the moment sees a group made up of 6 leaders: Joao Matias, Tomas Contte, Matthew Gibson, Gaspar Goncalves, Rafael Lourenco and Antonio Ferreira. The platoon is 3′ ahead.
15.32 There are 55km to go to the finish line, for a race that started around 11.55.
15.30 Good afternoon and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of the second stage of the Volta ao Algarve 2023.
Friends of OA Sport, good morning and welcome to LIVE LIVE of the second stage of the Volta ao Algarve 2023. The Portuguese stage race kicked off yesterday with the success of Alexander Kristoff and today the second of the five scheduled stages will take place, with a guaranteed show and a thrilling final.
Today’s stage could and should be a favorable stage for climbers: we will start from Sagres, while the arrival will be uphill in the Alto de Foia, 4 Mountain Grands Prix are scheduled, the last of which right on the final goal. The leader of the rating at the moment is Alexander Kristoffon yesterday’s opening day the Norwegian was able to get the better of all the competition and especially Fabio Jakobsen, eventually finished fourth with 10 seconds to recover. The first of the blues is Matteo Trentin, fourteenth in the general standings, 10 seconds from the lead. Instead, he finds himself forced to chase Tom Pidcock: the Englishman, fifth yesterday at the finish, was downgraded to 135th position due to an impropriety in the sprint. At home, Italy eyes focused on Philip Gannawho will be the absolute protagonist of the final time trial, Kristian Sbaragli, Nicholas Conci, Philip Baroncini e Jacopo Mosca.
OA Sport offers you the LIVE LIVE of the second stage of the Volta ao Algarve 2023, news in real time, minute by minute, meter by meter, emotion after emotion, so as not to really miss anything, the race will start at 11:55, while our LIVE LIVE will start at 15:30!
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