The American Hugo Scala Jr (Project Echelon Racing) This Tuesday he won the fifth stage of the Volta a Portugal, which is still led by the Portuguese Afonso Eulálio (ABTF Betão-Feirense).
Scala Jr covered the 176.8 kilometers between Penedono and Braganza in 4 hours, 10 minutes and 26 seconds.
The Portuguese followed him Fábio Costa (ABTF Betão-Feirense) and the danish Julius Johansen (Sabgal/Anicolor), in one and ten seconds respectively.
Again there was a strong Spanish presence in the top ten. Came in fourth place Hugo Aznar (Kern Pharma) and the fifth for Xavier Cañellas (Euskaltel-Euskadi)while Ángel Fuentes (Burgos-BH) and José Félix Parra (Kern Pharma) They are 7th and 8th.
The Argentinian Germán Tivani (Aviludo-Louletano-Loulé Concelho) maintained the lead of the mountain in his ninth place, while the Venezuelan Francisco Peñuela (Rádio Popular-Paredes-Boavista) complete the top 10.
The lead in the overall standings is still occupied by Eulálio, 17th this Tuesday, followed by the defending champion, the Swiss. Colin Stüssi (Team Vorarlberg)18th, surpassing the Spanish Jin Agirre (Kern Pharma)which dropped to third place after placing thirty-eighth today.
Braganza This Wednesday is the scene of the start of the sixth stage, which ends in the town of Boticas 169.1 kilometers later.
Source: La Verdad
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