Swiss Jan Christen won this Thursday the 2th stage of tour of Algarve, which became his first leader at the top of Alto da Foia, after the opening of the Wednesday stage was removed by a signal error in the last kilometer.
At the end of a rugged phase with an ending end (8.5 km with an average slope of 5%), the 20 -Year -old corridor won half the advantage over UAE leader, Portuguese Joao Almeida, and the Belgian Laurens of Plus, 7 seconds. The Frenchman Romain Bardet took the 4th place, 8 seconds from the winner. Favorite career, Danish Jonas Vingegaard ended in 6th position to 10 seconds.
Six men, including Christen and Plus, reached the foot of the final climb with the advantage of about thirty seconds on the favorite squads led by Almeida, very businessman Vingegaard and the Slovenian Primoz Roglic. It was enough for the Swiss Corridor to impose himself in the fifth hour in his career after a dazzling acceleration. Almeida, in full form, managed to reach his companion a few meters from the end line, ending with his tire.
This double Emiratí team confirms its excellence at the beginning of the season, with nine successes in 2025. Only this week, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar is leading the return to the United Arab Emirates. Frenchman Pavel Sivakov dominates the return to Andalusia, while in Portugal the duo of Christen/Almeida is being exploited against Vingegaard.
Source: La Verdad
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