Czech rider Daniel Babor (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) won this Sunday’s sprint round four of the Tour of Portugal, where João Matías (Tavfer-Ovos Matinados-Mortágua) led the overall standings.
Babor, 23, covered the 184.5 km between Estremos and Castelo Branco in 4:36.26 hours, ahead of Spaniard Ando López (Euskaltel-Euskadi), second, and Joao Matias, third.
Overall, before Torre in the Serra da Estrela tested the candidates for the final victory, Matias used the bonus time on arrival to overtake Rafael Reis (Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor), now second, two seconds back, with Germany’s Lukas Meyler (Vorarlberg) is third, six seconds back.
On Monday, Stage Five connects Masao and Covilhã for 184.3km, with a “mythical” arrival at the top of the Tower, completing the peloton’s efforts, on the first day of the highlands, which also includes climbs to Portela (fourth category). ) and Rosa (third).
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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