Spanish rider Delio Fernández (AP Hotels&Resorts-Tavira-Farense) won stage 5 of the Tour of Portugal this Monday atop the Tower, taking first place in the individual overall standings after the first day of high altitude in the 84th edition. .
Fernandes, 37, covered the 184.3 km between Masao and Covilhã, atop the Tower, in 5:21.59 hours, achieving his fourth stage win by six seconds over Switzerland’s Colin Stussi (Vorarlberg). ), second, and 19 from Spaniard Chomin Huaristi (Euskaltel-Euskadi), third.
Overall, the sixth qualifier of the 2022 Tour is the new leader with a lead of five seconds for Stussi, second and 10 for Juaristi, and Enrique Casimiro (Efapel) as the best Portuguese in fourth place with 41.
On Tuesday the sixth leg connects Penamacore and Guarda for 168.5 km, the last leg before Wednesday’s rest day.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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