Bruno Saraiva (Louletano / Dunas Douradas) was classified this Saturday in 2nd place in the Volta ao Terras de Santa Maria – Fernando Mendes Trophy, in a tirade that was won by the South African Herman Fouche (Team Bonitas), who assumes the leadership of the competition .
The 141 km run, starting and ending in São João de Ver, was decided to sprint, with the main squad completing the course in 3h16m20s, at an average of 43,090 km/h.
Herman Fouche was the fastest, beating Spaniard Francisco Torres (Gios-Deyser Leon Kastro) and Bruno Saraiva (Louletano / Dunas Douradas), second and third, respectively.
Thanks to the bonuses, the Team Bonitas cyclist has a four-second advantage over second, Francisco Torres. The third is José Gonçalves (Onda-Boavista), five seconds behind.
Herman Fouche commands by points, Darren Lill (Team Bonitas) leads the mountain, José Gonçalves is ahead in the mobile goals, Rafael Silva (Liberty Seguros/Feira/Specialized) is the best young man and Liberty Seguros/Feira/Specialized tops the ranking collective.
This Sunday there are two stages. From 10:30 am, around the Europarque, a collective 16,8 km time trial is held. At 16 pm the third and final stage begins, the traditional and selective Circuito do Castelo. The runners will complete ten laps in a total of 00 kilometers.
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