The Volta ao Alentejo – Crédito Agrícola Costa Azul ended this Sunday in Grândola, with the Algarve's Samuel Caldeira stepping up to the podium to wear the green jersey, relating to the ranking of points.
By winning the yellow jersey on Saturday, Caldeira started with a three-second advantage over the opponents, and the Carmim/Prio/Tavira team had only to control all the movements of the peloton to carry forward their aspirations for final victory, as no great results were expected. difficulties along the way.
However, about 50 meters from the finish line, when the starting point for the final sprint, one of the runners involuntarily collided with the pedal on Caldeira's rear wheel, causing a damage to the bike of the Algarve runner.
Caldeira was no longer able to sprint in the best conditions and ended up cutting the finish line in 4th place, throwing him into 3rd place in the overall standings, 1 second behind winner Alexey Kunshin (Lokosphinx).
For the sporting director Vidal Fitas, this is a result that he did not like, but he emphasizes that the group responded to the demands. “The team did an excellent job and did everything in their power to lead Samuel Caldeira to victory. However, of course this setback in the final sprint wiped out all the effort made, but the important thing is to check that the team is in shape and responded well to the demands”.
Samuel Caldeira ends this “Alentejana” in green, with the victory in the points classification.
In this 4th and final stage, the best cyclist in Louletano/Dunas Douradas was Bruno Saraiva, who finished in 15th position.
In the final individual General, the best cyclist in Loulé was the Argentine Jorge Montenegro, in 31st place.
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