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The W52 / FC Porto runner succeeds his teammate Gustavo Veloso after winning Senhora da Graça with a brilliant start.
On Tuesday, Amaro Antunes (W52 / FC Porto) gave a show of force, taking a resounding victory in the mythical height of Senhora da Graça, which allowed him not only to wear the yellow jersey, but also to show that he is one of the most squad strengths.
The 29-year-old Algarve rider, who returns to Portuguese cycling, inherited the leadership of his teammate Gustavo Veloso, another dragon, who finished the stage in fifth position and fell to third place overall, behind Frederico Figueiredo (Atum General / Tavira), another of the protagonists of the day, who reached the top of Mount Farinha in second place, the same place he occupies in general, 13 seconds behind the new leader, as Veloso.
In this first great runner test, the history of the stage, always guided by the mountain, began to be traced along a track 15 kilometers from the Paredes exit, with a group of 13 fugitives taking over. In this batch, the dragon Ricardo Mestre was the highlight, helping to impose a strong rhythm, which managed to dig an advantage of 3 and a half minutes to the squad, and which was discarding the components of the adventure, except for two men from Radio. Popular / Boavista. At that moment, Frederico Figueiredo and Amaro Antunes left the peloton to join a trio of escapades, leading the decisive maneuver of the stage when they entered isolated on the ascent to Mount Farinha.
João Benta (Rádio Popular / Bovista) and Simon Carr (Delko) were still on the track, but without being able to reach them, because 500 meters from the goal, Amaro Antunes pulled the gallons, and took off alone, achieving in that short and steep space, gains 22 seconds of advantage for Figueiredo and wins the stage with ease.
Further back, in a group of favorites, Gustavo Veloso beat Vicente De Mateos (Aviludo / Louletano) and Joni Brandão, but arriving, all, 1:45 minutes after the winner, with goalkeeper João Rodrigues, even later, and hit it another eight seconds.
Today the caravan has a less intense day, in the connection between Felgueiras and Viseu, in an arrival for sprinters, which precedes the decisive climb to the Tower.
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