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Joni Brandão, who yesterday was the great winner at the top of the Tower, was penalized in 20 seconds in the individual general, for irregular supply on the stage.
The Efapel rider thus falls from fourth to fifth place, in exchange for João Benta, from RP-Boavista, and sees the distance of the yellow jersey Amaro Antunes (W52-FC Porto) increase to 1 minute and 37 seconds.
“There is not much to say. There was an irregular supply during the last 10 kilometers of the Tower stage. We knew we could be penalized, but my athletes had been running 50 kilometers without water. It was an instinct, ”admitted Rúben Pereira, Efapel’s sports director.
«The truth is that it was not for these 20 seconds that we lost the Tour. That happened in Senhora da Graça ”, admitted Rúben Pereira, taking responsibility for the penalization of his runners, highlighting that he only thought about the well-being of Joni Brandão and António Carvalho:“ In my opinion, it was all because of them, even though they have been damaged . ‘
