Volta a Portugal: Rafael Reis confirms expectations with prologue win on day one
CyclingThursday, 04 August 2022 at 19:39
The Volta a Portugal has started today with a short 5.4-kilometer long prologue in Lisbon, and the pre-stage favourite Rafael Reis has confirmed most people's expectations by taking the win and the first yellow jersey of the race.
The route didn't have space for surprises, with a pure out-and-back route giving the opportunity for the specialists to perform, and the Portuguese time-trial champion delivered. He beat Mauricio Moreira by over nine seconds, whilst Oliver Rees took the third place on the day.
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- Now we know the real secret🤣😁
- The UCI adheres to some archaic rules but does not consider serious infringements.🙄
- Isn't he on 6 million a year? Someone knows?
- Just a bit dizzy from having to take all those corners.
- That 2nd acceleration during the 1st.. Pheww.. Simply world class.
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- Nobody skips the Worlds!!
- He better could have skipped the Worlds. Someone needs to protect him from his own ambition.
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