jordi meeus Jordi Meeus won the third stage of the Tour of the Algarve . The Belgian from Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe was simply the fastest in Portugal in a sprint against Alberto Dainese (Tudor), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché), Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) and Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike). For Meeus, it was a nice revenge after he won a sprint on the first day in the Algarve, which went wrong because he found himself on the wrong side of the road.
Thursday was a day for the real climbers, so all eyes were on Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard. However, it was not the two former teammates who dominated the Alto da Foia , but UAE Team Emirates – XRG. Jan Christen managed to stay ahead of the favorites, with João Almeida finishing second. Friday was an actual day for the sprinters, who were eager for their first chance after the fiasco of the first stage .
In the opening phase, a large group of riders broke away from the peloton, including ten Portuguese and one British rider. They did not get much space; their maximum lead was four minutes. With about sixty kilometers to go, the gap was so small that the strongest riders of the breakaway attacked. César Fonte (Rádio Popular) was joined by Joaquim Silva (Efapel) and the always-active Carlos Miguel Salgueiro (APHotels & Resorts). But even they were caught with more than 50 kilometers to go. The sprinters’ teams had no desire to play games.
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