Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta 2016: Stage 1 Results | Cyclingnews

Mestre now has a solid advantage in the yellow jersey. — Mestre now has a solid advantage in the yellow jersey. (Image credit: Joao Fonseca)

Brief Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Daniel Mestre (Por) Efapel	4:21:27
2	Davide Vigano (Ita) Androni Giocattoli / Sidermec	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Samuel Caldeira (Por) W52 / FC Porto	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Gustavo Veloso (Spa) W52 / FC Porto	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Luis Mendonça (Por) Funvic / Soul Cycles / Carrefour	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Vicente Rubio (Spa) Louletano / Hospital de Loulé	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Jesus Ezquerra (Spa) Sporting / Tavira	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	David de La Fuente (Spa) Sporting / Tavira	Row 9 - Cell 2

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General classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Daniel Mestre (Por) Efapel	4:26:03
2	José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural	0:00:06
3	Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel	0:00:09
4	Vicente Rubio (Spa) Louletano / Hospital de Loulé	0:00:11
5	Filipe Cardoso (Por) Efapel	0:00:12
6	Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Sporting / Tavira	0:00:13
7	João Gaspar (Bra) Funvic / Soul Cycles / Carrefour	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro Cycling	0:00:14
9	Jesus Ezquerra (Spa) Sporting / Tavira	0:00:15
10	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli / Sidermec	0:00:16

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