Langellotti wins stage 8 ahead of Moreira and McGill at Volta a Portugal

Victor Langelloti (Burgos-BH) wins stage 8 of 2022 Volta a Portugal
Victor Langelloti (Burgos-BH) wins stage 8 of 2022 Volta a Portugal (Image credit: Volta a Portugal)

Victor Langellotti (Burgos-BH) won stage 8 of the Volta a Portugal with a solo attack in the final kilometre and held off the charging peloton. In the the uphill finish in Fafe, South American Mauricio Moreira (Glassdrive/Q8/Anicolor) secured second place ahead of North American Scott McGill (Wildlife Generation). 

With 6km to go, Robin Carpenter (Human Powered Health) and Langellotti had opened a gap at the front of the race as Glassdrive Q8 Anicolor riders and the peloton had absorbed what remained of the breakaway riders from the original group that was 11 strong. Carpenter was next to see his adventure end, leaving Langellotti to fight alone.

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Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).

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