Volta a Portugal: Rafael Reis wins prologue

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Julius Johansen second as American Tyler Stites makes podium

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Rafael Reis (Sabgal-Anicolor) triumphed in the prologue at the Volta a Portugal, winning the stage in Agueda and securing the event's first leader's jersey.

Reis covered the 5.6km time trial route in 6:48, finishing with the same time as his teammate and runner-up Julius Johansen. The victory is the sixth Volta prologue win of Reis' career and his ninth stage win overall.

Tyler Stites (Project Echelon Racing) finished third in the prologue six seconds behind the day's winner.

Reigning race champion Colin Stüssi (Vorarlberg) finished in 23rd place, 22 seconds down on Reis, while 2022 winner, Reis' teammate Mauricio Moreira, was sixth at 12 seconds.

Former Portuguese time trial champion Reis will now wear the leader's jersey into stage 1 on Thursday. 

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