Volta a Portugal: Colin Stüssi wins uphill finish on stage 1, moves into GC lead

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Defending champion takes solo victory 28 seconds ahead of second-placed Antonio Carvalho

Colin Stüssi celebrates the stage 1 win at the 2024 Volta a Portugal
Colin Stüssi celebrates the stage 1 win at the 2024 Volta a Portugal (Image credit: Team Vorarlberg)
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Colin Stüssi (Voralberg) notched up another win at the Volta a Portugal, soloing to the summit of the Observatory Vila Nova on stage 1 to take the lead of the 2024 edition.

The 31-year-old is the defending Volta a Portugal champion having taken the race lead in 2023 on a smiliarly tough ascent at Montalegre.

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