Volta ao Algarve 2015: Stage 1 Results

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Gianni Meersman (Etixx-Quickstep) wins the first stage of Volta ao Algarve (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Caja Rural at Volta ao Algarve (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The peloton sets off at stage 1 of the Volta ao Algarve (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Michele Scarponi (Astana) before the stage 1 start (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Team Astana ready to start the Volta ao Algarve (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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World champion Michal Kwiatkowski will be racing at the Volta ao Algarve (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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World champion Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx-QuickStep) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Cannondale-Garmin walk off the sign-in stage (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Marco Marcato (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Richie Porte (Team Sky) at Volta ao Algarve (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Cannondale-Garmin (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Davide Formol (Cannondale-Garmin) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Bora-Argon 18 bikes all lined up at the start of stage 1 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Team Lotto NL-Jumbo presented before stage 1 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Gianni Meersman (Etixx-QuickStep) won the opening stage of the Volta ao Algarve. The Belgian edged Ben Swift (Team Sky) for his second win of the season after a victory in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in January. Paul Martens (LottoJumbo.nl) was third.

Meersman dons the first leader's jersey of the race for his efforts. It's the 10th win of the year for Etixx-Quickstep, following on the success of Niki Terpstra in Tour of Qatar, and Mark Cavendish in Dubai.

The race was led early on by four riders from Continental teams: Mario González (ActiveJet), Joni Brandão (Efapel), João Benta (Louletano-Ray Just Energy) and Samuel Magalhães (Rádio Popular-Boavista) escaped early in the 166.7km stage to Albufeira and gained nearly eight minutes before the sprinters' teams began to claw back their advantage.

Lotto Soudal and Etixx-Quickstep closed down the escape with just over 15km left to race. At first it appeared that Meersman had left it too late, and was a long way back coming into the final sprint, but he used the headwind to his advantage to bring home the victory for his team.

"I was 20th position or something, but I stayed calm because a lot of guys were going full gas into a headwind," Meersman said. "You can never hold that kind of effort for long into a headwind. So I moved up a little bit, and then at the top of the uphill part of the finish they slowed down a little bit. I accelerated at that point."

World champion Michal Kwiatkowski and Czech champion Zdenek Stybar ushered Meersman to the front, and the Belgian waited patiently until the right moment to hit out into the wind. "Even at 200 meters to go I was third position and I just went as hard as I could. I knew it was the right time. So I went and I got the win."

Meersman dedicated the victory to his family and to compatriot Claud Criquielion, the former world champion who died today of a stroke at age 58. "I didn't know him personally, but know he was a big champion and I dedicate this to Claude and his family as my condolences. It is a sad day for Belgian cycling," Meersman said.

Full Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step	4:13:53
2	Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky
3	Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
4	Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
5	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step
6	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot
7	Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team
8	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
9	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step
10	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
11	Filipe Cardoso (Por) Efapel
12	Pawel Franczak (Pol) ActiveJet Team
13	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
14	Rudiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha
15	Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
16	Roman Maikin (Rus) RusVelo
17	Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha
18	César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
19	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
20	Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
21	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky
22	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
23	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
24	Andre Cardoso (Por) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
25	Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team
26	Manuel Cardoso (Por) Team Tavira
27	Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team
28	Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team
29	Fernando Grijalba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
30	Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step
31	Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha
32	Mamyr Stash (Rus) RusVelo
33	Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal
34	José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
35	Kamil Gradek (Pol) ActiveJet Team
36	Rafael Reis (Por) Team Tavira
37	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal
38	Vicente Mateos Rubio (Spa) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
39	Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
40	Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal
41	Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
42	Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
43	Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team
44	Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot
45	Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
46	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha
47	Kevin De Weert (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
48	Artem Nych (Rus) RusVelo
49	Delio Fernandez (Spa) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
50	Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team
51	Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
52	Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha
53	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
54	Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
55	Jon Ander Insausti (Spa) Murias Taldea
56	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot
57	José Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18
58	Marcos Garcia (Spa) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
59	Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
60	Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
61	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
62	Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Murias Taldea
63	Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:00:07
64	Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky
65	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
66	Igor Anton (Spa) Movistar Team
67	Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
68	Ricardo Mestre (Por) Team Tavira
69	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha
70	Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
71	Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team
72	Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team
73	Diego Rubio (Spa) Efapel
74	Casimiro Henrique (Por) Team Tavira
75	Pedro Paulinho (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
76	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky
77	Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
78	Sergio Sousa (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
79	Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
80	Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) ActiveJet Team
81	Ivan Balykin (Rus) RusVelo
82	David De La Fuente (Spa) Efapel
83	Rafael Silva (Por) Efapel
84	Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
85	Bruno Silva (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
86	Michal Podlaski (Pol) ActiveJet Team
87	Leonel Coutinho (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
88	Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
89	Alejandro Marque Porto (Spa) Efapel
90	Ildar Arslanov (Rus) RusVelo
91	Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVelo
92	David Rodrigues (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
93	Pawel Bernas (Pol) ActiveJet Team
94	Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Team Roompot
95	Rui Vinhas (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
96	Benat Txoperena (Spa) Murias Taldea
97	Joaquim Silva (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
98	Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Efapel
99	Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Roompot
100	Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky
101	Hugo Sancho (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
102	Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
103	Imanol Estevez (Spa) Murias Taldea
104	Alberto Gallego Ruiz (Spa) Radio Popular - Boavista
105	David Livramento (Por) Team Tavira
106	Luis Afonso (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
107	Nuno Matos (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
108	Boris Dron (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
109	Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team Roompot
110	Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Murias Taldea
111	Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
112	Luis Fernandes (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
113	Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
114	Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky
115	Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18
116	Daniel Silva (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
117	Aritz Bagües (Spa) Murias Taldea
118	Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
119	Micael Isidoro (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy	0:00:19
120	Hernani Broco (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
121	Petr Ignatenko (Rus) RusVelo
122	Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
123	Berden De Vries (Ned) Team Roompot
124	Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea
125	Michal Golas (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step
126	Daniel Mestre (Por) Team Tavira
127	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step
128	Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
129	Sandro Pinto (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
130	Pawel Brylowski (Pol) ActiveJet Team
131	Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step	0:00:33
132	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro Team	0:00:39
133	Nuno Meireles (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
134	Rui Sousa (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
135	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
136	Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Murias Taldea
137	Samuel Caldeira (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
138	Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
139	Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
140	Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
141	Heiner Parra (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
142	Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
143	Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
144	Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18
145	Hugo Sabido (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
146	Gustavo Veloso (Spa) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
147	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
148	Jose De Segovia Botella (Spa) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
149	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
150	Joao Rodrigues (Por) Team Tavira	0:00:57
151	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) ActiveJet Team	0:01:03
152	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) ActiveJet Team
153	Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
154	Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:01:07
155	Domingos Gonçalves (Por) Efapel
156	Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal
157	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky
158	Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:01:13
159	Carlos Ribeiro (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa	0:01:41
160	Joao Benta (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy	0:01:51
161	Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel
162	Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	0:01:51
163	Iúri Jorge (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
164	Diogo Nunes (Por) Team Tavira
165	João Matias (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
166	Samuel Magalhães (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
167	Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	0:01:54
168	Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
169	Jesper Asselman (Ned) Team Roompot	0:02:15
170	Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
171	Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:02:30
172	Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
173	Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:03:45
174	Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	0:07:12
DNF	Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert

Points
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step	25	pts
2	Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky	20
3	Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	16
4	Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	13
5	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step	10
6	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot	8
7	Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team	6
8	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	4
9	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step	2
10	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	1

Mountain 1 - Tôr (Cat 3) kmm. 110.7
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) ActiveJet Team	5	pts
2	Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel	3
3	Joao Benta (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy	1

Sprint 1 - Lagos, km. 30.0
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel	3	pts
2	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) ActiveJet Team	2
3	Samuel Magalhães (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista	1

Sprint 2 - Albufeira, km. 141.9
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) ActiveJet Team	3	pts
2	Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel	2
3	Samuel Magalhães (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista	1

Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Etixx - Quick-Step	12:41:39
2	Team Sky
3	Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
4	Movistar Team
5	Team Katusha
6	Team LottoNL-Jumbo
7	Wanty - Groupe Gobert
8	Lotto Soudal
9	RusVelo
10	Team Roompot
11	Bora-Argon 18
12	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
13	Activejet Team	0:00:07
14	Team Tavira
15	Astana Pro Team
16	Efapel
17	Murias Taldea
18	Radio Popular - Boavista	0:00:14
19	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
20	W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
21	Louletano - Ray Just Energy	0:00:19
22	La Aluminios - Antarte	0:00:21

General classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step	4:13:43
2	Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky	0:00:04
3	Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel	0:00:05
4	Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	0:00:06
5	Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:10
6	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step
7	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot
8	Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team
9	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
10	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step
11	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
12	Filipe Cardoso (Por) Efapel
13	Pawel Franczak (Pol) ActiveJet Team
14	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
15	Rudiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha
16	Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
17	Roman Maikin (Rus) RusVelo
18	Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha
19	César Fonte (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
20	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky
21	Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
22	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky
23	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
24	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
25	Andre Cardoso (Por) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
26	Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team
27	Manuel Cardoso (Por) Team Tavira
28	Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team
29	Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team
30	Fernando Grijalba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
31	Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step
32	Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Team Katusha
33	Mamyr Stash (Rus) RusVelo
34	Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal
35	José Gonçalves (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
36	Kamil Gradek (Pol) ActiveJet Team
37	Rafael Reis (Por) Team Tavira
38	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal
39	Vicente Mateos Rubio (Spa) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
40	Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
41	Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal
42	Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
43	Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
44	Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team
45	Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot
46	Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
47	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha
48	Kevin De Weert (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
49	Artem Nych (Rus) RusVelo
50	Delio Fernandez (Spa) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
51	Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team
52	Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha
53	Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Team Katusha
54	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
55	Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
56	Jon Ander Insausti (Spa) Murias Taldea
57	Wesley Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot
58	José Mendes (Por) Bora-Argon 18
59	Marcos Garcia (Spa) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
60	Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
61	Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
62	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
63	Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Murias Taldea
64	Omar Fraile (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
65	Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
66	Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:00:17
67	Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky
68	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team
69	Igor Anton (Spa) Movistar Team
70	Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
71	Ricardo Mestre (Por) Team Tavira
72	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha
73	Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
74	Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team
75	Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team
76	Diego Rubio (Spa) Efapel
77	Casimiro Henrique (Por) Team Tavira
78	Pedro Paulinho (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
79	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky
80	Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
81	Sergio Sousa (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
82	Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
83	Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) ActiveJet Team
84	Ivan Balykin (Rus) RusVelo
85	David De La Fuente (Spa) Efapel
86	Rafael Silva (Por) Efapel
87	Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
88	Bruno Silva (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
89	Michal Podlaski (Pol) ActiveJet Team
90	Leonel Coutinho (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
91	Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
92	Alejandro Marque Porto (Spa) Efapel
93	Ildar Arslanov (Rus) RusVelo
94	Artem Ovechkin (Rus) RusVelo
95	David Rodrigues (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
96	Pawel Bernas (Pol) ActiveJet Team
97	Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Team Roompot
98	Rui Vinhas (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
99	Benat Txoperena (Spa) Murias Taldea
100	Joaquim Silva (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
101	Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Efapel
102	Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Team Roompot
103	Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky
104	Hugo Sancho (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
105	Phillip Gaimon (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
106	Imanol Estevez (Spa) Murias Taldea
107	Alberto Gallego Ruiz (Spa) Radio Popular - Boavista
108	David Livramento (Por) Team Tavira
109	Luis Afonso (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
110	Nuno Matos (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
111	Boris Dron (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
112	Mike Terpstra (Ned) Team Roompot
113	Mikel Bizkarra (Spa) Murias Taldea
114	Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
115	Luis Fernandes (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
116	Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
117	Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky
118	Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18
119	Daniel Silva (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
120	Aritz Bagües (Spa) Murias Taldea
121	Michael Woods (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
122	Micael Isidoro (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy	0:00:29
123	Hernani Broco (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
124	Petr Ignatenko (Rus) RusVelo
125	Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
126	Berden De Vries (Ned) Team Roompot
127	Unai Intziarte (Spa) Murias Taldea
128	Michal Golas (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step
129	Daniel Mestre (Por) Team Tavira
130	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step
131	Julien Vermote (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step
132	Sandro Pinto (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
133	Pawel Brylowski (Pol) ActiveJet Team
134	Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step	0:00:43
135	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro Team	0:00:49
136	Nuno Meireles (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
137	Rui Sousa (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
138	Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
139	Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Murias Taldea
140	Samuel Caldeira (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
141	Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
142	Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
143	Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
144	Heiner Parra (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
145	Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
146	Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
147	Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Argon 18
148	Hugo Sabido (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
149	Gustavo Veloso (Spa) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
150	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
151	Jose De Segovia Botella (Spa) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
152	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
153	Joao Rodrigues (Por) Team Tavira	0:01:07
154	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) ActiveJet Team	0:01:08
155	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) ActiveJet Team	0:01:13
156	Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
157	Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	0:01:17
158	Domingos Gonçalves (Por) Efapel
159	Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal
160	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky
161	Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:01:23
162	Carlos Ribeiro (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa	0:01:51
163	Samuel Magalhães (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista	0:01:59
164	Joao Benta (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy	0:02:01
165	Will Routley (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
166	Iúri Jorge (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy
167	Diogo Nunes (Por) Team Tavira
168	João Matias (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
169	Jesse Anthony (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	0:02:04
170	Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
171	Jesper Asselman (Ned) Team Roompot	0:02:25
172	Stig Broeckx (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:02:40
173	Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:03:55
174	Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	0:07:22

Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step	25	pts
2	Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky	20
3	Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo	16
4	Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert	13
5	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step	10
6	Raymond Kreder (Ned) Team Roompot	8
7	Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team	6
8	Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel	5
9	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) ActiveJet Team	5
10	Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	4
11	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick-Step	2
12	Samuel Magalhães (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista	2
13	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	1

Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) ActiveJet Team	5	pts
2	Jóni Brandão (Por) Efapel	3
3	Joao Benta (Por) Louletano - Ray Just Energy	1

Young rider classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	4:13:53
2	Mamyr Stash (Rus) RusVelo
3	Rafael Reis (Por) Team Tavira
4	Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal
5	Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
6	Dayer Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
7	Artem Nych (Rus) RusVelo
8	Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team
9	Jon Ander Insausti (Spa) Murias Taldea
10	Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky	0:00:07
11	Leonel Coutinho (Por) La Aluminios - Antarte
12	Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
13	Ildar Arslanov (Rus) RusVelo
14	Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Team Roompot
15	Joaquim Silva (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
16	Imanol Estevez (Spa) Murias Taldea
17	Nuno Matos (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista
18	Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18
19	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step	0:00:19
20	Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team	0:00:39
21	Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
22	Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
23	Joao Rodrigues (Por) Team Tavira	0:00:57
24	Mario Gonzalez Salas (Spa) ActiveJet Team	0:00:58
25	Carlos Ribeiro (Por) W52 - Quinta Da Lixa	0:01:41
26	Samuel Magalhães (Por) Radio Popular - Boavista	0:01:49

Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Etixx - Quick-Step	12:41:39
2	Team Sky
3	Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
4	Movistar Team
5	Team Katusha
6	Team LottoNL-Jumbo
7	Wanty - Groupe Gobert
8	Lotto Soudal
9	RusVelo
10	Team Roompot
11	Bora-Argon 18
12	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
13	Activejet Team	0:00:07
14	Team Tavira
15	Astana Pro Team
16	Efapel
17	Murias Taldea
18	Radio Popular - Boavista	0:00:14
19	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
20	W52 - Quinta Da Lixa
21	Louletano - Ray Just Energy	0:00:19
22	La Aluminios - Antarte	0:00:21

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