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Re: It's weird to see LA in blue instead of orange. Anyway i like it, it will be easy to find their riders in the bunch

Once this thread is full of GT i have decided to post a 1 day race that i have designed a couple months ago. Classica do Lima y Miño – Trofeo Luso-Gallego (214.6km) This is a special race, once that would be raced in two different countries: Portugal and Spain, in the regions of Minho and...

Re: New Jerseys - 2017 Season - TeamKits-Maillots-Tricots-Te That design for Bora reminds me Mercedes team in Formula 1 Btw here is another great jersey :D

Volta a Portugal Stage 14: Feira – Arouca (176.4km) Last stage of this Volta a Portugal and it will be a hell of stage, the last opportunity to change something in the GC. The 176.4km route is very hard and can provide a great show with long range attacks, last day will definitely not be a...

Volta a Portugal Stage 13: Afurada - Espinho (15km) ITT The penultimate stage of this race is a short ITT, the second of the competition. The stage will be raced in the coast, in a region known by the quality of the beaches, which every year receive the Blu Flag of quality. The route is...

Volta a Portugal Stage 12: Braga – Porto (149km) In Portugal is time for a flat stage, after two days of mountains that could finish the GC…or not. Stage 12 is short generally pan flat, but not everything will be easy. Stage starts in Braga, meaning no transfers happened. From Braga in the...

Volta a Portugal Stage 11: Felgueiras - Braga (149.5km) After a demolishing stage in the previous day, we continue in difficult terrain in stage 11. This stage is another one with few sections of flat terrain, where are present several climbs, that will create a good show in theory. Stage...

Volta a Portugal Stage 10: Murça – Senhora da Graça (184.2km) Stage 10 is the Monte Farinha day, in one of the Grandíssimima marks. In this edition the stage starts in the beautiful village of Murça in Trás-os-Montes region and will not have a single km of flat terrain, in a 184.2km of...

Volta a Portugal Stage 9: Guarda - Mirandela (167.5km) After the Torre stage Grandíssima continues to stage 9, that will link the cities of Guarda and Mirandela in a 167.5km route. This is a transitional stage and is ideal for a breakaway group to win. Stage starts in Guarda the highest...

Volta a Portugal Stage 8: Fundão - Torre (Covilhã) (177.9km) After the rest day, we have the queen stage of the Grandíssima. Stage 8 is Serra da Estrela day, in one of the most hard mountain stages raced in Portugal. Stage starts in Fundão, meaning no transfers for the competitors. From...

Volta a Portugal Stage 7: Fundão - Fundão (39.1km) ITT The day before the rest day is ITT stage. This ITT will be reaced in the city of Fundão (well known in Portugal thanks to the cherries production) and will be long for a 14stage race. The 39.1km route isn't pan flat having some steep...

Volta a Portugal Stage 6: Castelo de Vide - Pampilhosa da Serra (199.6km) Time to return to Volta a Portugal to the 6th stage. This is a long stage with a tricky final that will link Castelo de Vide e Pampilhosa da Serra. The route of this stage has two distinct parts. The first one is...

Thanks mate. For this stage i was thinking to use Cabeço do Mouro, followed by a descent to Portalegre. However, Marvão is an amazing place that offers the best of two worlds: action in the road and great images for TV coverage. I'm not an expert in the roads of the South, but is enough to...

Volta a Portugal Stage 5: Moura - Marvão (199.6km) We continue in Aletejo for the 5th stage of the Grandíssima. The stage is long, almost 200kms, and will finish uphill in a tricky final kms. The day starts in Moura, a typicall Alentejo village and the major part of the stage will be raced...

Volta a Portugal Stage 4: Silves - Serpa (206.6km) After the first mountain stage of this Volta, riders will have an easier work in stage 4. This is the longest stage of the race <200km and will be raced between Silves and Serpa. Like stage 2 this one should be an oportunity to the...