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Volta a Portugal 2019 (31.7 - 11.8.)

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yeah, the first two riders within a second gap.
disappointing

probably your only interest in this race is the occasional "scandal", which we didnt had this year
 
This is how Pinto's GC career began, going on the penultimate climb from home in the Senhora da Graça stage a few years ago, and hanging on when the big guns came in for the win on Monte Farinha. He won the summit the following year. This reflects almost exactly the progression of his predecessor as leader of LA, Hernâni Brôco, who likewise was in the Alto Campanhó move and then hung on up Senhora da Graça in 2010, then won the climb from the péloton a year later. I suspect here he's a stepping stone for João to ride over to as they seem to have pegged the advantage.