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Belgian cyclist Gerben Thijsen (Intermarché-Wanty) is the first leader of the Volta ao Algarve, after winning the sprint in the first stage, which connected Portimão to Lagos.
By TPN/Lusa, in News, Portugal, Sport, Algarve · 14 Feb 2024, 17:25 · 0 Comments
At the end of the 200.8 kilometer race, Thijsen won in 4:52.04 hours, the same time as the Dutchman Marijn Van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost) and the Belgian Jordi Meeus (BORA-hansgrohe), second and third, respectively.
Overall, thanks to the bonuses, Thijsen has a four-second advantage over Van den Berg and six over Meeus.
On Thursday, the second stage connects Lagoa to Alto da Fóia.
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