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Last Updated: Aug 21st, 2008 - 18:57:04 |
Irish pro Daniel Martin was an excellent seventh on today’s summit finish of the Tour of Portugal, reaching the line twelve seconds behind the day’s winner Nuno Ribeiro (Liberty Seguros). He finished just five seconds behind a group of riders who were sprinting for second place on the 177.8 kilometre leg from Póvoa de Varzim to Santo Tirso.
The 22 year old Garmin Chipotle rider remains eleventh overall, but reduced his deficit slightly to ongoing race leader Rui Miguel Sousa Barbosa (Liberty Seguros). He is five minutes 26 seconds back heading into tomorrow’s eighth stage, a 169.8 kilometre leg from Barcelos to Fafe. This features the two second-category climbs of Covide and Caniçada.
Martin remains the leader of the classification for the best young rider. The 2.HC ranked event finishes on Sunday. The national road race champion will then line out in the Tour of Ireland, which starts in Dublin next Wednesday.
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Volta a Portugal (2.HC), Portugal, August 13-24:
Stage 7 - August 21, Póvoa de Varzim - Santo Tirso:
1, Nuno Ribeiro (Liberty Seguros) 177.8 kilometres in 4 hours 7 mins 30 secs
2, Hector Guerra (Liberty Seguros) at 7 secs
3, David Blanco (Palmeiras Resort TAV)
4, Candido Barbosa (Benfica)
5, Koldo Gil (Liberty Seguros)
6, Juan Jose Cobo (Scott American Beef) all same time
Irish:
7, Daniel Martin (Garmin Chipotle) at 12 secs
General classification after stage 7:
1, Rui Miguel Sousa Barbosa (Liberty Seguros) 30 hours 45 mins 35 secs
2, David Blanco (Palmeiras Resort-TAV) at 41 secs
3, Hector Guerra Garcia (Liberty Seguros) at 1 min 37 secs
4, Koldo Gil Perez (Liberty Seguros) at 2 mins 32 secs
5, Ruben Plaza (Benfica) at 3 mins 48 secs
6, Nuno Ribeiro (Liberty Seguros) at 4 mins 2 secs
Irish:
11, Daniel Martin (Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30) at 5 mins 26 secs
Young rider classification:
1, Daniel Martin (Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30)
2, Tiago Machado (Madeinox – Boavista)
3, José Herrada Lopez (Contentpolis – Murcia)
4, Julien El Farès (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone)
5, Benat Intxausti (Scott American Beef)
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