A prologue of 3.6 kilometers in Viseu opens this Wednesday the 11 days of competition of the Tour of Portugal by bicycle and will define who will be the first yellow jersey of the 84th edition.
The individual time trial of the 125 registered cyclists will begin at 3:21 p.m., with the start of the Spanish Guillermo García (Rádio Popular-Paredes-Boavista), and will end about two hours later, when the specialist Rafael Reis (Glassdrive -Q8- Anicolor) He hits the road at 5:25 p.m.
Before the winner of the prologue in the last two editions, the runner-up Frederico Figueiredo (Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor), António Carvalho (ABTF-Feirense), Luís Fernandes (Rádio Popular-Paredes-Boavista), respectively third and fourth in 2022, Vicente García de Mateos (Aviludo-Louletano-Municipality of Loulé), Delio Fernández (AP Hotels&Resorts-Tavira-Farense) or Joaquim Silva (Efapel).
The current champion, the Uruguayan Mauricio Moreira, begins his fight against the clock at 5:07 p.m., in a journey in which he will seek to join the list of two-time Tour champions, who was also second in 2021 behind the next. disqualified Amaro Antunes.
The cyclists start one minute apart and will have 3.6 kilometers ahead of them, starting and finishing on Avenida da Europa, on a completely flat and fast route between roundabouts.
The 83rd Tour of Portugal takes place between this Wednesday and August 20, covering a total of 1,600.5 kilometers, from Viseu to Viana do Castelo.
Source: TSF
