Portuguese is the first ever to win a race by Stages World Tour and in the last kilometers of the Step defender has taken the persecution of rivals.
Rui Costa won the return to Switzerland after disputed the ninth and last stage, the most demanding of the test and whose 216 kilometers even made a danger, several times, the yellow jersey of the corridor of Póvoa de Varzim. But fate was written and, with an Alejandro Valverde Soberbo – The Spanish as the day before was a “luxury grief” in the sacrifice to Portuguese – Costa first inscribed the name of a Portuguese in the SCIME place of the Switches Proof. Before, in the test whose first edition date 1933, Only one Portuguese was previously figured on the podium: ACÁCIO DA SILVA (2º in 1984 and 3rd in 1988).
In the race to Sörenberg, Rui Costa had to defend himself against Frank Schleck's attack on the penultimate rise of the day, Before facing the attack of several well -positioned opponents in the final rise, 2nd category. In the last four kilometers, Already without Alejandro Valverde, Rui Costa took the race in hand and took the persecution. The stage was eventually won by Tanel Kangert (Astana), One of the fugitives of the day, and Rui Costa cut the risk in 10th position. On the podium, Costa, supported by large numbers by Portuguese emigrants, was seconded by Frank Schleck (Radioshack), a 14 seconds, e por levi leipheimer (Omega Pharma), a 21 seconds.
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