Two stages, including a demanding uphill finish, left at the Volta ao Algarve.
Maximilian Schachmann remains Soudal Quick-Step’s best placed rider on the general classification of the five-day race following a consistent ride on the stage three individual time trial, which took place over a 19.5km course around Vilamoura.
The German Champion of the discipline, Max was the last rider of our team to roll down the ramp and he managed to put together a good effort on the flat parcours of this stage against the clock won by Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), which he concluded just behind teammate Jonathan Vervenne. This helped Schachmann gain a position in the standings, where he now sits just nine seconds from entering the top ten for the second year in a row.
This opportunity will come Sunday, on Alto do Malhão, but before that rendez-vous with the steep gradients of Algarve’s most famous climb, our squad will target another good result with Paul Magnier on the penultimate stage of the competition, when it’s very likely to see another bunch sprint, in Lagos.
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