2010 Volta al Algarve: Stage 1 Results

French victory on the streets of Portugal for Benoit Vaugrenard of Française des Jeux in the first stage of the Volta ao Algarve.

The opening stage ran 157.5 kilometers between the Estadio Algarve and Albufeira to 157.5 kilometers. Vaugrenard attacked the sprint group in final kilometer of the race and was able to hold off Spaniard Joan Horrach of the Katusha team. Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) completed the podium.

Brief Results/General Classification:

1. Benoit Vaugrenard (Française des Jeux) 4:10:42
2. Joan Horrach (Katusha) at 3″
3. Andre Greipel (Team HTC-Columbia) at 5″
4. Mathieu Ladagnous (Française des Jeux) s.t.
5. Nick Nuyens (Rabobank)s.t.
6. Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step)s.t.
7. Rui Costa (Caisse D’Epargne)s.t.
8. Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo)s.t.
9. Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)s.t.
10. Jens Keukelaere (Cofidis)s.t.
11. Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil)s.t.
12. Alexander Botcharov (Katusha)s.t.
13. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
14. José Joaquín Rojas (Caisse D’Epargne)s.t.
15. Dries Devenyns (Quick Step) s.t.

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