Vuelta al Alentejo - Portugal

Stage One
Stage Two
Stage Three
Stage Four
Brief Report
Stage Five
Stage Six
Stage Seven
Stage Eight and Final GC

Stage 1 Individual Time Trial in Sines 15,2 km:

 1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto        18.57
 2. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto    + 0.21
 3. Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Maia          + 0.23
 4. Manuel Abreu (Por) Maia             + 0.28
 5. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Euskadi          + 0.39
 6. Jorge Silva (Por) Maia              + 0.40
 7. David Garcia (Spa) Euskadi          + 0.41
 8. Alberto Amaral (Por) Troiamarisco   + 0.44
 9. Joaquim Andrade (Por) Maia          + 0.55
10. Jose Vincente Garcia (Spa) Banesto  + 0.56
11. V Garcia (Esp - Banesto) 		+ 0.56
12. P Ferreira (Por- Maia) 		+ 0.58
13. JR Uriarte (Esp- Banesto) 		+ 0.59
14. Orlando Rodrigues (Por-Ban) 	+ 1.03
15. E Nijboer (NL) Banesto 		+ 1.13
16. A Bermejo (?- MX Onda) 		+ 1.16

Stage Two

The Indurain-festival in Portugal is continuing, on Stage 2 Prudencio took his first victory as a professional. His previous best was a second place on a stage in the Tour de Romandie 1993.

Stage 2 Results

 1. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto
 2. Damien Nazon (Fra) Banesto
 3. Axier Guenestxea (Spa) Euskadi
 4. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto
 5. Manuel Abreu (Por) Maia             all s.t.

Overall:

 1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto
 2. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto    + 0.21
 3. Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Maia-Jumbo    + 0.23
 4. Manuel Abreu (Por) Maia-Jumbo       + 0.28
 5. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Euskadi          + 0.39

Stage 3a, Castro Verde - Mertola 63 km:

 1. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto            1.27.31  (43,191 km/h)
 2. Manuel Liberato (Por) Troiamarisco
 3. Jorge Mendes (Por) LA - Aluminios           all s.t.

Stage 4, Serpa - Beja 104,5 km:

 1. Stancho Stanchev (Bul) Ika-Etiel-Tavira     2.50.18
 2. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto
 3. Jorge Mendes (Por) LA - Aluminios           all s.t.

Overall:

 1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto               8.17.11
 2. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto             + 0.18
 3. Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Maia-Jumbo             + 0.30

Brothers Victorious

The Portuguese Tour of Alentejo isn't on the international calendar but it received a big boost when Miguel Indurain decided to take Banesto along. The team's original booking, at the Tour of the Mining Valleys, fell through when that race was cancelled. On Sunday (April 28) Miguel Indurain took his first victory of the year when he won the 15-km prologue time trial. Who was second? His brother and staunch supporter Prudencio.

The next day the Indurains (and Banesto) scored again when Prudencio won the peloton sprint from team-mate Damien Nazon. Miguel Indurain came in fourth. After this stage M. Indurain led P. Indurain by 21 seconds in the overall classification.

The race finishes on May 1.

Stage 5 Cuba - Montemor-o-Novo 176 km:

 1. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) Recer-Boavista     4.07.06 (43,799 km/h)
 2. Pedro Silva (Por) LA - Aluminios
 3. David Garcia (Spa) Euskadi                  
 4. Luis Machado (Por) Troiamarisco
 5. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto
 6. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-Jumbo             all s.t.

Overall:

 1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto              12.24.17
 2. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto             + 0.18
 3. Joaquim Sampaio (Por) Maia-Jumbo             + 0.30
 4. Manuel Abreu (Por) Maia-Jumbo                + 0.35
 5. Jorge Silva (Por) Maia-Jumbo                 + 0.42
 6. David Garcia (Spa) Euskadi                   + 0.43

Stage 6 Montemor-o-Novo - Castelo de Vide 174 km:

 1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto       4.30.52
 2. David Garcia (Spa) Euskadi          + 0.03
 3. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-Jumbo     + 0.06
 4. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto    + 0.08
 5. Pedro Silva (Por) LA - Aluminios    + 0.23

Overall:

 1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto     16.55.09
 2. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Banesto    + 0.26
 3. David Garcia (Spa) Euskadi          + 0.46

 4. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-Jumbo     + 1.01
 5. Cesar Solaun (Spa) Euskadi          + 1.09

Stage Seven

This race was wrongly reported as finishing on May 1.

The Brothers continue to dominate the race. In today's (May 3) Stage 7 over 107km Prudencio Indurain beat Liberato (Port.), Guenetxea (Sp, Euskadi), Ferreira (Port) and Martins (Port). The overall remains as above.

Stage 7 Portalegre--Elvas May 3

 1. Prudencio Indurain (Sp, Banesto)   104km in 2.39.56
 2. Manuel Liberato (Port, Troiamarisco)
 3. Asier Guenetxea (Sp, Euskadi)
 4. Paulo Ferreira (Port, Maia-Jumbo-Cin)
 5. Paulo Martins (Port, Recer-Boavista)
 6. Pedro Silva (Port, Aluminios-Kauman)
 7. Carlos Teixeira (Port, Recer-Boavista)
 8. Miguel Indurain (Sp, Banesto)
 9. Luis Colaco (Port, Aluminios-Kauman)
10. Damien Nazon (Fr, Banesto)    		all s.t.

Overall after stage 7

 1. Miguel Indurain      		      19.35.05
 2. Prudencio Indurain   			+ 0.26 secs
 3. David Garcia (Sp, Euskadi)   		+ 0.46
 4. Paulo Ferreira               		+ 1.01
 5. Cesar Solaun (Sp, Euskadi)    		+ 1.09
 6. Joaquim Sampaio (Port, Maia-Jumbo-Cin)  	+ 1.22
 7. Alberto Amaral (Port, Troiamarisco)     	+ 1.25
 8. Manuel Abreu (Port, Maia-Jumbo-Cin)     	+ 1.27
 9. Joaquim Andrade (Port, Maia-Jumbo-Cin)    	+ 1.43
10. Jose Uriarte (Sp, Banesto)              	+ 1.47

Stage 8, Borba--Evora, May 4

 1. Asier Guenetxea (Sp, Euskadi) 	184km in 4.47.09
 2. Prudencio Indurain, (Sp, Banesto)
 3. Pedro Silva, (Port, Aluminios-Kauman)
 4. Saulius Sarkauskas, (Lat, Recer-Boavista)
 5. Paulo Martins, (Port, Recer-Boavista)
 6. Paulo Ferreira, (Port, Maia-Jumbo-Cin)
 7. Manuel Liberato, (Port, Troiamarisco)
 8. Jorge Mendes, (Port, Aluminios-Kauman)
 9. Victor Moratilla (Sp, MX Onda)
10. David Garcia, (Sp, Euskadi)    		all s.t.

Final overall standings:

 1. Miguel Indurain    			      24.22.14
 2. Prudencio Indurain    			+ 0.26 
 3. David Garcia     				+ 0.46
 4. Paulo Ferreira     				+ 1:01
 5. Cesar Solaun (Sp, Euskadi)    		+ 1:09
 6. Joaquim Sampaio (Port, Maia-Jumbo-Cin)  	+ 1.22
 7. Alberto Amaral (Port, Troiamarisco)   	+ 1.25
 8. Manuel Abreu (Port, Maia-Jumbo-Cin)   	+ 1.27
 9. Joaquim Andrade (Port, Maia-Jumbo-Cin)   	+ 1.43
10. Jose Uriarte (Spain, Banesto)    		+ 1.47