Volta Internacional Cova da Beira 2016 Portugal, Stage Race
- Stages
- 3
- Starters
- 112
- UCI points
- 679
Jóni BRANDÃO won in 13:40:58, 0:43 ahead of PARDILLA BELLON, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  J. BRANDÃO | 13:40:58 |
| 2 |  S. PARDILLA BELLON | +0:43 |
| 3 | E. LEMOS PINTO | +1:37 |
| Mountains | R. VINHAS | 40 pts |
| Youth |  D. STRAKHOV | +16:20 |
| Intermediate sprints | A. MADRAZO RUIZ | 15 pts |
Stages
3| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. PRADESCaja Rural-Seguros RGA | Bunch sprint | +0:13Bunch sprint | E. PRADESleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | J. GONÇALVESCaja Rural-Seguros RGA | Bunch sprint | s.t.Bunch sprint | L. WACKERMANNleads · 1 stage |
| 3 | J. BRANDÃOEfapel | Solo | +0:37Solo | J. BRANDÃOleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumBRANDÃO 13:40:58PARDILLA BELLON +0:43LEMOS PINTO +1:37Led from stage 3
Stage 3 decided it: BRANDÃO gained 41 seconds on PARDILLA BELLON.6 of the 43 seconds came from bonus seconds.
General
112| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. BRANDÃOEfapel | 13:40:58 | 125 |
| 2 | S. PARDILLA BELLONCaja Rural-Seguros RGA | +0:43 | 85 |
| 3 | +1:37 | 70 | |
| 4 | A. CARVALHOW52/FC Porto | +2:31 | 60 |
| 5 |  H. PARRA BUSTAMANTEBoyacá Raza de Campeones | +2:45 | 50 |
| 6 |  L. WACKERMANNNasr Dubai | +2:53 | 40 |
| 7 | A. ANTUNESLa Aluminios/Antarte | +3:14 | 35 |
| 8 | H. CASIMIROEfapel | +3:21 | 30 |
| 9 | J. BENTALouletano - Hospital de Loule | +3:46 | 25 |
| 10 | F. FIGUEIREDORadio Popular - Boavista | +3:47 | 20 |
| 11 | R. MESTREW52/FC Porto | +3:57 | 15 |
| 12 | R. VINHASW52/FC Porto | +4:07 | 10 |
| 13 | D. ARROYO DURANCaja Rural-Seguros RGA | +4:17 | 5 |
| 14 | S. SHILOVLokosphinx | +5:13 | 5 |
| 15 | R. NOCENTINISporting/Tavira | +5:40 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleJ. BRANDÃO1 winS. PARDILLA BELLONbest 2E. LEMOS PINTObest 3
Teams
13 of 14 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Efapel | 169 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 132 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | W52/FC Porto | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Boyacá Raza de Campeones | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Nasr Dubai | 51 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | La Aluminios/Antarte | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Louletano - Hospital de Loule | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Radio Popular - Boavista | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
