Alexis Guerin wins the ninth stage of the Volta a Portugal and consolidates his lead

Alexis Guerin (ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN) claimed victory in the ninth stage of the Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta 2026, covering the course in 3:44:55. The Frenchman beat José Carlos Prates Neves Fernandes (GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO) by 3 seconds and teammate Artem Nych (ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN) by 9 seconds at the finish line.The raceStage number 9 saw the peloton arrive together at the top positions, with the first three finishers separated by less than ten seconds. Tiago Antunes (EFAPEL CYCLING) finished fourth at 46 seconds, with the same gap for Emanuel Duarte (CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR) in fifth.Stage result1. Alexis Guerin (ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN) — 3:44:552. José Carlos Prates Neves Fernandes (GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO) +0:033. Artem Nych (ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN) +0:094. Tiago Antunes (EFAPEL CYCLING) +0:465. Emanuel Duarte (CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR) +0:46General classificationWith today's success, Alexis Guerin confirms the leader's jersey in the general classification, maintaining the top spot with a time of 27:14:30. Behind him, Artem Nych remains second at 1:02, while Pedro Silva (FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA) holds third place at 4:30.The race continues tomorrow with a new stage, the tenth of eleven overall, in a Volta a Portugal finale that promises to be decided right down to the wire.