
Male Team 10 Feb Figueira Champions Classic
Figueira Champions Classic
222.1 Kilometers
The last two hours of racing will be broadcast live on Eurosport, at 4pm CET.
The Movistar Team makes its first visit of the season to Portugal -six months away from the country’s La Vuelta départ- with the second edition of the Figueira Champions Classic, held next to the coast in the center of the country.
It’s a long route – actually the longest at this point of the year, no less than 220km – and not an easy one by any means, with a four-lap final loop including two demanding hills.
The Rua do Parque Forestal (2.1km at 8%, with maximum slopes of 16%) and the short, yet intense Enforca Caes (900m at 7.3%) are completed just six kilometers before the line, which makes a bunch sprint extra difficult. Punchy climbers should have an advantage in the finale.