Following Remco Evenepoel's show of strength and solo victory at the Figuera Champions Classic on Saturday, trying to beat the Belgian in this week’s Volta ao Algarve must have felt like a daunting prospect to any of his rivals. But at the Alto da Foia summit finish on Thursday, Dan Martínez (Bora-Hansgrohe) was up to the task.
When Evenepoel attacked with just over 300 metres to go on the windswept Alto de Foia climb, the Colombian responded with equal power and then surged ahead in the grinding uphill sprint to the line.
