August 04, 2017 (Lisbon, Portugal) – Canada’s Travis Samuel took home a strong 5th-place result at the opening 5.4km Prologue as the Volta a Portugal got underway in Lisbon with Damien Gaudin (Fra) Armee De Terre topping the field. This is Samuel’s career-best international result as the 11-stage race unfolds.

Results

1. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Armee De Terre 6:24.907
2. Domingos Gonçalves (Por) Boavista 0:02
3. Alejandro Marque Porto (Esp) Sporting / Tavira 0:03
4. James Gullen (Gbr) JLT Condor 0:04
5. Travis Samuel (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team 0:09
6. Jesus Ezquerra (Esp) Sporting / Tavira 0:11
7. Théry Schir (Sui) Team Vorarlberg
8. Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Cartucho.es
9. Gian Friesecke (Sui) Team Vorarlberg 0:12
10. Oscar Rodriguez (Esp) Murias 0:13

43. Marc-Antoine Nadon (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team 0:26
89. Alexis Cartier (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team 0:42
90. Benjamin Perry (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 0:43
116. Conor O’Brien (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team 0:53
138. Chris Prendergast (Can) H&R Block Pro Cycling Team 1:26