Voltao ao Alentejo victory yet to sink in for Carlos Barbero

The 22-year-old Euskadi rider Carlos Barbero won his first overall race by taking out the UCI 2.2  Volta ao Alentejo in Portugal after a tussle with Eduard Prades (OFM) who finished just 10 seconds behind the Spaniard. Barbero didn't win a stage in the five-day race but was second on the 159km Stage 4 from Odemira to Santiago do Cacém and the extra seconds on the finishline ensured his win. He was also second on the 205km Stage 3 to from Sousel to Montemor-o-Novo