Tivani was the strongest in the sprint at the end of the 162.3 kilometers from Viana do Castelo, which he completed in 3:56.04 hours, ahead of Spaniard Jesus Peña (AP Hotels&Resorts-Tavira-Farense), who finished second, and Australian Brady Gilmore (Israel Premier Tech Academy), who finished third, with the same time as the winner.

Overall, Rafael Reis continues to lead and will start, on Friday, the 167.9 kilometres between Felgueiras and Fafe with a two-second advantage over Nicolás Tivani and five over Brady Gilmore.