Overview
- Filippo Ganna won the 19.5 km individual time trial in Vilamoura.
- Florian Lipowitz placed ninth in the stage, finishing 42 seconds behind Ganna.
- Lipowitz climbed to eighth in the overall standings and now trails by 1:17.
- Race leader Juan Ayuso and 19-year-old Paul Seixas set faster times, with seven seconds separating them at the top of the GC.
- After the race concludes Sunday, Lipowitz plans a month of training and is slated to return at the Volta a Catalunya in late March.