Just seconds behind the front group, Dan Martin finished 7th on today’s hilly stage 7, further increasing his lead as the Best Young Rider and maintaining his position in the overall classification. Dan still has two hard climbing days to increase his lead before the race finishes with an individual time trial on Sunday.

**Stay tuned for on special rider report from Portugal.**

Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O Stage Results
1. Nuno Ribeiro 4h07′30″
7. Dan Martin +12″
25. Pat McCarty +1′30″
46. Christian Meier +2′44″
47. Lucas Euser +2′44″
99. Chris Sutton +7′43″
109. Tyler Farrar +11′06″
111. Steven Cozza +11′06″

Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O GC
1.Rui Sousa 30h45′35″

11. Dan Martin +5′26″
21. Pat McCarty +8′58″
31. Lucas Euser +12′29″
53. Steven Cozza +29′20″
85. Chris Sutton +43′50″
89. Tyler Farrar +45′49″
92. Christian Meier +47′54″

Team Garmin-Chipotle Best Young
1. Dan Martin 22h41′50″
2. Tiago Machado +1′23″
3. Jose Herrada +2′26″