Avaí take overall U23 lead at 27th Volta Ciclística de Santa Catarina 2026 | OneFootball

On the second day of the 27th Tour of Santa Catarina 2026, the VAÍ / FME Florianópolis / APGF team took the overall lead in the Under-23 category. Avaí rider Guilherme Freitas Galvão is leading the Tour of Santa Catarina.

The second stage took place in Ituporanga, Petrolândia, and Vidal Ramos. It covered 127 kilometers, on a route with many climbs.

“The finish was at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, here at the top of Ituporanga. It was a very tough climb, with about a 20% gradient. Even with the difficulties, our athlete Guilherme Freitas Galvão finished the stage in the lead of the Under-23 category. As a result, he is currently the overall leader of the Under-23 category,” said Diones Chinelatt, the team’s technical coordinator and rider.

This Friday (09/04), the races will consist of two events, one in the morning and another in the afternoon.

“We will start early, at 8 a.m., from Urubici and head to the Serra do Rio do Rastro viewpoint. It will be a 110-kilometer stage. In the afternoon, the start will be in Orleans, at 4 p.m. It will be a team time trial, over 20 kilometers,” said Diones.

On Saturday (6), the Serra do Rio do Rastro stage will take place and, on Sunday, the race will be in Florianópolis.

“We hope to arrive in Florianópolis wearing the leader’s jersey,” Diones Chinelatto concluded.

AVAÍ IN THE TOUR OF SANTA CATARINAAvaí has already been champion of the International Tour of Santa Catarina. In the Overall Individual Champion category, Argentine cyclist Matias Médici, riding for Avaí F.C., was the overall winner of the race in 2004 (marking the first victory by a foreign rider and by a team from Santa Catarina in the competition).

In the Team Champion category, the Avaí F.C. / FME Florianópolis / APGF team won the team classification title in the 25th edition of the race in 2016. Other podium finishes came in 1997, when it achieved 3rd place overall in the team classification.

Photo: Avaí F.C. / FME Florianópolis / APGF

Photo: Avaí F.C. / FME Florianópolis / APGF

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