Final climb of the Alto da Torre (cat. esp., 28.5 km, a. 1993 m, a.s. 5.0%, m.s. 14%) in stage 9 of the Volta a Portugal 2009. Featuring a.o. David Blanco, Ruben Plaza, Tiago Machado, Damiano Cunego, Eladio Jimenez, David Bernabéu, Nélson Vitorino, André Cardoso, João Cabreira, Nuno Ribeiro.