Volta ao Algarve 2023 already on the UCI calendar

The 49th edition of the Volta ao Algarve is already included in the calendar of the International Cycling Union and will take place between 15 and 19 February 2023. The landmark race of the beginning of the international cycling season continues to be part of the UCI ProSeries circuit, and it is expected to once again receive a high-level peloton. … Read More

Remco Evenepoel wins Volta ao Algarve

Remco Evenepoel won the Volta ao Algarve for the second time. It was a classy finish for the Belgian, in a race in which the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl was close to perfection. In addition to the overall victory, it had sprinter Fabio Jakobsen big, which meant he won three of the four individual classifications and three of the five stages. … Read More

Double climb to Malhão to decide the winner

After a demanding but impeccable time trial by Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), Malhão will receive the final showdown in the fight for the Turismo do Algarve Yellow Jersey. In 2022, the double pass returns up the Malhão, with the last one coinciding with the finish line. Short stage (173 kilometres), starting in Lagoa and expected to be an explosive … Read More

A perfect Evenepoel in the time trial

Remco Evenepoel at its best in the 48th edition of the Volta ao Algarve. The Belgian was impeccable in the 32.2 kilometer long time trial, between Vila Real de Santo António and Tavira, beating all the competition, including the two-time European champion in the specialty, Stefan Küng. The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl cyclist had already won here, but in Lagoa and … Read More

Long time trial to help set the GC

The fourth stage is one of the main novelties of the route of the 48th edition of the Volta ao Algarve. It is one of the longest time trials in recent years and marks the return to Vila Real de Santo António. The 32.2 kilometers differ greatly from the approximately 20 kilometers in Lagoa and the 18 kilometers in Sagres, … Read More

Fabio Jakobsen, the unbeatable

Longest day in the 48th edition of Volta ao Algarve. There were 211.4 kilometers from Almodôvar to Faro, in a different finish than in recent editions, but with a spectacular sprint that gave Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) the another victory in these stages that suited him so well. Two sprints, two triumphs in which he didn’t give the competition … Read More

The unknown sprint of Faro

After the strong emotions in Fóia, there is no time to rest! This Friday is a day with flatter terrain, perfect for sprinters, but it won’t be a walk in the park. This is the longest stage of the 48th edition of the Volta ao Algarve – 209.1 kilometers – and an arrival that is not known by the current … Read More

David Gaudu king at Fóia

First test of the season, first victory. David Gaudu wasted no time in opening the count in 2022. He is starting the season in the 48th edition of the Volta ao Algarve and has added his name to a growing list of prestigious winners in Alto da Fóia. The Groupama-FDJ frenchman is also the new leader, but just a second … Read More

Fóia expecting big showdown

First day to start defining the GC. The climb to Alto da Fóia may not decide the winner of the 48th edition of the Volta ao Algarve, but it has a tradition of showing who is in a position to compete for the yellow jersey. This year we have the last two winners in Serra de Monchique: Ethan Hayter (Ineos … Read More

Belgian alliance ends with dutch victory

Number three! Fabio Jakobsen starts to assume himself as the king of sprints in Lagos. Third victory for the dutchman, after another overwhelming sprint by this cyclist, who is simply not giving the competition a chance. That’s three wins in the Algarve (after 2019 and 2020), that’s three wins in the season. Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl had another cyclist on the … Read More