The number of WorlTeams confirmed for the 50th edition of the Volta ao Algarve, which will take place between 14 and 18 February 2024, has risen to six. To the four teams previously announced, we can today add the confirmation of Belgian team Alpecin-Deceuninck and Astana Qazaqstan Team, from Kazakhstan. After its absence in 2023, Astana returns to a race … Read More
French flavour in the Algarve peloton
The peloton for the 50th Volta ao Algarve, which will take place between 14 and 18 February 2024, continues to grow. The only Portuguese stage race in the ProSeries category will have a strong French presence. The organisers have already secured the participation of the French WorldTeams Groupama-FDJ and Arkea-B&B Hotels. They will join Germany’s BORA-hansgrohe and the Netherlands’ Team … Read More
First teams confirmed for the 50th Volta ao Algarve
The 50th edition of the Volta ao Algarve, the only Portuguese stage race on the UCI ProSeries circuit, will take place between 14 and 18 February 2024 and the peloton is beginning to take shape. After being the best stage race in the entire ProSeries in 2023, according to data from the Procyclingstats, another top-level edition is expected. Two WorldTeams … Read More
Daniel Martínez surprises and wins the 49th Volta ao Algarve
Daniel Martínez (INEOS Grenadiers) won the 49th Volta ao Algarve after an excellent time trial in Lagoa, won by a two-time European champion in the specialty: Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ). The Colombian was the first to admit that his GC victory came as a surprise. Two seconds separated him from his teammate and one of the best time trialists in the … Read More
Lagoa time trial with the best in the world
The Lagoa time trial will decide the winner of the 49th Volta ao Algarve. The last time this happened was in 2020, with Remco Evenepoel confirming the victory. There will be 24.4 kilometers, a stage that will feature the best in the world. Tobias Foss (reigning world champion – Jumbo-Visma), Filippo Ganna (two-time world champion – INEOS Grenadiers), Stefan Bissenger … Read More
Thomas Pidcock wins at Malhão and takes the lead
Day to climb Alto do Malhão (twice), but with the final time trial in mind. In the fourth stage of the 49th Volta ao Algarve, two tactics were played between those who will bet heavily this Sunday in Lagoa and those who sought to gain precious seconds to better defend themselves on the last day of the race. Malhão once … Read More
Shorter stage with double climb to Alto do Malhão
This year Alto do Malhão will not decide the winner of the 49th Volta ao Algarve. However, the importance of the fourth stage is extreme, in the eve of the Lagoa time trial. The specialists will do everything to stay in the fight for the GC, while those who are less strong in the time trial will have to try … Read More
Magnus Cort Nielsen wins again in a spectacular finish in Tavira
Let’s take a deep breath! The third stage of the 49th Volta ao Algarve was breathtaking, with a spectacular finale! Cycling is not linear. The arrival in Tavira is a traditional sprint, but given the quality of the cyclists in the race, there was an attack that thwarted the sprinters plans. Magnus Cort Nielsen was the main protagonist for the … Read More
Sprint finish returns to Tavira
After the high emotions of Alto da Fóia, this friday it’s a day for the sprinters in the longest stage of the 49th edition of the Volta ao Algarve. And Tavira has been the scene of great sprints. Avenida Zeca Afonso, slightly uphill, poses more difficulty, requiring extra effort. Last year, the city hosted the decision of the time trial, … Read More
Magnus Cort Nielsen “steals” victory from Ilan van Wilder in Alto da Fóia
What a close victory for Magnus Cort Nielsen in Alto da Fóia! The EF Education-EasyPost cyclist celebrated after crossing the finish line, unlike Ilan van Wilder (Soudal Quick-Step), who thought he had secured the win in the second stage of the 49th Volta ao Algarve, when he saw the danish pass him in the very last moment. Dramatic finish for … Read More