Today we announce four more teams with confirmed participation in the 49th Volta ao Algarve, between February 15 and 19. Two formations are returning to the race, one is confirmed as a regular participant and another is making its debut in the Algarve. One of the returns is from EF Education-EasyPost, a US-based formation that had not competed in the … Read More
The Algarve Granfondo is back
The official granfondo of the Volta ao Algarve is returning after a two-year forced hiatus due to the pandemic. The Algarve Granfondo will be held on 19 February in Lagoa and entries open this Thursday. It is an opportunity for everyone to pedal on the same stage that will welcome the great international stars who, once again, will make up … Read More
Bora and Intermarché join the Volta ao Algarve peloton
They are two WorldTour teams, both started participating in the Volta ao Algarve in 2014, when they were still competing as ProTeams, and in 2022 they experienced one of the best seasons ever for each of the structures. And they are guaranteed in the peloton of the 49th Volta ao Algarve, from February 15 to 19, 2023. We are referring … Read More
Peloton for the 49th Volta ao Algarve starts to take shape
The peloton for the 49th Volta ao Algarve, which will be held between February 15 and 19, is starting to take shape and there is already one certainty: this will once again be a race with an excellent line-up of participants, a golden opportunity to see some of the best riders and the best teams of the world on the … Read More
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