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
It all starts in Portimão, with Lagos waiting for a sprint
Portimão is once again the starting point for another edition of the Volta ao Algarve. The riverside area will host the presentation of the teams and the beginning of 199.1 kilometers of racing, that will end in Lagos, another traditional city and always with an exciting sprint finish. To know the first leader of the mountain – Lusíadas blue jersey … Read More
Luxury squad guarantees a high-class spectacle in the Algarve
The 48th edition of the Volta ao Algarve, one of the races of the UCI ProSeries circuit with the highest quality of participants will be on the road between February 16 and 20, to fulfill five stages. After a year in which the Volta ao Algarve had to be postponed to the month of May due to the pandemic, this … Read More