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
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
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
João Rodrigues makes history and wins Volta ao Algarve
João Rodrigues (W52-FC Porto) is the winner of the 47th edition of Volta ao Algarve. Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers), the previous leader of the race finished second, in front of Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step), who held on to the third position. Élie Gesbert (Arkea-Samsic) was the winner of the stage. Today was the last day of the 47th edition of … Read More
Two sprints and two wins for Sam Bennett in Volta ao Algarve
Once again, an impressive sprint brought Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Danny Van Poppel (Intermarché – Wanty – Gobert Matériaux) to the finish line with Bennett winning by a small margin. Michael Morkov (Deceuninck-Quick Step) came in third. In todays’ stage, the riders faced 203,1 kilometers under intense heat all the way from Faro, the capital of the Algarve, to … Read More