Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
![]() As in previous years, the 2016 Volta ao Algarve will have a summit finish on Alto do Malhão. 2016 race info is now posted. Photos from previous years ![]() |
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1 | Wednesday, February 17 | 164 km | ||||||||||
Lagos → Albufeira | ||||||||||||
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2 | Thursday, February 18 | 199 km | ||||||||||
Lagoa → Alto da Fóia (Monchique) | ||||||||||||
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3 | Friday, February 19 | 18 km | ||||||||||
Sagres → Sagres | ||||||||||||
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4 | Saturday, February 20 | 194 km | ||||||||||
S. Brás de Alportel → Tavira | ||||||||||||
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5 | Sunday, February 21 | 196 km | ||||||||||
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Total Distance | 771 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Volta ao Algarve 2016
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage 
Cyclisme - Tour d'Algarve - Tour d'Algarve : Alberto Contador remporte la dernière… https://t.co/5dUqKvMTcr pic.twitter.com/W55l7P2cx3
— Revue2Presse SPORT (@RdP_Sport) February 21, 2016
The final podium of the 42º Tour of Algarve: Thomas, Izaguirre and Contador! pic.twitter.com/hhXIwSIA7J
— Volta ao Algarve (@VAlgarve2016) February 21, 2016
Stage 5 Results 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) 4:24:47 2 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 20 3 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) 4 AMARO, Manuel Antures (LAA) + 21 5 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 28 6 ROGLIC, Primož (TLJ) 7 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CPT) 8 DEVENYNS, Dries (IAM) + 30 9 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian (TFS) 10 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 31 11 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 32 12 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) 13 CHARUCKI, Pawel (VAT) + 40 14 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) 15 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) 16 SIMON CASULLERAS, Jordi (VAT) + 46 17 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 18 BENTA, Joao (LHL) + 47 Final General Classification 1 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 18:34:15 2 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 19 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 26 4 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 32 5 ROGLIC, Primož (TLJ) + 49 6 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) + 50 7 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 1:03 8 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 1:04 9 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 1:25 10 AMARO, Manuel Antures (LAA) + 1:27Full Official Stage 5 Results and Final General Classification — uvp-fpc.pt
Thomas takes overall victory as Contador wins the final stage — cyclingnews
Thibaut Pinot Post Stage 5 (01:44 French) — CyclingProNet
Finish of Stage 5 (00:43 Ambient Noise) — voltaaoalgarve
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (02:32 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Overall Winner's Interview after Stage 5 (02:06 English) — CyclingProNet
Stage 5 Photos — voltaaoalgarve
Official Stage 5 Highlights (03:25 Music) — voltaaoalgarve
Stage 5 preview: Almodôvar → Malhão, 196 km (Mountain)
February 21 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 11:20 WET (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Almodôvar, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:56 WET (3:56:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Malhão, Portugal
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage 

Stage 4 Results 1 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 4:46:35 2 WIPPERT, Wouter (CPT) 3 DEBUSSCHERE, Jens (LTS) 4 VANGENECHTEN, Jonas (IAM) 5 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 6 PASQUALON, Andrea (ROT) 7 BAUHAUS, Phil (BOA) 8 GROENEWEGEN, Dylan (TLJ) 9 José Rodrigues CALDEIRA Samuel (W52/FC PORTO) 10 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFS) 11 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) 12 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (LTS) 13 SABATINI, Fabio (EQS) + 5 14 FRANCZAK, Pawel (VAT) 15 PERON, Andrea (TNN) 16 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) 17 COUTINHO Leonel sousa (LA ALUMINIOS/ANTARTE) 18 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) 19 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 20 REYNES MIMO, Vicente (IAM) General Classification after Stage 4 1 MARTIN, Tony (EQS) 14:08:57 2 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 3 3 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 20 4 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) + 41 5 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 47 6 ROGLIC, Primož (TLJ) + 52 7 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 59 8 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 1:04 9 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 1:05 10 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 1:07Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — uvp-fpc.pt
Kittel dominates the sprint in Tavira — cyclingnews
Last 150m of Stage 4 (00:54 Ambient Noise) — CyclingProNet
Stage 4 Highlights with Interviews (05:01 Ambient Noise) — CyclingProNet
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (01:41 English) — CyclingProNet
Stage 4 Photos — voltaaoalgarve
Stage 4 preview: S. Brás de Alportel → Tavira, 194 km (hilly)
February 19 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 10:50 WET (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for S. Brás de Alportel, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:37 WET (3:37:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Tavira, Portugal
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage 
Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) wins the stage 3 time trial at the Volta ao Algarve | https://t.co/VKWzQ5kQGt pic.twitter.com/P38sX3gGES
— Cyclingnews.com (@Cyclingnewsfeed) February 19, 2016
Stage 3 Results 1 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFS) 20:57 2 MARTIN, Tony (EQS) + 5 3 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 28 4 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 37 5 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (MOV) 6 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOV) 7 DOWSETT, Alex (MOV) + 40 8 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) + 51 9 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (TLJ) 10 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (CPT) + 55 11 BRANDLE, Matthias (IAM) + 57 12 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 1:02 13 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 1:03 14 VOROBYEV, Anton (KAT) + 1:05 15 LE BON, Johan (FDJ) 16 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) + 1:06 17 VANMARCKE, Sep (TLJ) + 1:07 18 STANNARD, Ian (SKY) + 1:08 19 LAMPAERT, Yves (EQS) 20 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 1:09 General Classification after Stage 3 1 MARTIN, Tony (EQS) 9:22:17 2 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 3 3 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 20 4 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) + 46 5 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 47 6 ROGLIC, Primož (TLJ) + 52 7 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 59 8 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) + 1:04 9 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 1:05 10 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 1:07 11 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (MOV) + 1:09 12 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 1:22 13 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) + 1:23 14 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) + 1:36 15 AMARO, Manuel Antures (LAA) + 1:38Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — uvp-fpc.pt
Cancellara wins stage 3 time trial in Sagres — cyclingnews
Geraint Thomas stays second after time trial as Luis Leon Sanchez crashes out — cyclingweekly
Finish of Tony Martin's TT Ride, Stage 3 (00:27 Ambient Noise) — CyclingProNet
Finish of Fabian Cancellara's TT Ride, Stage 3 (00:30 Ambient Noise) — CyclingProNet
Geraint Thomas Post Stage 3 Interview (00:50 English) — CyclingProNet
Fabian Cancellara Post Stage 3 Interview (01:21 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Tony Martin Post Stage 3 Interview (01:52 English) — CyclingProNet
Stage 3 Photos — voltaaoalgarve
Official Stage 3 Highlights (02:55 Music) — voltaaoalgarve
Extended Stage 3 Highlights (09:15 Ambient Noise/Spanish/English) — CyclingProNet
Crash of Luis Leon Sanchez, Stage 3 (00:13 Ambient Noise) — CyclingProNet
Stage 3 preview: Sagres → Sagres, 18 km (flat)
February 18 update: Stage 3 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — uvp-fpc.pt
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 12:30 WET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sagres, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:50 WET (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sagres, Portugal
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage 

Stage 2 Results 1 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 5:08:25 2 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 1 3 ROGLIC, Primož (TLJ) + 3 4 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) 5 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 5 6 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 6 7 AMARO, Manuel Antures (LAA) + 9 8 SAEZ BENITO, Hector (CJR) + 13 9 BENOOT, Tiesj (LTS) + 14 10 ARU, Fabio (AST) + 15 11 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) 12 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) + 16 13 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) 14 SCHLECK, Frank (TFS) + 17 15 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 16 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KAT) 17 MARTIN, Tony (EQS) + 18 18 CARDOSO, Andre (CPT) + 20 19 VILELA, Ricardo (CJR) + 22 20 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) 21 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TNK) + 24 22 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (MOV) + 52 23 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR) + 56 24 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (CPT) + 1:08 25 TIRALONGO, Paolo (AST) + 1:21 General Classification after Stage 2 1 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 9:00:50 2 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 5 3 ROGLIC, Primož (TLJ) + 9 4 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 13 5 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 15 6 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) 7 AMARO, Manuel Antures (LAA) + 19 8 SAEZ BENITO, Hector (CJR) + 23 9 BENOOT, Tiesj (LTS) 10 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) + 25Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — voltaaoalgarve
Luis Leon Sanchez wins on Alto da Foia — cyclingnews
Rodriguez pulls out of Volta ao Algarve with illness — velonews
Contador: 'I still lack a bit of pace' — velonews
Geraint Thomas Post Stage 2 Interview (01:17 English) — CyclingProNet
Thomas rides to second place on Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta queen stage — cyclingnews
Last 500m of Stage 2 (00:32 No Audio) — CyclingProNet
Gallery: Stage 2 — velonews
Stage 2 Photos — voltaaoalgarve
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (02:23 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Official Stage 2 Highlights (02:28 Music) — voltaaoalgarve
Résumé de la 2e étape (07:06 French) — CyclingProNet
Stage 2 preview: Lagoa → Alto da Fóia, 199 km (hilly)
February 17 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 10:50 WET (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lagoa, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:13 WET (4:13:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alto da Fóia, Monchique
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage 
Tour de l'Algarve : Marcel Kittel devance Andre Greipel https://t.co/Gv6sEUUOIX pic.twitter.com/tEFfeaCmRM
— CyclingPro.net (@cyclingpronet) February 17, 2016
Stage 1 Results 1 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 3:52:35 2 GREIPEL, André (LTS) 3 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFS) 4 WIPPERT, Wouter (CPT) 5 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (TLJ) 6 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) 7 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) 8 DOWSETT, Alex (MOV) 9 MAIKIN, Roman (GAZ) 10 CIESLIK Pawel (VERVA ACTIVEJET PRO CYCLING TEAM) 11 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOV) 12 AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOV) 13 PANTANO GOMEZ, Jarlinson (IAM) 14 DE LA FUENTE RASILLA, David (TAV) 15 FRANCZAK, Pawel (VAT) 16 AMARO, Manuel Antures (LAA) 17 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian (TFS) 18 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (CPT) 19 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA, Nelson (MOV) 20 DEBUSSCHERE, Jens (LTS) General Classification after Stage 1 1 KITTEL, Marcel (EQS) 3:52:25 2 GREIPEL, André (LTS) + 4 3 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFS) + 6 4 WIPPERT, Wouter (CPT) + 10 5 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (TLJ) 6 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) 7 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) 8 DOWSETT, Alex (MOV) 9 MAIKIN, Roman (GAZ) 10 CIESLIK Pawel (VERVA ACTIVEJET PRO CYCLING TEAM)Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classification — voltaaoalgarve
Kittel wins stage 1 in Albufeira — cyclingnews
Marcel Kittel beats André Greipel to win opener in Volta ao Algarve — cyclingweekly
Last 100m of Stage 1 (01:54 Ambient Noise) — voltaaoalgarve
Official Stage 1 Highlights (01:57 Music) — voltaaoalgarve
Résumé de la 1e étape du Tour d'Algarve (05:30 French) — CyclingProNet
Stage 1 preview: Lagos → Albufeira, 164 km (hilly)
February 16 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 10:50 WET (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lagos, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:43 WET (2:43:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Albufeira, Portugal
2016 Volta ao Algarve Preview 

February 16 update:
Contador, Thomas, Pinot and Kwiatkowski clash in Portugal — cyclingnews
Uran will begin Giro d'Italia preparation at Volta ao Algarve — cyclingnews
Race Favorites Slideshow (01:47 Music) — cyclismactu
Algarve, Ruta del Sol provide early season tests — velonews
February 12 update:
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Contador: I’m eager and more motivated than ever; kick-offs season at VaoA — cyclingnews
Etixx-QuickStep roster for Algarve — cyclingnews
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage 
Feburary 8 update: This race was not broadcast live last year. Check back for the latest 2016 live coverage options. — Steve
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