2024 Volta ao Algarve

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2024 Volta ao Algarve
2024 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates14–18 February 2024
Stages5
Distance752.7 km (467.7 mi)
Winning time18h 45' 53"
Results
Winner  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (Soudal–Quick-Step)
  Second  Daniel Martínez (COL) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Third  Jan Tratnik (SLO) (Visma–Lease a Bike)

Points  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) (Intermarché–Wanty)
Mountains  Daniel Martínez (COL) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
Youth  António Morgado (POR) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Team Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike
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The 2024 Volta ao Algarve (English: Tour of the Algarve) wad a road cycling stage race that took between 14 and 18 February 2024 in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The race wad rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2024 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 50th edition of the Volta ao Algarve.

Teams[edit]

13 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, three UCI ProTeams, and nine UCI Continental teams made up the 25 teams that participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route[edit]

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 14 February Portimão to Lagos 200.8 km (124.8 mi) Flat stage  Gerben Thijssen (BEL)
2 15 February Lagoa to Alto da Fóia 171.9 km (106.8 mi) Mountain stage  Daniel Martínez (COL)
3 16 February Vila Real de Santo António to Tavira 192.2 km (119.4 mi) Flat stage  Wout van Aert (BEL)
4 17 February Albufeira to Albufeira 22 km (14 mi) Individual time trial  Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
5 18 February Faro to Alto do Malhão 165.8 km (103.0 mi) Hilly stage  Daniel Martínez (COL)
Total 752.7 km (467.7 mi)

Stages[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

14 February 2024 – Portimão to Lagos, 200.8 km (124.8 mi)[3]
Stage 1 Result (1–10)[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty 4h 52' 04"
2  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
3  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
4  Lars Boven (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
5  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 0"
6  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
7  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Lidl–Trek + 0"
8  Kim Heiduk (GER) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
9  Luís Mendonça (POR) Sabgal–Anicolor + 0"
10  Casper van Uden (NED) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 0"
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty 4h 51' 54"
2  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 4"
3  Tobias Bayer (AUT) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 4"
4  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 6"
5  Tomás Contte (ARG) Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho + 8"
6  Lars Boven (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 10"
7  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 10"
8  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 10"
9  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Lidl–Trek + 10"
10  Kim Heiduk (GER) Ineos Grenadiers + 10"

Stage 2[edit]

15 February 2024 – Lagoa to Alto da Fóia, 171.9 km (106.8 mi)[5]
Stage 2 Result (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 40' 20"
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
3  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 6"
4  Sergio Higuita (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 6"
5  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike + 8"
6  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 8"
7  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Lidl–Trek + 8"
8  Thymen Arensman (NED) Ineos Grenadiers + 13"
9  Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 13"
10  Christian Scaroni (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 18"
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe 9h 32' 14"
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 4"
3  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 12"
4  Sergio Higuita (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 16"
5  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike + 18"
6  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Lidl–Trek + 18"
7  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 18"
8  Thymen Arensman (NED) Ineos Grenadiers + 23"
9  Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 23"
10  Christian Scaroni (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 28"

Stage 3[edit]

16 February 2024 – Vila Real de Santo António to Tavira, 192.2 km (119.4 mi)[7]
Stage 3 Result (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wout van Aert (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike 4h 50' 57"
2  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3  Marius Mayrhofer (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
4  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty + 0"
5  Stefan Bissegger (SUI) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
6  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 0"
7  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Lidl–Trek + 0"
8  Magnus Cort (DEN) Uno-X Mobility + 0"
9  Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
10  Santiago Mesa (COL) Efapel Cycling + 0"
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe 14h 23' 11"
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 4"
3  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 12"
4  Sergio Higuita (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 16"
5  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike + 18"
6  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 18"
7  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Lidl–Trek + 18"
8  Wout van Aert (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 22"
9  Thymen Arensman (NED) Ineos Grenadiers + 23"
10  Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 23"

Stage 4[edit]

17 February 2024 – Albufeira to Albufeira, 22 km (14 mi) (ITT)[9]
Stage 4 Result (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 27' 09"
2  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers + 16"
3  Stefan Küng (SUI) Groupama–FDJ + 29"
4  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates + 37"
5  Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 46"
6  Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 47"
7  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost + 48"
8  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 51"
9  Rune Herregodts (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty + 58"
10  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike + 58"
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 14h 50' 24"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 47"
3  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 12"
4  Wout van Aert (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 18"
5  Stefan Küng (SUI) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 18"
6  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 20"
7  Thymen Arensman (NED) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 23"
8  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 34"
9  António Morgado (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 39"
10  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 44"

Stage 5[edit]

18 February 2024 – Faro to Alto do Malhão, 165.8 km (103.0 mi)[11]
Stage 5 Result (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 55' 35"
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
3  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
4  Cristian Scaroni (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 7"
5  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike + 7"
6  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 7"
7  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Lidl–Trek + 16"
8  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost + 16"
9  Thymen Arensman (NED) Ineos Grenadiers + 16"
10  António Morgado (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 24"
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 18h 45' 53"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 43"
3  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 21"
4  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 42"
5  Thymen Arensman (NED) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 45"
6  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 49"
7  Wout van Aert (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 57"
8  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 59"
9  Stefan Küng (SUI) Groupama–FDJ + 2' 06"
10  António Morgado (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 09"

Classification leadership table[edit]

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
1 Gerben Thijssen Gerben Thijssen Gerben Thijssen Tomás Contte Magnus Sheffield Ineos Grenadiers
2 Daniel Martínez Daniel Martínez Daniel Martínez António Morgado Bora–Hansgrohe
3 Wout van Aert
4 Remco Evenepoel Remco Evenepoel Magnus Sheffield Ineos Grenadiers
5 Daniel Martínez António Morgado Visma–Lease a Bike
Final Remco Evenepoel Gerben Thijssen Daniel Martínez António Morgado Visma–Lease a Bike

Classification standings[edit]

Legend
Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
Denotes the leader of the points classification Denotes the leader of the young rider classification

General classification[edit]

Final general classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 18h 45' 53"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 43"
3  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 21"
4  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 42"
5  Thymen Arensman (NED) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 45"
6  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 49"
7  Wout van Aert (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 57"
8  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 59"
9  Stefan Küng (SUI) Groupama–FDJ + 2' 06"
10  António Morgado (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 09"

Points classification[edit]

Final points classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty 44
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe 30
3  Wout van Aert (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike 29
4  Rui Oliveira (POR) UAE Team Emirates 28
5  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 24
6  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike 16
7  Marius Mayrhofer (GER) Tudor Pro Cycling Team 16
8  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Bora–Hansgrohe 16
9  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers 15
10  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike 15

Mountains classification[edit]

Final mountains classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Daniel Martínez (COL) Bora–Hansgrohe 16
2  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 13
3  Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma–Lease a Bike 9
4  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 8
5  German Tivani (ARG) Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho 8
6  Wout van Aert (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike 8
7  Tomás Contte (ARG) Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho 7
8  Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education–EasyPost 6
9  Martin Urianstad (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 6
10  Max Walker (GBR) Astana Qazaqstan Team 6

Young rider classification[edit]

Final young rider classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  António Morgado (POR) UAE Team Emirates 18h 48' 02"
2  Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 32"
3  Jan Christen (SUI) UAE Team Emirates + 4' 43"
4  Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) Visma–Lease a Bike + 10' 39"
5  Jaume Guardeño (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 13' 18"
6  Enzo Paleni (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 21' 31"
7  Mathias Vacek (CZE) Lidl–Trek + 27' 01"
8  Pavel Bittner (CZE) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 28' 12"
9  Alexandre Montez (POR) Credibom / LA Alumínios / Marcos Car + 31' 36"
10  Duarte Domingues (POR) Sabgal–Anicolor + 44' 20"

Team classification[edit]

Final team classification (1–10)[12]
Rank Team Time
1 Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike 56h 22' 59"
2 Germany Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 28"
3 United Kingdom Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 16"
4 Belgium Soudal–Quick-Step + 9' 23"
5 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates + 9' 27"
6 United States EF Education–EasyPost + 9' 53"
7 United States Lidl–Trek + 14' 26"
8 Kazakhstan Astana Qazaqstan Team + 15' 14"
9 Norway Uno-X Mobility + 21' 42"
10 France Groupama–FDJ + 22' 22"

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "From Portimão to Malhão with a new time trial on the way". Volta ao Algarve. Portuguese Cycling Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Stage 1". Volta ao Algarve. Portuguese Cycling Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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  5. ^ "Stage 2". Volta ao Algarve. Portuguese Cycling Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b Weislo, Laura (15 February 2024). "Volta ao Algarve: Dani Martínez out-sprints Remco Evenepoel on Alto da Fóia". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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  8. ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (16 February 2024). "Volta ao Algarve: Wout van Aert surges from bunch sprint to win stage 3". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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  10. ^ a b Weislo, Laura (17 February 2024). "Volta ao Algarve: Remco Evenepoel takes race lead with powerful stage 4 win". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Stage 5". Volta ao Algarve. Portuguese Cycling Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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