Race details | |
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Date | February |
Region | Algarve, Portugal |
English name | Tour of the Algarve |
Local name(s) | Volta ao Algarve (in Portuguese) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI ProSeries |
Type | Stage race |
Web site | voltaaoalgarve |
History | |
First edition | 1960 |
Editions | 49 (as of 2024) |
First winner | José Manuel Marques (POR) |
Most wins | Belmiro Silva (POR) Remco Evenepoel (BEL)(3 wins) |
Most recent | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
The Volta ao Algarve (Portuguese; English: Tour of the Algarve) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2017, it has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. Due to its early February position in the European calendar, it is used by many riders to prepare for the Spring Classics.
Wins | Country |
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25 | Portugal |
4 | Belgium |
3 | Spain |
2 | Brazil Germany Great Britain Italy Poland Slovenia |
1 | Australia Colombia Czech Republic Denmark Switzerland United States |
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