The 2024 road racing season is now well underway, with riders heading for the sun around the world to kick off their seasons, with Portugal and the 2024 Volta ao Algarve on the menu for a swathe of the peloton's top riders.
The race, which runs from February 14-18, gives riders a chance to get up to speed at this early point in the season ahead of bigger goals to come in the spring.
Cyclingnews will bring you full live coverage, reports, results, news, interviews and analysis of the 2024 Volta ao Algarve. Read on to find out how to watch the Bessèges via live stream, no matter your location, with ExpressVPN.
There are plenty of big names heading to the Algarve this week, with a fierce GC battle expected as the riders take on the traditional mountain finishes at the Alto da Fóia and the finishing Alto do Malhão as well as the new 22km stage 4 time trial in Albufeira.
The race will be headlined by the return of 2020 and 2022 champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep), who will be accompanied by new teammate and right-hand man Mikel Landa.
2023 winner Dani Martínez will be joined at Bora-Hansgrohe by Sergio Higuita, while other big GC names include Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease A Bike), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek), Tom Pidcock, Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), and Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates).
Other major names set to take the start in Portimão include Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease A Bike), Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates), Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Arnaud Démare (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility), and local favourite Rui Costa along with his EF Education-EasyPost teammate Ben Healy.
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Read on for all the information on how to watch the 2024 Volta ao Algarve.
The map of the 2024 Volta ao Algarve (Image credit: Volta ao Algarve)
How to watch the Volta ao Algarve in the USA & Canada
The 2024 Volta ao Algarve will be aired by Max in the USA. A subscription to the service will set you back $10 per month or $100 per year with ads, $16/$150 for an ad-free experience, or $200 per year for the 'Ultimate' package, which includes additional devices and 4k resolution where available.
In addition to that, you'll need to pay for the B/R Sports add-on, which costs an extra $10 per month.
For Canadian viewers, FloBikes will be your port of call. A subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.
How to watch the Volta ao Algarve in the UK
In the UK, live coverage of the race will continue to be broadcast via Eurosport and Discovery+ – with the same commentators that featured on GCN+.
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+, which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage, will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports, including snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.
A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports (Premier League, Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP) costs an additional £29.99 per month.
How to watch the Volta ao Algarve around the world
The Volta ao Algarve will be broadcast for free on SBS on Demand for Australian audiences. For those away from home, you can still watch the race for free using a VPN (details below).
Local TV coverage comes courtesy of TVI24 and Eurosport. The race will be broadcast to 120 countries around the world, with Eurosport catering to the streaming needs of many of those countries.
Best VPN for streaming live cycling
If you are outside of your home region and need to access your live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted.
In this case, a VPN service will come in handy, allowing your computer to pretend it's home and let you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.
Our colleagues at TechRadarthoroughly tested several VPN services and came up with a few great recommendations below.
Try ExpressVPN risk-free for 30 days ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money back guarantee with its VPN service. You can use it to watch on your mobile, tablet, laptop, TV, games console and more. There's 24/7 customer support and three months free when you sign-up.
There are a couple other very good options that are safe, reliable and offer good bandwidth for streaming sports. Check out the best two options below - NordVPN and the best budget option, Surfshark.
NordVPN - get the world's favorite VPN We've put all the major VPNs through their paces and we rate NordVPN as the best for streaming Netflix as our top pick, thanks to its speed, ease of use and strong security features. It's also compatible with just about any streaming device out there, including Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox and PlayStation, as well as Android and Apple mobiles.
Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.
Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.
