Volta ao Algarve 2025
Latest News from the Race
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'I have to dare to aim high' - Wout van Aert takes aim at Omloop and the Classics after successful season debut
Belgian misses out in final time trial but looks forward to Opening Weekend -
'There's work to come' - Primož Roglič satisfied with Volta ao Algarve despite lowkey performance
Veteran Slovenian 12th in final time trial, eighth overall in 2025 season debut -
'I showed my real level' - Jonas Vingegaard regains momentum with Volta ao Algarve double victory
Dane clinches opening race of season for third year in a row
Date | February 19-23, 2025 |
Distance | 748.1km |
Start Location | Portimāo |
Finish Location | Malhāo |
Previous winner | Remco Evenepoel |
Previous edition | 2024 Volta ao Algarve |
2025 Volta ao Algarve results
Stage 5: Jonas Vingegaard stages time trial comeback to win overall title / As it happened
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) secured the overall title at the Volta ao Algarve after storming to victory on the finale 19.6km time trial that finished atop Alto do Malhão.
Vingegaard covered the time trial with the fastest time of 28:25 with an average speed of 41.4kph beating his teammate and runner-up Wout van Aert by 11 seconds while Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) finished 14 seconds back and in third place on the day.
Stage 4: Milan Fretin sprints to victory in Faro / As it happened
Milan Fretin (Cofidis) secured his second win of the year on stage 4 at Volta ao Algarve after a patient and well-timed uphill sprint in Faro. The Belgian bided his time and waited to launch his sprint until just 100 metres to go passing his fading rivals to take the win ahead of runner-up Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and third-placed Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers).
Stage 3: Jordi Meeus wins bunch sprint in frenzied finish / As it happened
Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) bolted from a large pack of riders with 150 metres to go and won stage 3 ahead of Alberto Dainese (Tudor Pro Cycling) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty). Lotto carried momentum ahead of a late crash in the final kilometre, with their fastman Arnaud De Lie well-placed, but he finished fourth. Race leader Jan Christen (UAE Term Emirates-XRG) finished safely in the bunch and will again wear yellow on Saturday's penultimate stage.
Stage 2: Jan Christen claims first leader's jersey with victory atop Alto da Foia / As it happened
Jan Christen earned the first leader's jersey of the 2025 Volta ao Algarve on Thursday with an all-or-nothing acceleration from the breakaway with 400 metres to go that landed him the victory on the summit finish at Alto da Foia. His UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate João Almeida also accelerated on the double-digit gradient in the final kilometre to distance himself from other GC contenders and earn bonus points with a second-place finish.
Stage 1: Filippo Ganna appears to win solo sprint until opening stage cancelled due to bizarre misdirection of peloton / As it happened
In a bizarre ending to stage 1 that saw the majority of the peloton enter the final stretch of 800 metres on the wrong side of the road, the stage was cancelled, after Filippo Ganna raised his arms as the victor. But he was only one of a few riders who made the correct turn on the final corner, so organisers cancelled the stage results and held the designation of a GC leader until the conclusion of stage 2.
Volta ao Algarve overview
The Volta ao Algarve, founded in 1960, is celebrating a milestone 50th edition from February 14-18, 2024, in Portugal.
A prestigious event in its own right, it has also become a significant early-season race that many top riders use to prepare for the upcoming Spring Classics.
More recent winners of the Volta ao Algarve include the likes of Tony Martin, Michal Kwiatkowski, Richie Porte, Geraint Thomas, Primož Roglič, Tadej Pogačar, and 2024 winner Remco Evenepoel.
This year's race is held across 748 kilometres and includes five stages that boast something for every type of rider: climbers, time trialists and sprinters, making it a popular early-season race.
The event brings together 13 WorldTeams with Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) the top contenders alongside João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Geraint Thomas (Ineos). Julian Alaphilippe will make his stage racing debut with Tudor Pro Cycling.
Defending champion Evenepoel, who was injured over the winter when a postal service driver opened their door in his path.
2024 Volta ao Algarve Stages
- February 19: Stage 1: Portimão – Lagos, 192.2 km
- February 20: Stage 2: Lagoa – Alto da Fóia, 177.6 km
- February 21: Stage 3: Vila Real de Santo António – Tavira, 183.5 km
- February 22: Stage 4: Albufeira – Faro, 175.1 km
- February 23: Stage 5: Salir – Malhão (ITT), 19.6 km
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Latest Content on the Race

'The body’s doing really well' – Geoghegan Hart upbeat after Volta ao Algarve return
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Briton completes first leg of race rebuild from nine-month injury layoff, looks forward to another step up in condition

Wout van Aert lights up Volta ao Algarve with stunning final stage attack
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Long-range move by Visma-Lease A Bike star lasts to foot of Alto do Malhão

Remco Evenepoel forced to ride savage final climb of Volta ao Algarve in big chainring
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian Tour hopeful survives mechanical and Van Aert attack to clinch third Volta ao Algarve win

Magnus Sheffield goes down fighting in Volta ao Algarve after unlucky puncture
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News American forced to race briefly on Geraint Thomas' bike in bid to limit damage

After stunning time trial victory, Evenepoel eyes summit Volta ao Algarve final stage win
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News First time trial victory as World TT Champion, second triumph of 2024 season in less than a week

Ben Healy focussed on Ardennes Classics in beefed-up 2024 calendar
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News "The aim is to do the Tour de France, but a lot of riders want that" says Irishman

'A good kind of disappointment' for Magnus Sheffield after in Volta ao Algarve time trial
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News American runner-up to Remco Evenepoel nets a notable second place

Wout van Aert tests new time trial position at Volta ao Algarve
By Laura Weislo published
News Visma-Lease a Bike rider a minute slower than Evenepoel
Top News on the Race
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'I just wasn't strong enough' - Wout van Aert rues second missed chance in as many days in Volta ao Algarve
Visma-Lease a Bike fastman plays down questions over winner Fretin's line in sprint -
'I want to help Ineos get back to the top'- Geraint Thomas contemplates possible management role after retirement at end of 2025
Former Tour de France champion emphasises nothing definitive currently in retirement plan -
'I have a good chunk of ground to make up' - Neilson Powless fights back from off-season pneumonia at Volta ao Algarve
EF Education-EasyPost racer moves into GC top 10 with two days to go on first race of 2025 campaign
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'There was a real line to cross this time' - Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve bunch sprint 'winner' Jordi Meeus enjoy true victory on third stage
Belgian star able to claim triumph in full-on bunch sprint into Tavira -
Romain Bardet abandons Volta ao Algarve after stage 3 crash
French veteran was making his debut at the race in final season on the road -
Jonas Vingegaard, Visma-Lease a Bike fall short atop Volta ao Algarve's Alto da Foia summit finish
Danish racer claims sixth after driving acceleration on upper slopes of Alto da Foia
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Jan Christen follows Tadej Pogačar's Volta ao Algarve wheel tracks with stunning win and race lead at Alto da Foía
Young Swiss rider digs deep to stay ahead of teammate Almeida and key favourite Vingegaard -
'It shouldn't happen in cycling' - Jonas Vingegaard urges UCI and organisers to react to Volta ao Algarve stage chaos
Race begins again on stage 2 with no GC leader as fallout from stage 1 continues -
'It is a joke' - disappointment, anger and calls for responsibility sear through Volta ao Algarve peloton after stage 1 finish chaos
Organisers blame themselves for 'not doing enough' after riders go off course, but some riders point to lack of pre-stage recons
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