Volta ao Algarve 2015 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 As in previous years, the 2015 Volta ao Algarve will have a summit finish on Alto do Malhão. 2015 race info is now posted. Photos from previous years  Big Photos from 2011 — joão dias/cycloweb |
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| 1 | Wednesday, February 18 | 167 km | ||||||||||
| Lagos → Albufeira | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, February 19 | 197 km | ||||||||||
| Lagoa → Monchique | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, February 20 | 19 km | ||||||||||
 Vila do Bispo → Cabo de São Vicente | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, February 21 | 216 km | ||||||||||
 Tavira → Malhão | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Sunday, February 22 | 184 km | ||||||||||
| Almodôvar → Vilamoura | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 783 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Volta ao Algarve 2015
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage 
Andre Greipel #1 win of the season at #vilamoura. #lottosoudal #voltaaoalgarve pic.twitter.com/vbdR1L4HBM
— Volta ao Algarve (@VAlgarve2015) February 22, 201541st Volta ao Algarve 2015. Machado, Thomas and Kwiatkowskiu #katusha #teamsky #etixx #voltaalgarve #voltaaoalgarve pic.twitter.com/2NnCVj58Tg
— Volta ao Algarve (@VAlgarve2015) February 22, 2015Stage 5 Results 1 GREIPEL, André (LTS) 4:15:40 2 VAN ASBROECK, Tom (TLJ) 3 KREDER, Raymond (ROO) 4 SELIG, Rudiger (KAT) 5 MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS) 6 BAUHAUS, Phil (BOA) 7 JANS, Roy (WGG) 8 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (LTS) 9 PORSEV, Alexander (KAT) 10 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) Final General Classification 1 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 19:46:13 2 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS) + 27 3 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 1:11 4 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 1:14 5 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 1:18 6 TAARAMAE, Rein (AST) + 1:19 7 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) + 1:32 8 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 1:55 9 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV) + 2:04 10 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 2:21Official Stage 5 Results and Final General Classification
Greipel wins final stage — cyclingnews
Stage 5 photos — cyclingnews
Stage 5 One-Minute Highlights (01:28 Ambient Noise) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Stage 5 Photos — voltaaoalgarve2015
Extended TV Highlights from Stage 5 (11:48 Portuguese) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Stage 5 preview: Almodôvar → Vilamoura, 184 km (hilly/flat)
February 21 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 10:20 WET (10:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Almodôvar, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 14:54 WET (2:54:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Vilamoura, Portugal
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
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— I Love Algarve (@algarvedotcom) February 21, 2015Stage 4 Results 1 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 5:55:34 2 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS) + 3 3 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 6 4 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 9 5 WOODS, Michael (OPM) + 13 6 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) 7 FORMOLO, Davide (TCG) + 16 8 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 21 9 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 25 10 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José (BOA) + 31 11 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV) + 35 12 TAARAMAE, Rein (AST) 13 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) + 37 14 SOUSA, Sergio Ferreira (LAA) + 38 15 GAIMON, Phillip (OPM) + 42 16 BENOOT, Tiesj (LTS) + 52 17 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOV) + 54 18 MESTRE, Ricardo (TAV) + 1:00 19 GALLEGO RUIZ, Alberto (RPB) + 1:06 20 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) + 1:21 21 SCARPONI, Michele (AST) 22 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 23 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 1:36 24 AGNOLI, Valerio (AST) + 1:56 25 THURAU, Bjorn (BOA) 26 QUINTANA ROJAS, Dayer Uberney (MOV) 27 TXOPERENA MATXIKOTE, Benat (MUR) + 2:48 28 PORTO, Alejandro Marque (EFP) + 3:38 29 TROFIMOV, Yury (KAT) 30 BUCHMANN, Emanuel (BOA) + 3:50 31 VILELA, Ricardo (CJR) 32 LAMMERTINK, Maurits (ROO) 33 DRON, Boris (WGG) + 3:52 34 AFONSO, Luis (LAA) + 3:54 35 NYCH, Artem (RVL) + 3:56 36 SILVA, Joaquim (W52) + 4:03 37 DE LA FUENTE RASILLA, David (EFP) + 4:18 38 BACKAERT, Frederik (WGG) + 4:21 39 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (TCG) 40 MARTENS, Paul (TLJ) General Classification after Stage 4 1 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 15:30:33 2 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS) + 27 3 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 1:11 4 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 1:14 5 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 1:18 6 TAARAMAE, Rein (AST) + 1:19 7 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) + 1:32 8 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 1:55 9 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV) + 2:04 10 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 2:21Official Stage 4 Results and GC
Porte wins in Malhão — cyclingnews
Geraint Thomas retains Volta ao Algarve lead as Richie Porte wins stage four — skysports
Stage 4 Photos — voltaaoalgarve2015
Stage 4 One-Minute Highlights (01:16 Ambient Noise) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (02:06 English) — fpciclismo
Geraint Thomas Post Stage 4 Interview (01:11 English) — fpciclismo
Tiago Machado Post Stage 4 Interview (01:39 Portuguese) — fpciclismo
Stage 4 photos — cyclingnews
Extended TV Highlights from Stage 4 (09:51 Portuguese) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Stage 4 preview: Tavira → Malhão, 216 km (Mountain)
February 20 update: Finish: Subida Malhão por Pé do Coelho 3D Interactive Profile — veloviewer
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 Tavira, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:11 WET (4:11:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Malhão, Portugal
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
Tony Martin (Ger) team Etixx-Quick Step won the stage 3 individual T T of the Tour ao Algarve. pic.twitter.com/tQe5NV8RnF
— The World of Cycling (@twocGAME) February 20, 2015Stage 3 Results 1 MARTIN, Tony (EQS) 21:51 2 MALORI, Adriano (MOV) 3 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 3 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS) + 9 5 VOROBYEV, Anton (KAT) + 19 6 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOV) + 26 7 TAARAMAE, Rein (AST) 8 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 32 9 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) + 34 10 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 37 11 LAMPAERT, Yves (EQS) + 40 12 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 49 13 BARTA, Jan (BOA) + 50 14 VAN BAARLE, Dylan (TCG) + 51 15 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 1:00 16 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) + 1:01 17 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (TCG) + 1:02 18 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) 19 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 1:03 20 SOLER, Marc (MOV) + 1:05 21 VERMOTE, Julien (EQS) + 1:08 22 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV) 23 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 1:13 24 PORSEV, Alexander (KAT) + 1:14 25 DRON, Boris (WGG) + 1:17 26 GALLOPIN, Tony (LTS) 27 VAKOC, Petr (EQS) + 1:18 28 OVECHKIN, Artem (RVL) + 1:19 29 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOV) + 1:21 30 GRADEK, Kamil (AJT) 31 FRAILE MATARRANZA, Omar (CJR) + 1:22 32 ZIRBEL, Tom (OPM) + 1:23 33 REIS, Rafael Ferreira (TAV) + 1:24 34 SCARPONI, Michele (AST) 35 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José (BOA) + 1:25 36 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY) + 1:26 37 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (TCG) 38 VANMARCKE, Sep (TLJ) + 1:27 39 THURAU, Bjorn (BOA) + 1:28 40 PFINGSTEN, Christoph (BOA) + 1:30 General Classification after Stage 3 1 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 9:34:50 2 MARTIN, Tony (EQS) + 30 3 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS) + 39 4 TAARAMAE, Rein (AST) + 53 5 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) + 1:02 6 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) + 1:04 7 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) + 1:07 8 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) + 1:31 9 PORTE, Richie (SKY) + 1:33 10 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV) + 1:38 11 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) + 1:39 12 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) + 1:43 13 SCARPONI, Michele (AST) + 1:54 14 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 2:10 15 HENAO GOMEZ, Sebastian (SKY) + 2:11 16 MALORI, Adriano (MOV) 17 TROFIMOV, Yury (KAT) + 2:16 18 AGNOLI, Valerio (AST) + 2:23 19 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) + 2:28 20 THURAU, Bjorn (BOA) + 2:51Official Stage 3 Results and GC
Tony Martin wins time trial — cyclingnews
Geraint Thomas increases lead in Tour of the Algarve — cyclingweekly
Stage 3 Photos — voltaaoalgarve2015
Stage 3 One-Minute Highlights (01:13 Ambient Noise) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Stage 3 preview: Vila do Bispo → Cabo de São Vicente, 19 km (TT)
February 20 update: 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 Vila do Bispo, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:00 WET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
What a win that was for @GeraintThomas86 at the #VoltaAlgarve! Read our early report at http://t.co/oeLrFK4yLe pic.twitter.com/xx7EeFFnnm
— Team Sky (@TeamSky) February 19, 2015Stage 2 Results 1 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 4:59:13 2 TAARAMAE, Rein (AST) + 19 3 AGNOLI, Valerio (AST) + 23 4 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 5 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS) 6 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) 7 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT) 8 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) 9 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (SKY) 10 PUCCIO, Salvatore (SKY) General Classification after Stage 2 1 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 9:12:56 2 TAARAMAE, Rein (AST) + 30 3 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) + 33 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS) 5 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 6 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 7 CHERNETSKI, Sergei (KAT) 8 MARTIN, Tony (EQS) 9 MACHADO, Tiago (KAT) 10 LOSADA ALGUACIL, Alberto (KAT)Official Stage 2 Results and GC
Thomas takes solo win in Monchique — cyclingnews
Stage 2 Photos — cyclingnews
Stage 2 One-Minute Highlights (01:34 Ambient Noise) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Extended TV Highlights from Stage 2 (11:44 Portuguese) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Winner's Interview after Stage 2 (01:21 English) — fpciclismo
Stage 2 preview: Lagoa → Monchique, 197 km (hilly finish)
February 18 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 11:00 WET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lagoa, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:44 WET (3:44:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Monchique, Portugal
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
Meersman at Algarve: "I didn't know him personally, but know he was a big champion, and I dedicate this to Claude." pic.twitter.com/FFo9oaOPoI
— VeloNews (@velonews) February 18, 2015Stage 1 Results 1 MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS) 4:13:43 2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 4 3 SILVA BRANDÃO, Jóni (EFP) + 5 4 MARTENS, Paul (TLJ) + 6 5 JANS, Roy (WGG) + 10 6 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) 7 KREDER, Raymond (ROO) 8 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus (MOV) 9 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (TCG) 10 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS) 11 BOIVIN, Guillaume (OPM) 12 CARDOSO, Filipe Duarte Sousa (EFP) 13 FRANCZAK, Pawel (AJT) 14 GREIPEL, André (LTS) 15 SELIG, Rudiger (KAT) 16 PFINGSTEN, Christoph (BOA) 17 MAIKIN, Roman (RVL) 18 PORSEV, Alexander (KAT) 19 FONTE, César (RPB) 20 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) 21 FORMOLO, Davide (TCG) 22 PORTE, Richie (SKY) 23 LEUKEMANS, Björn (WGG) 24 VANMARCKE, Sep (TLJ) 25 CARDOSO, Andre (TCG) 26 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (AST) 27 CARDOSO, Manuel Antonio Leal (TAV) 28 FERNANDEZ, Ruben (MOV) 29 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOV) 30 GRIJALBA, Fernando (CJR) General Classification after Stage 1 1 MEERSMAN, Gianni (EQS) 4:13:43 2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 4 3 SILVA BRANDÃO, Jóni (EFP) + 5 4 MARTENS, Paul (TLJ) + 6 5 JANS, Roy (WGG) + 10 6 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) 7 KREDER, Raymond (ROO) 8 QUINTANA ROJAS, Dayer Uberney (MOV) 9 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (TCG) 10 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (EQS)Official Stage 1 Results and GC
Meersman wins in Albufeira — cyclingnews
Stage 1 Photos — cyclingnews
Brief Highlights from Stage 1 (00:33 Portuguese) — rtp.pt
Stage 1 One-Minute Highlights (01:53 Ambient Noise) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Official Stage 1 Highlights (11:19 Portuguese) — voltaaoalgarve2015
Stage 2 Photos — voltaaoalgarve2015
Stage 1 preview: Lagos → Albufeira, 167 km (lumpy)
February 17 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 11:00 WET (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lagos, Portugal
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:02 WET (3:02:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Albufeira, Portugal
2015 Volta ao Algarve Preview
February 18 update:Brief Race Preview — cyclingnews
February 15 update:
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
February 14 update:
Team Sky confirm Chris Froome will start season at Ruta del Sol — skysports
February 7 update:
Volta ao Algarve com nível competitivo "muito elevado" — wort.lu
Michal Kwiatkowski e Tony Martin confirmados na Volta ao Algarve — record.xl.pt
Greipel, Gallopin will race Volta ao Algarve — cyclingnews
Optum will start season at Volta ao 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
February 17 update: There is no live video this year. Check back for 2015 live coverage and highlights options as they become on available. — Steve
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