Stage 1: Portimão → Lagos, 199 km Full Results and Report
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Team Jumbo - Visma were the favorites for this sprint stage, but Dylan Groenewegen was caught up in the crash with 7 km to go | 
Bora - Hansgrohe with 3rd place Pascal Ackermann in the middle | 
Postcard shot from early on Stage 1 | 
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Fabio Jakobsen (Netherlands / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) powering away during the depleted Stage 1 sprint finish in Lagos | 
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Fabio Jakobsen (Ned/Deceuninck-QuickStep) wins Stage 1 in 4:52:59, 2nd Arnaud Demare (Fra/Groupama-FDJ), 3rd Pascal Ackermann (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) | 
John Degenkolb (GER - Trek - Segafredo) was involved in the big crash with 7 km to go | 
Your Stage 1 winner and first race leader, Fabio Jakobsen (NED - Deceuninck - Quick Step): “It’s amazing to win my first race of the season after all the training in the winter, it’s a perfect start to the year. Both my family and the team supported me, I worked hard for this and it feels great to get a victory against so many strong sprinters and don the first leader’s jersey”, a delighted Fabio said before heading to the podium ceremony, where he collected two more jerseys – red (points classification) and white (best young rider standings). “We trained here in the region this year and did a recon of the stage, so we knew the roads and that the small climb inside the final three kilometers was going to be hard and quite crucial. The boys kept the pace high there and protected me, before putting me in a perfect position for the sprint. This result motivates us even more and hopefully our great week will continue”, concluded Fabio |
Stage 2: Almodôvar → Fóia, 187 km Full Results and Report
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Louis Vervaeke (Belgium / Team Sunweb) checks out the bandage job on his teammate Jasper Stuyven who was one of the victims of the late Stage 2 crash | 
Rollout from Almodovar | 
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The finish climb to Foia and three riders remain | 
20-year-old Slovenian Tadej POGAČAR (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) wins Stage 2 in 4:58:25, 2nd Wout POELS (NED/TEAM SKY) + 1s, 3rd Enric MAS NICOLAU (ESP/DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP ) + 3s | 
The finish scene for Stage 2. | 
New race leader by 1s, Tadej POGAČAR (SLO/UAE TEAM EMIRATES): “I’m living a dream, it’s the most beautiful day for me on the bike“ Pogacar said. “It’s great to pull in my first win with this WorldTour team in this way, a summit finish and against respected rivals. Thanks to everyone who has helped me to this point in the cycling world and UAE Team Emirates, which has believed in me for a long time and gave me so much space. I feel trust from the team, which just allows me to improve more. Tomorrow, I’ll race in the leader’s jersey. I’m going to give my best to defend it”. |
Stage 3: Lagoa → Lagoa, 20.3 km Full Results and Report
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John DEGENKOLB (TREK - SEGAFREDO) on the scenic Stage 3 coastline course in Lagoa | 
1st Stefan Küng (Swi/Groupama-FDJ) in 24:33 | 
2nd Søren Kragh Andersen (Den/Sunweb) + 2s | 
3rd Yves Lampaert (Bel/Deceuninck-QuickStep) + 5s | 
Race leader, Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates was 5th + 17s and now leads the GC by + 31s | 
Your Stage 3 winner and jersey leaders, Stefan Kung (Swiss / Team Groupama FDJ), Tadej Pogacar (Slowenia/ UAE Team Emirates) and Fabio Jakobsen (Netherlands / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) |
Stage 4: Albufeira → Tavira, 198 km Full Results and Report
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The early break getting away after the stage 4 start in Albufeira | 
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Great support for this race | 
Fans anticipating a sprint finish which usually happens in Tavira | 
100m to go: Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo - Visma) jumping away from Arnaud Demare (France / Team Groupama FDJ) and Pascal Ackermann (Germany / Team Bora - hansgrohe) | 
Like last year, Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo - Visma) dominates the sprint finish in Tavira | 
Dylan GROENEWEGEN (NED/TEAM JUMBO - VISMA) wins 4:56:07 ahead of 2nd Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ), 3rd Jasper PHILIPSEN (BEL/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 4th Pascal ACKERMANN (GER/BORA - HANSGROHE) , 5th Simone CONSONNI (ITA/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) | 
The finish scene in Tavira | 
Your Stage 4 winner, Dylan GROENEWEGEN (NED/TEAM JUMBO - VISMA) |
Stage 5: Faro → Alto do Malhão, 174 km Full Results and Report
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Sergei Chernetski (RUS - Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) rolling into Faro for Stage 5 | 
Young race leader, Tadej POGAČAR (SLO/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) proved ready for the final stage, mountain finish onslaught | 
Rollout from Faro | 
First of two passes of Alto do Malhão | 
Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) wins the Queen Stage (and final stage) in 4:13:48 | 
The finish scene on Alto Malhão: “I am very happy, because in the past two years I have always been on the attack on this stage and in 2018 I was caught with one kilometer to go, but now I finally managed to finish it off. It’s a big reward for me, it’s my first victory of the season and it augurs well ahead of the Classics, where I hope to be in the best shape”, an ecstatic Zdenek said after the podium ceremony. | 
2nd today + 3s and 2nd overall + 14s, Søren KRAGH ANDERSEN (DEN/TEAM SUNWEB). 3rd in the distance is Wout POELS (NED/TEAM SKY) + 9s | 
20 year-old Tadej POGAČAR (SLO/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) survived the attacks, finishing 6th + 18s good enough to preserve is his overall win | 
He was even suppose to start this race; future star 20 year-old Tadej POGAČAR (SLO/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) is your overall winner by 14s: “I knew that it would be a difficult day, the stage was raced at high speeds and my direct rivals launched attacks for the overall,” said Pogačar “I had great support from all of my team-mates, who worked at the front to the group to give 100%. When the attacks started, I saw that I had fresh helpers at my side, this was a big morale boost in addition to a big concrete advantage. I’m proud of all of my team-mates.I achieved a dream today. And to win a stage race so early in my professional career is hard to believe. I began without thinking of the overall, but after the crash in the first stage that ruled out the designated captains, I found myself at the front and the stage win gave me the yellow jersey. My team-mates’ support reinforced my belief and my place at the front“. |
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