The Figueira Champions Classic debuted in 2023 as a 1.1 race on the UCI calendar. Teams such as Soudal Quick-Step and Alpecin-Deceuninck rode the race in combination with Volta ao Algarve which was held a few days after this one-day race. The Figueira Champions Classic is no longer a 1.1 race. The UCI has rewarded the Portuguese one-day race with 1.Pro status after the first edition. This brings the race to the same level as Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne or Paris-Tours. If it were up to the organisers, the 'Fig Tree Race' would grow into a real spring classic in Portugal in the coming years. [1]
Last year
Race profile
Since they added another lap op the local circuit, the race is now +30km's longer this year which means the race is nog 222km's long. The lap contains two mountains/hills. The Rua Parque Forestal (2.1 km at 8%), a first category climb, and second category climb follows just nine kilometers later, Enforca Cães (900 meters at 7.3%). Although the average percentages are not staggering, both climbs contain steeper sections above 10%.
Top competitors - Startlist
Last year
Race profile
Since they added another lap op the local circuit, the race is now +30km's longer this year which means the race is nog 222km's long. The lap contains two mountains/hills. The Rua Parque Forestal (2.1 km at 8%), a first category climb, and second category climb follows just nine kilometers later, Enforca Cães (900 meters at 7.3%). Although the average percentages are not staggering, both climbs contain steeper sections above 10%.
Top competitors - Startlist
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