Thread for all things Volta ao Algarve 2019!
Offical website at
http://voltaaoalgarve.com/en/traditional-route-for-the-2019-volta-ao-algarve/
Offical Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/@VAlgarve2019
Edit - start list according to offical website at http://voltaaoalgarve.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Final-Start-List-45ª-Volta-ao-Algarve-2019.pdf
Stage 1
PORTIMÃO/ LAGOS – 199,1 km
Offical website at
http://voltaaoalgarve.com/en/traditional-route-for-the-2019-volta-ao-algarve/
Offical Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/@VAlgarve2019
The 45th edition of the Volta ao Algarve, the Portuguese 2.HC race, will start in Portimão on February 20 and finish at the top of Malhão, a steep second category on February 24.
The route is similar to the previous years offering stages for all kind of cyclists along the 778,6 km with more than 12.000 meters of total elevation gain.
The start will be in Portimão, 2019 European City of Sport, which has not received the competition since 2012. It will the longest stage of the race, with 199.1 kilometers to Lagos. It is expected to be a sprint finish, in the same place where, in the last two years, Fernando Gaviria and Dylan Groenwegen won.
Edit - start list according to offical website at http://voltaaoalgarve.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Final-Start-List-45ª-Volta-ao-Algarve-2019.pdf
Stage 1
PORTIMÃO/ LAGOS – 199,1 km
