Stage 1

Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2026 • Portugal

Designed for sprinters, this opening stage features a new 'Golden Kilometre' with three bonus sprints shortly before the finish. The mostly flat final 40 kilometers toward Tavira should lead to a high-speed bunch finish to decide the first leader.

186 km

2,359 m

167 riders

Stage Results

#	Rider	Time	GC	Bonus	UCI Pts
1	🇫🇷 Paul MAGNIERSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	4:21:04	4:20:54	-10"	25
2	🇧🇪 Jordi MEEUSRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	+261:04	+00:04	-6"	15
3	🇨🇿 Pavel BITTNERTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"	+00:06	-4"	10
4	🇧🇪 Jasper PHILIPSENALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"	+00:10		5
5	🇧🇪 Arnaud DE LIELOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	+00:10		3
6	🇩🇪 Pascal ACKERMANNTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"	+00:10
7	🇦🇺 Kaden Alexander GROVESALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"	+00:10
8	🇩🇪 John DEGENKOLBTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"	+00:10
9	🇮🇱 Oded KOGUTNSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
10	🇵🇹 Rui Filipe ALVES OLIVEIRAUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
11	🇩🇪 Tim Torn TEUTENBERGLIDL-TREK	"	+00:10
12	🇸🇪 Jakob SÖDERQVISTLIDL-TREK	"	+00:10
13	🇮🇹 Matteo MOSCHETTIPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
14	🇬🇧 Noah HOBBSEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"	+00:10
15	🇵🇹 Iúri LEITÃOCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
16	🇪🇸 Iker BONILLO MARTINFEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA	"	+00:10
17	🇮🇹 Luca MOZZATOTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
18	🇻🇪 Leangel MENESESTAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA	"	+00:10
19	🇳🇱 Marijn VAN DEN BERGEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"	+00:10
20	🇪🇸 Hector ALVAREZ MARTINEZLIDL-TREK FUTURE RACING	"	+00:10
21	🇱🇻 Emils LIEPINSPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
22	🇵🇹 João MARTINSCREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR	"	+00:10
23	🇩🇪 Kim Alexander HEIDUKINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
24	🇫🇷 Kévin VAUQUELININEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
25	🇧🇪 Oliver NAESENDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	+00:10
26	🇨🇦 Carson MILESANICOLOR/CAMPICARN	"	+00:10
27	🇪🇸 Jaume GUARDEÑO ROMACAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
28	🇧🇪 Arne MARITRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10
29	🇦🇷 German Nicolas TIVANI PEREZAVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ	"	+00:10
30	🇪🇸 Pablo LOSPITAO GONZALEZCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
31	🇳🇱 Alex MOLENAARCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
32	🇵🇹 Rafael REISANICOLOR/CAMPICARN	"	+00:10
33	🇬🇧 Oscar ONLEYINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
34	🇬🇧 Joshua GIDDINGSLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	+00:10
35	🇱🇺 Bob JUNGELSINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
36	🇧🇷 Victor Cesar DE PAULAFEIRENSE - BEECELER	"	+00:10
37	🇵🇹 Joao Pedro GONÇALVES ALMEIDAUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
38	🇪🇸 Ailetz LASA LIZARRAGATEAM TAVIRA	"	+00:10
39	🇩🇪 Maximilian SCHACHMANNSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+00:10
40	🇵🇹 Hugo NUNESCREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR	"	+00:04	-6"
41	🇧🇪 Edward PLANCKAERTALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"	+00:10
42	🇵🇹 Diogo GONÇALVESEFAPEL CYCLING	"	+00:10
43	🇵🇹 Tiago ANTUNESEFAPEL CYCLING	"	+00:10
44	🇫🇷 Jordan LABROSSEDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	+00:10
45	🇧🇪 Cedric BEULLENSLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	+00:10
46	🇩🇪 Felix ENGELHARDTTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"	+00:10
47	🇮🇹 Luca GIAIMIUAE TEAM EMIRATES GEN-Z	"	+00:10
48	🇮🇹 Andrea VENDRAMETEAM JAYCO ALULA	"	+00:10
49	🇮🇹 Filippo GANNAINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
50	🇳🇱 Koen BOUWMANTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"	+00:10
51	🇱🇻 Toms SKUJINSLIDL-TREK	"	+00:10
52	🇪🇸 Xabier Mikel AZPARREN IRURZUNPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
53	🇪🇸 Juan AYUSO PESQUERALIDL-TREK	"	+00:07	-3"
54	🇵🇹 Francisco CAMPOSTEAM TAVIRA	"	+00:10
55	🇩🇪 Nico DENZRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10
56	🇬🇧 Thomas GLOAGPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
57	🇧🇪 Dries VAN GESTELSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+00:10
58	🇵🇹 Cláudio LEALAVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ	"	+00:10
59	🇵🇹 Ivo Emanuel ALVES OLIVEIRAUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:09	-1"
60	Viacheslav IVANOVFEIRENSE - BEECELER	"	+00:08	-2"
61	🇵🇹 António TOMAS MORGADOUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
62	🇵🇹 Guilherme MESTRETEAM TAVIRA	"	+00:10
63	🇧🇪 Stan DEWULFDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	+00:10
64	🇵🇹 Gonçalo CARVALHOTAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA	"	+00:10
65	🇺🇸 Brandon MCNULTYUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
66	🇨🇴 Adrian Camilo BUSTAMANTE RUDAGI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO	"	+00:10
67	🇺🇸 Matthew RICCITELLODECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	+00:10
68	🇦🇹 Tobias BAYERALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"	+00:10
69	🇩🇰 Kasper ASGREENEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"	+00:10
70	🇫🇷 Hugo HOFSTETTERNSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
71	Artem NYCHANICOLOR/CAMPICARN	"	+00:10
72	🇵🇹 Lucas LOPESEFAPEL CYCLING	"	+00:10
73	🇵🇹 Diogo BARBOSATEAM TAVIRA	"	+00:10
74	🇨🇭 Fabio CHRISTENPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:08	-2"
75	🇵🇹 Gonçalo TAVARESEFAPEL CYCLING	"	+00:10
76	🇧🇪 Gianni VERMEERSCHRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10
77	🇵🇹 Filipe FRANCISCOAVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ	"	+00:10
78	🇵🇹 Rui CARVALHOGI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO	"	+00:10
79	🇵🇹 Afonso SILVATEAM TAVIRA	"	+00:10
80	🇫🇷 Alexis GUERINANICOLOR/CAMPICARN	"	+00:10
81	🇩🇪 Lennard KÄMNALIDL-TREK	"	+00:10
82	🇨🇭 Stefan KÜNGTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
83	🇵🇹 Pedro SILVAFEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA	"	+00:10
84	🇬🇧 Harrison WOODFEIRENSE - BEECELER	"	+00:10
85	🇪🇸 David DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJOPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
86	🇪🇸 Abel BALDERSTONE ROUMENSCAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
87	🇧🇪 Frederik FRISONPINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
88	🇵🇹 Duarte DOMINGUESCREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR	"	+00:10
89	🇨🇴 Juan MARTINEZ HUERTASTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"	+00:10
90	🇳🇱 Thymen ARENSMANINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
91	🇧🇪 Liam SLOCKLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	+00:10
92	🇵🇹 Rúben RODRIGUESFEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA	"	+00:10
93	🇸🇮 Jan TRATNIKRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:07	-3"
94	🇨🇴 Daniel Felipe MARTINEZ POVEDARED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10
95	🇮🇹 Alessandro PINARELLONSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
96	🇪🇸 Gorka SORARRAIN AGIRREZABALACAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
97	🇬🇧 Max David POOLETEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"	+00:10
98	🇺🇸 Colby SIMMONSEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"	+00:10
99	🇮🇹 Marco FRIGONSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
100	🇧🇪 Jarno WIDARLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	+00:10
101	🇳🇱 Huub ARTZLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	+00:10
102	🇨🇴 Juan Felipe RODRIGUEZ CONTRERASEF EDUCATION - AEVOLO	"	+00:10
103	🇨🇭 Roland THALMANNTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
104	🇧🇪 Sander DE PESTELDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	+00:10
105	🇵🇹 André RIBEIROGI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO	"	+00:09	-1"
106	🇨🇿 Jakub OTRUBACAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	"	+00:10
107	🇦🇹 Marco HALLERTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
108	🇨🇱 Carlos Ivan OYARZUN GUIÑEZAVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ	"	+00:10
109	🇧🇪 Jens VERBRUGGHENSN DEVELOPMENT TEAM	"	+00:10
110	🇫🇷 Paul SEIXASDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	+00:10
111	🇦🇹 Felix GROSSSCHARTNERUAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	"	+00:10
112	🇵🇹 Emanuel DUARTECREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR	"	+00:10
113	🇪🇸 Ruben FERNANDEZ ANDUJARANICOLOR/CAMPICARN	"	+00:10
114	🇩🇪 Florian LIPOWITZRED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	"	+00:10
115	🇵🇹 Rafael BARBASTAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA	"	+00:10
116	🇵🇹 Francisco MORAISTAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA	"	+00:10
117	🇧🇪 Laurens DE PLUSINEOS GRENADIERS	"	+00:10
118	🇧🇷 Andrey ANDRÉGI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO	"	+00:10
119	🇧🇪 Luca VAN BOVENLOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	"	+00:10
120	🇨🇴 Jesus David PEÑA JIMENEZEFAPEL CYCLING	"	+00:10
121	🇵🇹 Rodrigo ALVESTEAM TAVIRA	"	+00:10
122	🇵🇹 César MARTINGILTAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA	"	+00:10
123	🇵🇹 André CARVALHOAVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ	"	+00:10
124	🇫🇷 Julian ALAPHILIPPETUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
125	🇨🇭 Yannis VOISARDTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
126	🇵🇹 Daniel VIEGASAVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ	"	+00:10
127	🇵🇹 Joaquim SILVAEFAPEL CYCLING	"	+00:10
128	🇵🇹 José Carlos Prates NEVES FERNANDESGI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO	"	+00:10
129	🇩🇰 Christopher JENSENTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"	+00:10
130	🇵🇹 João OLIVEIRACREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR	"	+00:10
131	🇮🇪 Darren RAFFERTYEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"	+00:10
132	🇺🇸 Keegam SWIRBULEFAPEL CYCLING	"	+00:10
133	🇵🇹 Alexandre MONTEZFEIRENSE - BEECELER	"	+00:10
134	🇧🇪 Floris VAN TRICHTNSN CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
135	🇮🇱 Rotem TENE	"	+00:10
136	🇵🇹 Pedro PINTOGI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO	"	+00:10
137	🇵🇹 Pedro ANDRADEFEIRENSE - BEECELER	"	+00:10
138	🇧🇪 Milan DE CEUSTERDEVELOPMENT TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	"	+00:10
139	🇳🇴 Johannes STAUNE-MITTETDECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	"	+00:10
140	🇧🇪 Lennert BELMANSALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"	+00:10
141	🇧🇪 Yves LAMPAERTSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+00:10
142	🇧🇪 Jasper STUYVENSOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+00:10
143	🇧🇪 Dries DE BONDTTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"	+00:10
144	🇳🇱 Dylan VAN BAARLESOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+00:10
145	🇧🇪 Jonathan VERVENNESOUDAL QUICK-STEP	"	+00:10
146	🇵🇹 Diogo NARCISOCREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR	"	+00:10
147	🇮🇹 Samuele BATTISTELLAEF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	"	+00:10
148	🇱🇺 Luc WIRTGENTUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	"	+00:10
149	🇪🇸 Oscar ROTA RUSFEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA	"	+00:10
150	🇵🇹 Fábio COSTAFEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA	"	+00:10
151	🇵🇹 Guilherme MESQUITAFEIRENSE - BEECELER	"	+00:10
152	🇵🇹 Noah CAMPOSTEAM TAVIRA	"	+00:10
153	🇪🇸 Carlos VERONA QUINTANILLALIDL-TREK	"	+00:10
154	🇳🇱 Enzo LEIJNSEANICOLOR/CAMPICARN	"	+00:10
155	🇩🇰 Johan PRICE PEJTERSENALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	"	+00:10
156	🇵🇹 Daniel DIASTAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA	"	+00:10
157	🇨🇴 Santiago MESA PIETRALUNGAANICOLOR/CAMPICARN	"	+00:10
158	🇵🇹 Bruno SILVATAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA	+262:11	+01:17
159	🇪🇸 David DOMINGUEZ VILCHEZFEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA	+261:04	+00:10
160	🇵🇹 João SILVAFEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA	+262:16	+01:22
161	🇵🇹 Francisco PEREIRAFEIRENSE - BEECELER	+263:04	+02:10
162	🇬🇧 Sean FLYNNTEAM PICNIC POSTNL	+263:39	+02:45
163	🇵🇹 José MOREIRAGI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO	+263:46	+02:52
164	🇵🇹 Diogo PINTOCREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR	+264:18	+03:24
165	🇦🇷 Tomas CONTTEAVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ	+267:40	+06:46
	🇩🇪 Henri UHLIGALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	DNF
	🇧🇪 Dries DE POOTERTEAM JAYCO ALULA	"

Teams

#	Team	UCI Pts	Wins	Top 3	Top 10	Riders
1	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	30	1	1	1	7
2	RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE	15	0	1	1	7
3	TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	10	0	1	2	5
4	ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH	5	0	0	2	7
5	LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ	3	0	0	1	7
6	AVILUDO - LOULETANO - LOULÉ	0	0	0	0	7
7	ANICOLOR/CAMPICARN	0	0	0	0	7
8	FEIRENSE - BEECELER	0	0	0	0	7
9	FEIRA DOS SOFÁS - BOAVISTA	0	0	0	0	7
10	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	0	0	0	1	7
11	NSN CYCLING TEAM	0	0	0	1	5
12	UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG	0	0	0	1	6
13	CREDIBOM / LA ALUMÍNIOS / MARCOS CAR	0	0	0	0	7
14	LIDL-TREK	0	0	0	0	6
15	PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	0	0	0	0	7
16	GI GROUP HOLDING - SIMOLDES - UDO	0	0	0	0	7
17	EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST	0	0	0	0	6
18	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	0	0	0	0	7
19	TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	0	0	0	0	7
20	TAVFER-OVOS MATINADOS-MORTÁGUA	0	0	0	0	7
21	LIDL-TREK FUTURE RACING	0	0	0	0	1
22	INEOS GRENADIERS	0	0	0	0	7
23	DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM	0	0	0	0	7
24	TEAM TAVIRA	0	0	0	0	7
25	EFAPEL CYCLING	0	0	0	0	7
26	UAE TEAM EMIRATES GEN-Z	0	0	0	0	1
27	EF EDUCATION - AEVOLO	0	0	0	0	1
28	NSN DEVELOPMENT TEAM	0	0	0	0	1
29	DEVELOPMENT TEAM PICNIC POSTNL	0	0	0	0	1

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