Volta ao Algarve

'For now, for both riders, we just say win races and be ready,' says Belgian sports director.

'If things don’t turn around now, I think that we’re on the wrong path here,' said Human Powered Health sport director.

Norwegian champion to go ‘full gas with Tom Dumoulin' at the Giro d’Italia.

From Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl's enviable sprinter problem to Ineos Grenadiers' Tour-shape hole in its roster, this is what the one-week race taught us.

Former Tour de France winner says he will no longer fixate on July despite this year's leadership opportunity

Belgian will target time trial success in Italy but has all the makings of a GC favorite.

American takes Algarve podium as he heads to Paris-Nice with unfinished business.

Evenepoel finishes in five-rider lead group to take second Algarve GC win of career, Brandon McNulty moves up to second overall.

Belgian sprinter looks to replicate breakout 2021 season, builds toward classics and Giro d'Italia.

'To be a minute down, I’m not that surprised to be honest,' says Ineos Grenadiers rider as he slots in ahead of American on GC.

Belgian crushes the field to take overall lead with one stage remaining.

Evenepoel takes dominant win over Stefan Küng and Ethan Hayter, secures control of GC ahead of final stage.

Dutch rider continues winning form in Algarve but knows ‘that if I’m not good enough then I won’t go’

David Gaudu holds overall lead by slim, one-second lead over Brandon McNulty and Remco Evenepoel.

American racing for Astana-Qazaqstan lined up the day after a crash to ‘see how things go.’

Belgian keeps his favorite tag after coming through the first mountain finish

American moves up to second overall behind David Gaudu after avoiding late crash on the final climb.

The French climber wins as Sergio Higuita and Tobias Foss crash in the final sprint.

The British rider has confirmed to VeloNews that he has not yet extended with Ineos Grenadiers.

Young Belgian will spin on the rollers as he gets used to his new bike set-up.

Remco Evenepoel, Geraint Thomas, and David Gaudu escape unscathed as several big crashes mark final kilometers of opening day.

British rider back in action as he makes his road debut in Portugal at the Volta ao Algarve.

Geraint Thomas, Tom Pidcock, Dani Martínez, Ethan Hayter head to Portugal.

VeloNews analyzes the biggest names heading to the Volta ao Algarve, including Evenepeol, Pidcock and McNulty

A star-studded field heads to Portugal with chances for the GC riders, sprinters and time trial specialists.

A full racing calendar through February will keep men's and women's peloton busy across the Iberian peninsula.

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New calendar dates awarded to UCI WorldTour events seeking to be on the current year's calendar.

Portuguese race saw record interest before worsening health conditions forced organizers' hand.

Minneapolis-based squad set to race highly competitive Volta ao Algarve and Volta a Catalunya in coming months.

February race to host a record 14 WorldTour teams with American squad Rally Cycling also invited.

Worsening health conditions could mean Chris Froome and Peter Sagan won't be starting the 2021 season in Argentina.

Interest spiking in early season races in Europe as teams are hesitant to travel internationally during pandemic.

Budding Belgian superstar Remco Evenepoel won his second stage race of 2020 after beating back Rohan Dennis in the final time trial

Cees Bol won the sprint while overnight leader Remco Evenepoel finished safely in the bunch to carry the lead going into Saturday's decisive climbing finish.

The 2018 Tour de France winner wintered in California for the second consecutive year, to recharge the batteries for another run at the yellow jersey.

The Belgian superstar shows no signs of slowing down in his sophomore season, and won a dramatic finale in Portugal.

The Dutch champion wins for the second time this season, to deny Viviani and Trentin, in bunch sprint to open five-day race, in Portugal.

Races in Portugal and Spain provide important early season climbing and time trial tests for many marquee names.

The veteran Italian and Dutchman Mollema head to Portugal to open their respective 2020 calendars against a stacked field.

Young Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar defends lead to win overall on hectic final day. Zdenek Stybar wins stage 5 at Volta ao Algarve.

Pogacar maintains overall lead with one stage remaining.

Kung captures first victory with his new team Groupama-FDJ. Pogacar is up to the task of maintaining GC lead in pivotal time trial stage.

The 20-year-old Slovenian Tadej Pogacar out-sprints WorldTour heavies on stage 2's summit finish to take overall lead.

The 22-year-old Quick-Step sprinter takes home his first victory of 2019 in Portugal.

These one-week stage races help us through the winter months. They can also provide key indicators of who will be winning big come summer.

Michal Kwiatkowski won for the second time at the 2018 Volta ao Algarve on Sunday in Malhão.

Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) won his second stage of the 2018 Volta ao Algarve on Saturday in Tavira.

Geraint Thomas clocks the fastest time in Friday's time trial around Lagoa, Portugal, extending overall lead at Volta ao Algarve.

Michal Kwiatkowski wins uphill finish on stage 2 of Volta ao Algarve. Sky teammate Geraint Thomas takes overall lead.

Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen continues strong start to the season with another win in stage 1 sprint at Volta ao Algarve.

Manuel Antunes won the fifth and final stage of Volta ao Algarve on an uphill finish in Portugal, and Primoz Roglic took the overall victory.

André Greipel claims his second victory of 2017 at Volta ao Algarve on Saturday in Tavira, Portugal, beating countryman John Degenkolb.

Movistar's Jonathan Castroviejo wins Algarve stage 3 time trial, and Primoz Roglic moves into the overall lead after finishing third.

Dan Martin climbed into the overall lead at Volta ao Algarve Thursday in Portugal, winning stage 2's mountaintop finish on Alto da Fóia.

Fernando Gaviria sprints into the overall lead at Volta ao Algarve in Portugal, narrowly beating German Andre Greipel in Lagos.

Spaniards Luis León Sánchez and Jonathan Castroviejo crashed out of the Volta ao Algarve, with the latter suffering a broken vertebra.

Alberto Contador takes the Volta ao Algarve's final stage, while Geraint Thomas repeats as the overall winner

Alberto Contador nabs the final stage of the Volta ao Algarve as Geraint Thomas wraps up the overall title

Etixx – Quick-Step enjoys a successful Saturday in Algarve, with Marcel Kittel taking stage 4 and Tony Martin retaining his race lead

Marcel Kittel beats Wouter Wippert to the line to take his fifth victory of the 2016 season

Alberto Contador gradually builds form into the 2016 season. This is at the expense of results in Algarve, but he says he's improving day by day.

Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin go head-to-head in Algarve time trial, and the Swiss master comes out ahead while Martin earns GC lead.

Astana cheers Nibali's victory in stage 4 of Tour of Oman, but it also loses Sanchez to a crash in Algarve TT while the Spaniard was leading the race.

Fabian Cancellara earned his first TT win of 2016, beating rival Tony Martin in Volta ao Algarve stage 3. Martin assumes GC lead.

With a narrow focus on July's Tour de France, Alberto Contador is unconcerned that his form is slow to come around at Volta ao Algarve.

The GC picture comes into focus at Volta ao Algarve as Luis Leon Sanchez beats defending champ Geraint Thomas in Portugal.

Katusha's Joaquim Rodríguez withdraws from Volta ao Algarve on stage 2, suffering from an illness he's had since the race began.

Luís León Sánchez climbs to victory in stage 2 of Volta ao Algarve in Portugal, taking the GC lead.

Wouter Wippert, 25, sprints to a fourth-place result at Volta ao Algarve, his European debut with the Cannondale team.

The first stage of Volta ao Algarve is a head-to-head duel between two German sprint stars: Andre Greipel and Marcel Kittel.

Tom Boonen is caught behind crash after flat tire in Volta ao Algarve's hectic stage 1 finish, starting the race in Portugal on a sour note.

Marcel Kittel wins his first duel of 2016 against fellow German sprinter André Greipel in stage 1 at Volta ao Algarve in Portugal.

GC guys and classics stars alike will test their early season form at Ruta del Sol and Volta ao Algarve, which run concurrently in Spain and Portugal.

Cannondale's new GC man, Colombian Rigoberto Urán is ready to get back to racing in his debut race, Volta ao Algarve.

American team Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies took on the Volta ao Algarve in February. Here's a look at the Portuguese race experience

Phil Gaimon opens his season at the Volta ao Algarve, getting acquainted with stray cats around town and launching attacks out on the road

Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies will duke it out against the WorldTour elite in Algarve as part of a six-week European swing