The 2013 Volta ao Algarve was the 39th edition of the

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cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the

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, and was held from 14 to 17 February 2013, in

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. The race was won by Germany's Tony Martin, of courtesy of his dominant victory in the final

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stage winning the time trial by over a minute. Martin's winning margin over his teammate and runner-up

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was 58 seconds, and Dutch rider

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() completed the podium, a further second behind Kwiatkowski and 59 seconds down on Martin. In the race's other classifications, Italian

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() won the points classification, Portugal's

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() won the sprints classification, Italy's

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of won the green jersey for the mountains classification, and finished at the head of the teams classification.

Race overview

Stages

Stage 1

;14 February 2013 – Faro to

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Stage 2

;15 February 2013 – Lagoa to Lagoa,

Stage 3

;16 February 2013 –

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Stage 4

;17 February 2013 –

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, ;

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(ITT)

Classification leadership

References

External links

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