The 2022 Volta ao Algarve ''(English: Tour of the Algarve)'' was a

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that took place between 16 and 20 February 2022 in the

Algarve The Algarve (, , ) is the southernmost NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelho, ''concelhos'' or ''município ...

region of southern Portugal. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the

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calendar, and was the 48th edition of the

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. After the 2021 edition was postponed to May due to a rising number of

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cases in Portugal, the race returned to its traditional mid-February timeslot.

Teams

10 of the 18

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s, five UCI ProTeams, and ten

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teams made up the 25 teams that participated in the race. Only five teams did not enter a full squad of seven riders; and each entered six riders, while , , and each entered five riders. There were two non-starters, one from and each, which reduced those teams to six and four riders, respectively. In total, 165 riders started the race, of which 133 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * Efapel Cycling * * * * * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;16 February 2022 –

Portimão Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro (district), Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In ...

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Stage 2

;17 February 2022 –

Albufeira Albufeira (, ), officially the City of Albufeira (), is a List of cities in Portugal, city and Concelho, municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of . The city proper ...

to Alto da Fóia ( Monchique),

Stage 3

;18 February 2022 –

Almodôvar Almodôvar ( , from ), officially known as Town of Almodôvar (), is a town and a municipality in the District of Beja, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,449, in an area of 777.88 km2. The present Mayor is António Bota, a member of th ...

to Faro,

Stage 4

;19 February 2022 –

Vila Real de Santo António Vila Real de Santo António () is a city, civil parish, and municipality in the Algarve, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,156, in an area of 61.25 km2. It is one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial continuity: its ...

Tavira Tavira (), officially the City of Tavira (), is a Portuguese town and municipality, capital of the ''Costa do Acantilado'', situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. It is east of Faro and west of Huelva across the riv ...

, (

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)

Stage 5

;20 February 2022 – Lagoa to

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(

Loulé Loulé () is a city and Concelho, municipality in the region of Algarve, Faro District, district of Faro, Portugal. In 2021, the population of the entire municipality was 72,373 inhabitants, in an area of approximately . The municipality has two p ...

Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

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, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed

Fabio Jakobsen Fabio Jakobsen (born 31 August 1996) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career 2019–2020 During the 2019 Vuelta a España Jakobsen won two stages, including the final stage of the race on stage 21 in Madrid. A few me ...

wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stage 3,

João Matias João Carlos Araújo Matias (born 26 May 1991) is a Portuguese Track cycling, track and road cyclist, who currently rides for the UCI Continental team . Representing Portugal at international competitions, Matias competed at the 2016 UEC Europea ...

, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed

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wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stage 5, Johannes Staune-Mittet, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed

Remco Evenepoel Remco Evenepoel (; born 25 January 2000) is a Belgian professional cyclist and Olympic gold medalist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Evenepoel is widely regarded as one of the best Individual time trial, time trialists of his generation; he is a t ...

wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

Sources

External links

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