The 2024 Volta ao Algarve ''(English: Tour of the Algarve)'' was a

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that took between 14 and 18 February 2024 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 50th edition of the

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Teams

13 of the 18

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s, three UCI ProTeams, and nine

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teams made up the 25 teams that participated in the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * * * * * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;14 February 2024 –

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

;15 February 2024 – Lagoa to Alto da Fóia,

Stage 3

;16 February 2024 –

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 ...

Stage 4

;17 February 2024 –

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 Albufeira, (

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)

Stage 5

;18 February 2024 – Faro to

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Classification leadership table

Classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Volta ao Algarve, 2024

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