Cycling race
The 2014 Volta ao Algarve was the 40th edition of the Volta ao Algarve cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and was held from 19 to 23 February 2014, in Portugal.[1][2][3]
The race was won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider Michał Kwiatkowski – taking the first stage race win of his career[4] – after taking the race lead with a solo stage victory[5] on the second stage; he further extended his lead in the following day's individual time trial,[6] before holding his lead to the end of the race. Kwiatkowski's winning margin over runner-up Alberto Contador of Tinkoff–Saxo was 19 seconds,[7] and world champion Rui Costa (Lampre–Merida) completed the podium, 13 seconds down on Contador and 32 seconds in arrears of Kwiatkowski.[8] Contador won the queen stage of the race on the penultimate day, to the Alto do Malhão,[9] while Costa finished second on three stages, and finished as the best-placed Portuguese rider.
Portuguese cyclists were prominent in the race's other classifications.[10] Costa's consistent finishing allowed him to take home the green jersey as the winner of the points classification,[8][10] while Banco BIC–Carmim's Valter Pereira and Rádio Popular's César Fonte held the lead from start to finish of the mountains and sprints classifications respectively.[10] Costa's Lampre–Merida squad were the winners of the teams classification,[8] after Chris Horner also finished inside the top ten overall and Sacha Modolo took a stage victory on the opening day.[11]
Race overview
Stages
Stage 1
- 19 February 2014 — Faro to Albufeira, 160 km (99.4 mi)
Stage 1 Result | | General Classification after Stage 1 |
Stage 2
- 20 February 2014 — Lagoa to Monchique, 196 km (121.8 mi)
Stage 2 Result | | General Classification after Stage 2 |
Stage 3
- 21 February 2014 — Vila do Bispo to Sagres, 13.6 km (8.5 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 3 Result | | General Classification after Stage 3 |
Stage 4
- 22 February 2014 — Almodôvar to Loulé–Alto do Malhão, 164.5 km (102.2 mi)
Stage 4 Result | | General Classification after Stage 4 |
Stage 5
- 23 February 2014 — Tavira to Vilamoura, 155.8 km (96.8 mi)
Stage 5 Result | | Final General Classification |
Classification leadership table
References
- ^ "40ª edição da Volta ao Algarve volta ao formato de cinco etapas | 40ª VOLTA AO ALGARVE". Archived from the original on 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ^ "Volta ao Algarve 2014 - ProCyclingStats". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Startlist Volta ao Algarve 2014 - CyclingFever - the International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!".
- ^ "Two Victory Day for OPQS! Cavendish Wins the Sprint, Kwiatkowski the GC!". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Bull, Nick (20 February 2014). "Michal Kwiatkowski solos to win Tour of the Algarve stage two". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Michal Kwiatkowski extends lead with stunning stage three TT win". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Alberto finished second in Algarve". Tinkoff–Saxo. Tinkoff Sport. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Modolo 5° a Vilamoura, Rui Costa 3° nella classifica finale" [Modolo 5th in Vilamoura, Rui Costa 3rd in the final standings]. Lampre–Merida (in Italian). CGS Cycling Team AG. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Contador wins Algarve stage atop Alto do Malhao". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "First win of 2014 for Cavendish in Volta ao Algarve". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Modolo wins stage 1". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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