"João Almeida, Antonio Morgado and me for the GC" - Jan Christen and UAE in firm control of 2025 Volta ao Algarve after first summit finish
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Although all the talk pre-stage 2 of the 2025 Volta ao Algarve was about Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic, it was UAE Team Emirates - XRG who came to the fore of the summit finish at Alto Da Foia. Jan Christen took the win, João Almeida rolled home in second and even the ever-impressive Antonio Morgado secured a top-5 placing.
“I’m super happy, it’s an amazing stage win,” Christen said in his post-stage interview, having been part of a group that attacked early on the final climb. “All in all the first part was quite easy, with the final climb it was all-in. Now I’m a bit speechless, to win such a climbing stage, especially with such a strong field at the start. I’m super thankful to the team, like João and Antonio were in the back protecting me."
“It’s amazing, now already my second win of the season, and it’s for sure one of the nicest wins, with a climbing finish," continues the prodigiously talented Swiss youngster. "We are here for João, Antonio and me for the GC, and we’re all gonna try. Now it’s recovering the legs and staying in good positions.”
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Stage 2 - 2025 Volta ao Algarve
| 1 | Christen Jan | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 04:28:44 |
| 2 | Almeida Joao | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 00 |
| 3 | De Plus Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | + 07 |
| 4 | Bardet Romain | Team Picnic PostNL | + 08 |
| 5 | Morgado António | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 10 |
| 6 | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 10 |
| 7 | Vergallito Luca | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 10 |
| 8 | Geoghegan Hart Tao | Lidl-Trek | + 13 |
| 9 | Roglic Primoz | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 13 |
| 10 | Powless Neilson | EF Education-EasyPost | + 16 |
| 11 | Grégoire Romain | Groupama-FDJ | + 16 |
| 12 | Schachmann Max | Soudal Quick-Step | + 19 |
| 13 | Van Wilder Ilan | Soudal Quick-Step | + 19 |
| 14 | Hermans Quinten | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 19 |
| 15 | Teuns Dylan | Cofidis | + 19 |
| 16 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl-Trek | + 30 |
| 17 | Livyns Arjen | Lotto | + 50 |
| 18 | Stork Florian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 53 |
| 19 | Poole Max | Team Picnic PostNL | + 53 |
| 20 | Großschartner Felix | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 57 |
| 21 | Alaphilippe Julian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 01:03 |
| 22 | Arensman Thymen | INEOS Grenadiers | + 01:03 |
| 23 | Rochas Rémy | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:33 |
| 24 | Tiberi Antonio | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:49 |
| 25 | Herrada Jesus | Cofidis | + 01:55 |
| 26 | Oomen Sam | Lidl-Trek | + 01:59 |
| 27 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 01:59 |
| 28 | Tratnik Jan | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 02:02 |
| 29 | Verona Carlos | Lidl-Trek | + 02:02 |
| 30 | Guérin Alexis | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 02:02 |
| 31 | Honore Mikkel | EF Education-EasyPost | + 02:02 |
| 32 | Buchmann Emanuel | Cofidis | + 02:02 |
| 33 | Antunes Tiago | Efapel Cycling | + 02:12 |
| 34 | Fernandez Ruben | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 03:05 |
| 35 | Duarte Emanuel | Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car | + 03:07 |
| 36 | Costa Rui | EF Education-EasyPost | + 03:07 |
| 37 | Meurisse Xandro | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 03:07 |
| 38 | Wood Harrison | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 03:07 |
| 39 | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 04:00 |
| 40 | Tulett Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 04:00 |
| 41 | Rota Lorenzo | Intermarché-Wanty | + 04:17 |
| 42 | Caruso Damiano | Bahrain Victorious | + 04:17 |
| 43 | Eulalio Afonso | Bahrain Victorious | + 04:24 |
| 44 | Del Pino Jesus | Aviludo - Louletano - Loulé | + 04:30 |
| 45 | Kelderman Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 04:30 |
| 46 | Otruba Jakub | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 04:38 |
| 47 | Rutsch Jonas | Intermarché-Wanty | + 04:38 |
| 48 | Hollmann Juri | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 04:38 |
| 49 | Silva Afonso | AP Hotels & Resorts - Tavira - SC Farense | + 04:53 |
| 50 | Leal Tiago | Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista | + 04:59 |
| 51 | Goncalves Helder | Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista | + 05:10 |
| 52 | Pinto Pedro | Efapel Cycling | + 05:38 |
| 53 | Cattaneo Mattia | Soudal Quick-Step | + 06:33 |
| 54 | Rolland Brieuc | Groupama-FDJ | + 07:01 |
| 55 | Carvalho Rui | Gi Group Holding - Simoldes - UDO | + 07:30 |
| 56 | Domingues Duarte | Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car | + 07:52 |
| 57 | Lopes Lucas | Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista | + 08:14 |
| 58 | Küng Stefan | Groupama-FDJ | + 09:04 |
| 59 | Watson Sam | INEOS Grenadiers | + 09:04 |
| 60 | Izagirre Ion | Cofidis | + 09:04 |
| 61 | Wandahl Frederik | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 09:04 |
| 62 | Johnston Calum | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 09:04 |
| 63 | Shaw James | EF Education-EasyPost | + 09:04 |
| 64 | Combaud Romain | Team Picnic PostNL | + 09:04 |
| 65 | van den Broek Frank | Team Picnic PostNL | + 09:12 |
| 66 | Sorarrain Gorka | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 09:16 |
| 67 | Grignard Sébastien | Lotto | + 10:33 |
| 68 | Cavagna Remi | Groupama-FDJ | + 10:43 |
| 69 | Bayer Tobias | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 10:43 |
| 70 | Gelders Gil | Soudal Quick-Step | + 10:43 |
| 71 | Glivar Gal | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 10:43 |
| 72 | Thomas Benjamin | Cofidis | + 10:43 |
| 73 | Goncalves Gaspar | Gi Group Holding - Simoldes - UDO | + 10:43 |
| 74 | Silva Joaquim | Efapel Cycling | + 10:43 |
| 75 | Van Moer Brent | Lotto | + 10:43 |
| 76 | Contte Tomas | Aviludo - Louletano - Loulé | + 11:54 |
| 77 | Lazkano Oier | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 12:01 |
| 78 | Nunes Hugo | Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car | + 13:43 |
| 79 | Mosca Jacopo | Lidl-Trek | + 15:13 |
| 80 | Asgreen Kasper | EF Education-EasyPost | + 15:13 |
| 81 | Stuyven Jasper | Lidl-Trek | + 15:13 |
| 82 | van Gestel Dries | Soudal Quick-Step | + 15:13 |
| 83 | Valgren Michael | EF Education-EasyPost | + 15:13 |
| 84 | Van Mechelen Vlad | Bahrain Victorious | + 15:15 |
| 85 | Mihkels Madis | EF Education-EasyPost | + 16:38 |
| 86 | Rex Laurenz | Intermarché-Wanty | + 16:38 |
| 87 | Pinheiro Ivo | Feirense - Beeceler | + 16:38 |
| 88 | Montez Alexandre | Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car | + 16:38 |
| 89 | Barbosa Diogo | AP Hotels & Resorts - Tavira - SC Farense | + 16:38 |
| 90 | Söderqvist Jakob | Lidl-Trek | + 16:38 |
| 91 | Benoot Tiesj | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 16:38 |
| 92 | Lampaert Yves | Soudal Quick-Step | + 16:38 |
| 93 | van Uden Casper | Team Picnic PostNL | + 16:38 |
| 94 | van Sintmaartensdijk Roel | Intermarché-Wanty | + 16:38 |
| 95 | Lienhard Fabian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 16:38 |
| 96 | Degenkolb John | Team Picnic PostNL | + 16:38 |
| 97 | Braet Vito | Intermarché-Wanty | + 16:38 |
| 98 | Puccio Salvatore | INEOS Grenadiers | + 16:38 |
| 99 | Haller Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 16:38 |
| 100 | Shmidt Artem | INEOS Grenadiers | + 16:38 |
| 101 | Nych Artem | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 16:38 |
| 102 | Politt Nils | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 16:38 |
| 103 | van Aert Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 16:38 |
| 104 | Askey Lewis | Groupama-FDJ | + 16:38 |
| 105 | Koch Jonas | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 16:38 |
| 106 | Buratti Nicolò | Bahrain Victorious | + 16:38 |
| 107 | Thomas Geraint | INEOS Grenadiers | + 16:38 |
| 108 | Fonte Cesar | Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista | + 16:38 |
| 109 | Allegaert Piet | Cofidis | + 16:38 |
| 110 | Swirbul Keegan | Efapel Cycling | + 16:38 |
| 111 | Martingil Cesar | Tavfer - Ovos Matinados - Mortágua | + 16:38 |
| 112 | Girmay Biniam | Intermarché-Wanty | + 16:49 |
| 113 | Ganna Filippo | INEOS Grenadiers | + 16:49 |
| 114 | Oliveira Ivo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 17:59 |
| 115 | Oliveira Rui | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 17:59 |
| 116 | Bou Joan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 17:59 |
🚀🇦🇪 Por si había dudas del que fue 𝐄𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐉𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐏𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐋 𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐎 en 2024
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) February 20, 2025
1⃣-2⃣ para UAE en el final en alto de la @VoltAlgarve con Jan Christen y un Almeida que fue el más fuerte entre los favoritos
Vingegaard, 6º, con Roglic, 9º#LaCasaDelCiclismo pic.twitter.com/lRz5VxJQJ8
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