Marco Haller slams the organization of the Volta ao Algarve after 'ridiculous' finish to stage 1: "That's a joke... It cannot always be the riders who are blamed"
CyclingWednesday, 19 February 2025 at 18:26
Stage 1 of the 2025 Volta ao Algarve descended into chaos at the finale, as more than half of the peloton took a wrong turning, leaving INEOS Grenadiers' Filippo Ganna to sprint solo to the stage win on the other side of the road.
Marco Haller of the Tudor Pro Cycling Team was visibly angry in his post-stage interview with Eurosport. "You could see that in the last kilometre, the deviation wasn't blocked by the officials. And obviously, when the riders are coming they follow the motorbikes like they always do and for me, it's pretty ridiculous because we suffer for 190km to put ourselves in the perfect position and then it's basically everything for nothing. That's a joke," he fumes. "It's really something where there need to be also consequences for the officials, for the organizers because it cannot always be the riders who are blamed. We are in the heat of the moment and it's a race situation, so it's very frustrating."
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Stage 1 - Volta ao Algarve 2025
| 1 | Ganna Filippo | INEOS Grenadiers | 04:28:30 |
| 2 | Grégoire Romain | Groupama-FDJ | + 00 |
| 3 | Christen Jan | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 00 |
| 4 | Lampaert Yves | Soudal Quick-Step | + 00 |
| 5 | Küng Stefan | Groupama-FDJ | + 00 |
| 6 | Glivar Gal | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 7 | Meurisse Xandro | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 8 | Oliveira Ivo | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | + 00 |
| 9 | Gelders Gil | Soudal Quick-Step | + 00 |
| 10 | Tratnik Jan | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 00 |
| 11 | González Abner | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 00 |
| 12 | Teuns Dylan | Cofidis | + 00 |
| 13 | Combaud Romain | Team Picnic PostNL | + 00 |
| 14 | Salgueiro Miguel | AP Hotels & Resorts - Tavira - SC Farense | + 00 |
| 15 | Johnston Calum | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | + 00 |
| 16 | Fonte Cesar | Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista | + 00 |
| 17 | Carvalho Rui | Gi Group Holding - Simoldes - UDO | + 00 |
| 18 | Olivo Bryan | Bahrain Victorious | + 00 |
| 19 | Campos Noah | Gi Group Holding - Simoldes - UDO | + 00 |
| 20 | Van Moer Brent | Lotto | + 00 |
| 21 | Barbosa Diogo | AP Hotels & Resorts - Tavira - SC Farense | + 00 |
| 22 | Puccio Salvatore | INEOS Grenadiers | + 00 |
| 23 | Goncalves Helder | Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista | + 00 |
| 24 | Drizners Jarrad | Lotto | + 00 |
| 25 | Beullens Cédric | Lotto | + 00 |
| 26 | Guérin Alexis | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 27 | Braet Vito | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 28 | Galvez Lopez Jorge | Aviludo - Louletano - Loulé | + 00 |
| 29 | Vangheluwe Warre | Soudal Quick-Step | + 00 |
| 30 | Livyns Arjen | Lotto | + 00 |
| 31 | Durães Rafael | Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista | + 00 |
| 32 | Pinheiro Ivo | Feirense - Beeceler | + 00 |
| 33 | Oyarzun Carlos | Aviludo - Louletano - Loulé | + 00 |
| 34 | Campos Francisco | AP Hotels & Resorts - Tavira - SC Farense | + 00 |
| 35 | Verona Carlos | Lidl-Trek | + 00 |
| 36 | De Lie Arnaud | Lotto | + 00 |
| 37 | Martingil Cesar | Tavfer - Ovos Matinados - Mortágua | + 00 |
| 38 | van Sintmaartensdijk Roel | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 39 | Del Pino Jesus | Aviludo - Louletano - Loulé | + 00 |
| 40 | Thomas Geraint | INEOS Grenadiers | + 00 |
| 41 | Nych Artem | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 42 | Pinto Pedro | Efapel Cycling | + 00 |
| 43 | Reis Rafael | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 44 | Silva Joaquim | Efapel Cycling | + 00 |
| 45 | Montez Alexandre | Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car | + 00 |
| 46 | Herrada Jesus | Cofidis | + 00 |
| 47 | Lasa Ailetz | AP Hotels & Resorts - Tavira - SC Farense | + 00 |
| 48 | Lazkano Oier | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 00 |
| 49 | Carvalho André | Efapel Cycling | + 00 |
| 50 | Duarte Emanuel | Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car | + 00 |
| 51 | Domingues Duarte | Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car | + 00 |
| 52 | De Paula Victor | Feirense - Beeceler | + 00 |
| 53 | Thomas Benjamin | Cofidis | + 00 |
| 54 | Pinto Diogo | AP Hotels & Resorts - Tavira - SC Farense | + 00 |
| 55 | Alaphilippe Julian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 56 | Haller Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 57 | Grignard Sébastien | Lotto | + 00 |
| 58 | De Buyst Jasper | Lotto | + 00 |
| 59 | Tivani Nicolas | Aviludo - Louletano - Loulé | + 00 |
| 60 | Sánchez Ángel | Tavfer - Ovos Matinados - Mortágua | + 00 |
| 61 | Silva Bruno | Tavfer - Ovos Matinados - Mortágua | + 00 |
| 62 | Borges Jose | Feirense - Beeceler | + 00 |
| 63 | Leal Tiago | Radio Popular - Paredes - Boavista | + 00 |
| 64 | Shaw James | EF Education-EasyPost | + 00 |
| 65 | Thornley Callum | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 00 |
| 66 | Carvalho Antonio | Feirense - Beeceler | + 00 |
| 67 | Buchmann Emanuel | Cofidis | + 00 |
| 68 | Barbio Antonio | Tavfer - Ovos Matinados - Mortágua | + 00 |
| 69 | Ferreira Antonio | Efapel Cycling | + 00 |
| 70 | Costa Fabio | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 71 | Oliveira Goncalo | Anicolor - Tien21 Cycling Team | + 00 |
| 72 | Kamp Alexander | Intermarché-Wanty | + 00 |
| 73 | Powless Neilson | EF Education-EasyPost | + 00 |
| 74 | Asgreen Kasper | EF Education-EasyPost | + 00 |
| 75 | Hollmann Juri | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 76 | Narciso Diogo | Credibom - LA Alumínios - Marcos Car | + 00 |
| 77 | Morais Francisco | Tavfer - Ovos Matinados - Mortágua | + 00 |
| 78 | Andrade Pedro | Feirense - Beeceler | + 00 |
| 79 | Bayer Tobias | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 80 | Vergallito Luca | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 00 |
| 81 | Hermans Quinten | Alpecin-Deceuninck | + 00 |
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