The 2023 Volta ao Algarve will take place from the 15th to 19th of February in the Algarve region, southern Portugal, where every year many of the world's best sprinters, time-trialists, classics riders and stage racer come together for a week of exciting racing. Stage 1 will favour the fast men, with a bunch sprint expected at the end of the day.
Stage 1 from Portimão to Lagos goes through some of the main cities in the region and sees over 200 kilometers in the menu. It will be a long day on the bike and one that should end in a sprint with the first yellow jersey to emerge from a fast finish.
Prediction Volta ao Algarve 2023 stage 1:
*** Fabio Jakobsen
** Jordi Meeus, Alexander Kristoff
* Hugo Hofstetter, Paul Penhoët, Madis Mjkels, Magnus Cort Nielsen, Jake Stewart
Pick: Fabio Jakobsen
The Volta ao Algarve is already shaking the daily life and the landscape. The traditional clothesline with cycling jerseys, an initiative of our friends Germano biciArte Café with the collaboration of the community, already adorns Alte with more than 250 jerseys. #VAlgarve2023
