PREVIEW | Volta ao Algarve 2023 stage 4 - Magnus Cort Nielsen to battle climbers at Alto do Malhão's steep ramps

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 4 will see the summit finish at the Alto do Malhão where the overall classification will see another day of battle.

On the fourth day of racing the peloton will encounter more familiar roads as the race goes up it's most iconic climb. It is a day for the GC riders and possibly a breakaway, as the riders tackle the hills, and ride the Alto do Malhão twice, the last time coinciding with the finish line. The climb is 2.6 kilometers long at 9.2% and is usually hard enough to create meaningful gaps.

*** Rui Costa, Valentin Madouas, Sergio Higuita
** Tom Pidcock, Jai Hindley, Ilan van Wilder, João Almeida
* Bauke Mollema, Magnus Cort Nielsen, Nicola Conci, Daniel Martínez, Kevin Vermaerke

Pick: Rui Costa