PREVIEW | Volta ao Algarve 2023 stage 5 - Ganna, Küng, Bissegger and Foss to battle in final race time-trial

Preview. 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 5 is the final time-trial of the race, where the overall classification is set to be turnt on it's head.

The overall classification of the Volta ao Algarve however should be decided in the final time-trial. A loop around the city of Lagoa, it features a whole 24.4 kilometers which in modern cycling is a very decently sized distance against the clock, where big differences are likely to be made to close the race. Tom Pidcock will have a very big challenge to defend the yellow jersey, with the likes of Almeida, Küng, Foss and Ganna to be the main contenders to take home the overall win.

Prediction Volta ao Algarve 2023 stage 5:

*** Filippo Ganna, Stefan Küng
** Stefan Bissegger, Tobias Foss, Rémi Cavagna
* Bauke Mollema, Magnus Cort Nielsen, Thibault Guernalec, Thymen Arensman, Soren Waerenskjold

Pick: Stefan Küng