PREVIEW | Volta ao Algarve 2025 stage 2 - Can anyonee come between Vingegaard and Roglic on tough summit finish?

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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 at 18:03
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From the 19th to 23rd February the peloton will be tackling the Volta ao Algarve, one of the races that has most evolved at international level and features a whole array of stars every year - when it comes to the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists. We preview the race stage 2.

The second stage of the race will be guided towards the climbers. Overall it is not too hard, but the end presents terrain for some differences to be made. At the end we've got the combination of two climbs: the first is the climb to Pomba which is 3.8 kilometers long at 7.4%, ending with 10.5 kilometers to go.

After a very small ascent, the riders climb up the exposed Alto da Fóia, climbed through a diffferent side this year. The ascent is not too hard, 8.5 kilometers at 5%, but it has quite a lot of switchbacks and a final kilometer at 9%. Without a doubt the fireworks will be left for the finale, but it will provide for an interesting battle for the win.

Stage 2: Lagoa - Alto da Fóia, 177.6Km
Stage 2: Lagoa - Alto da Fóia, 177.6Km

Prediction Volta ao Algarve 2025 stage 2:

*** Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic
** João Almeida, Thymen Arensman, Romain Grégoire
* António Morgado, Sepp Kuss, Max Schachmann, Ilan van Wilder, Mathias Vacek, Filippo Ganna, Neilson Powless, Antonio Tiberi, Afonso Eulálio, Dylan Teuns, Julian Alaphilippe

Pick: Primoz Roglic

How: Pacing until 1Km to go, likely a sprint between the two big guys and potentially 1/2 more riders.

Original: Rúben Silva

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2 Comments
chapmanesque 19 February 2025 at 21:11+ 4

Well a central reservation, some fans and a barrier came between them and the finish today!

Mistermaumau 19 February 2025 at 20:01+ 3293

Can it be topped 2moro? Never say never.

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