Starting next wednesday, and alongside the Vuelta a Andalucia, the Volta ao Algarve takes the peloton through the roads of southern Portugal with a combination of opportunists for the sprinter, climbers, and a long 32 kilometer long time-trial which should be crucial for the overall classification. That stage will be of interest to Tour des Flandres defending champion
Kasper Asgreen who will be starting his season in Algarve after a Covid infection delayed his schedule.
Steels added: "For the flat stages, Fabio will be our leader; he has shown his form already in Valencia and will count on Bert to lead him out. And, of course, there’s Tim, who did a very good Saudi Tour and can show his good condition again by controlling the race”.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team for Volta ao Algarve: Remco Evenepoel, Fabio Jakobsen, Kasper Asgreen,
Tim Declercq,
Yves Lampaert,
Bert van Lerberghe,
Louis Vervaeke.