Cycling: Tour of the Algarve presented today. 4Second stage with alentejano script.
The 43rd edition of the Tour of the Algarve Bike is presented today in Faro. A 4th stage, has starting Almodovar. The race with the presence of 25 teams, 12 do WorldTour, is broadcast on Eurosport and TVI 24.
The departure of the 4th stage takes place in Almodovar, what happens for the fourth consecutive year, match that was recovered 17 years after the organization of Cândido Barbosa. traveled 27 kms step, Alentejo village there will also be a flying target and another in Mértola, after wheelsets 100 kms, before heading to Tavira.
Around the Algarve rose, in 2017, the category 2.HC the International Cycling Union, the level immediately below the WorldTour. It will be contested by 25 teams. Will be present 12 of 18 collective existing first division worldwide, that join the six Portuguese teams.
Although not yet confirmed all presences in the Algarve, The squad is full of figures of international cycling, especially contrarrelogistas and renowned sprinters.
Portuguese runners who run foreign teams are already confirmed the presence of Tiago Machado, José Gonçalves (both gives Katusha / Alpecin), Reuben Warrior (Trek/ Segafredo) and Ricardo Vilela (Apple / Postobon), that must be attached Nelson Oliveira and Nuno Bico (ambos da Movistar).
It is recalled that since John Cabreira (Maia/ Milaneza) won the race 2016, a Portuguese runner, not triumph in the race or a stage. The last triumph in a drawn, happened in 2015, when Hugo Sabido (Walls / Route Furniture), He won in the High Malhão and also won the race.
Participating teams
World Tour: ASTANA (CASE): Luis Leon Sanchez, sergei Chernetskii, Moreno Moser, Pello Bilbao, Michele Scarponi, Oscar Gatto, Dario Cataldo, Jesper Hansen Bora/ Hansgrohe (GIVING), Cannondale / Drapac (USA): Sep Vanmarcke, Taylor Phinney, Wouter Wippert, Ryan Mullen, Alfredo Bettiol, Sebastian Langeveld, Alberto Dylan Vanbaarle e Davide Villella, Dimension Data (RSA), FDJ (FROM): Thibaut Pinot, Sébastien Reichenbach, Arnaud Démare, Marc Sarreau, Jacopo Guarnieri, Ignat Konovalov, William Bonnet e Tobias Ludvigsson, KATUSHA/ ALPECIN (SUI): Tony Martin, Tiago Machado, José Gonçalves, Simon Spilak, Baptiste Planckaert, Maurits Lammertink, Sven Erik Bystrom e Mads Wurtz Schmidt, Lotto NL/ Jumbo (DOWN), Lot / Soudal (BEL), Movistar (ESP), Quick Step Floors (BEL), Team Sky (GBR) and Trek/ Segafredo (USA): John Degenkolb, Jasper Stuyven, Giacomo Nizzolo, Reuben Warrior, Marco Coledan, Koen de Kort, Mads Pedersen e Gregory Rast.
continental Profissonal: Caja Rural / Seguros RGA (ESP), Cofidis (FROM), GAZPROM/ RUSVELO (RUS): Sergey Lagutin, Alexey Tsatevich, Nikolay Trusov, Kirill Sveshnikov, Sergey Nikolaev, Evgeniy Shalunov, Ildar Arslanov e Artem Nych, Apple / Postobón (COL): Ricardo Vilela, Aldemar Reyes, Jetse Bol, Antonio Piedra, Hernan Aguirre, Juan Molano, Hernando and Juan Osorio Bohorquez, Roompot / Dutch Lottery (DOWN) and Wanty / Groupe Gobert (BEL).
Continental: RALLY CYCLING EUA): Brandan McNulty, Robert Britton, Matteo Dal-Cin, Adam de Vos, Evan Huffman, Colin Joyce, Sepp kiss e Danny Pate, Efapel, LA Aluminios / Metalusa, Loulé / Faro Hospital, RP/ Boavista, Sporting/ Tavira and W52 / FC Porto (BY).
Route
15 February - 1st Step: Albufeira - Lagos, 180,3 km (2017 VALG Arve-Etapa1)
16 February - Stage 2: Lagoa - Fóia (Monchique), 189,3 km (2017 VALG Arve-Etapa2)
17 February - 3rd Step: Sagres - Sagres (C/R Individual), 18 km (2017 VALG Arve-Etapa3)
18 February - 4th Stage: Almodovar - Tavira, 203,4 km (2017 VALG Arve-Etapa4)
19 February - 5th Step: Loulé – Malhão, 179,2 km (2017 VALG Arve-Etapa5)
Last step of winners:
Lagos: 2011 – John Degenkolb (HTC-High Road), 2010 – André Greipel (Team HTC-Columbia) and 2009 – Koldo Fernández (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
Fóia: 2016 – Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana), 2002 – Alex Zülle (Team Coast) and 2001 – José Azevedo (ONCE)
Sagres: 2016 – Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo), 2015 – Tony Martin (Etixx-QuickStep) and 2014 – Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
Tavira: 2016 – Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep), 2013 – Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and 2012 – Gerald Ciolek (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
Malḥo: 2016 РAlberto Contador (Tinkoff), 2015 РRichie Porte (Sky)and 2014 РAlberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Recent winners of the Tour of the Algarve: 2016 РGeraint Thomas (Sky), 2015 РGeraint Thomas (Sky), 2014 РMichal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), 2013 РTony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), 2012 РRichie Porte (Sky), 2011 РTony Martin (HTC-Highroad), 2010 РAlberto Contador (Astana), 2009 РAlberto Contador (Astana), 2008 РStijn Devolder (QuickStep), 2007 РAlessandro Petacchi (Milram), 2006 - Jọo Cabreira (Maia/ Milaneza) and 2005 - Hugo Sabido (Walls / Route Furniture).
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
