The 2023 Volta ao Algarve ''(English: Tour of the Algarve)'' was a

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that took place between 15 and 19 February 2023 in the

Algarve The Algarve (, , ; from ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities ( ''concelhos'' or ''municípios'' in Portuguese). The region has it ...

region of southern Portugal. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the

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calendar, and was the 49th edition of the

Volta ao Algarve The Volta ao Algarve (Portuguese; en, Tour of the Algarve) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2017, it has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became part of the new UCI P ...

Teams

12 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, and nine

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teams made up the 25 teams that participated in the race. were the only team not to enter a full squad of seven riders. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * *

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Route

Stages

Stage 1

;15 February 2023 –

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Stage 2

;16 February 2023 – Sagres to Alto da Fóia,

Stage 3

;17 February 2023 – Faro to Tavira,

Stage 4

;18 February 2023 –

Albufeira Albufeira () is a city and seat of its own municipality in the district of Faro, in the southernmost Portuguese region of Algarve. The municipality population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 28,645 in 2021 ...

to Alto do Malhão,

Stage 5

;19 February 2023 – Lagoa to Lagoa, (

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Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

Sources

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Volta ao Algarve, 2023

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