# 2013 Volta ao Algarve

The 2013 Volta ao Algarve was the 39th edition of the Volta ao Algarve cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and was held from 14 to 17 February 2013, in Portugal.
The race was won by Germany's Tony Martin, of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step courtesy of his dominant victory in the final ITT stage winning the time trial by over a minute. Martin's winning margin over his teammate and runner-up Michal Kwiatkowski was 58 seconds, and Dutch rider Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil–DCM) completed the podium, a further second behind Kwiatkowski and 59 seconds down on Martin. In the race's other classifications, Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack–Leopard) won the points classification, Portugal's Hugo Sabido (LA Alumínios–Antarte) won the sprints classification, Italy's Manuele Boaro of Saxo–Tinkoff won the green jersey for the mountains classification, and RadioShack–Leopard finished at the head of the teams classification.

## Race overview

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 14 February | Faro to Albufeira | 198.8 km (123.5 mi) | Flat stage | Paul Martens (GER) |
| 2 | 15 February | Lagoa to Lagoa | 195 km (121.2 mi) | Flat stage | Theo Bos (NED) |
| 3 | 16 February | Portimão to Alto do Malhão | 193 km (119.9 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Sergio Henao (COL) |
| 4 | 17 February | Castro Marim to Tavira | 34.8 km (21.6 mi) | Individual time trial | Tony Martin (GER) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 14 February 2013 – Faro to Albufeira, 198.8 km (123.5 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Paul Martens (GER) | Blanco Pro Cycling | 5h 07' 29" |
| 2 | Tiago Machado (POR) | RadioShack–Leopard | s.t. |
| 3 | Theo Bos (NED) | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | RadioShack–Leopard | s.t. |
| 5 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 6 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 8 | Rui Costa (POR) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 10 | Samuel José Caldeira (POR) | OFM-Quinta Da Lixa | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Paul Martens (GER) | Blanco Pro Cycling | 5h 07' 29" |
| 2 | Tiago Machado (POR) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 0" |
| 3 | Theo Bos (NED) | Blanco Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 0" |
| 5 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 6 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 7 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 8 | Rui Costa (POR) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 10 | Samuel José Caldeira (POR) | OFM-Quinta Da Lixa | + 0" |

### Stage 2
#### 15 February 2013 – Lagoa to Lagoa, 195 km (121.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Theo Bos (NED) | Blanco Pro Cycling | 4h 50' 15" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | RadioShack–Leopard | s.t. |
| 3 | Bruno Sancho (POR) | Carmim–Tavira | s.t. |
| 4 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Kris Boeckmans (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 6 | Thomas Leezer (NED) | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 7 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 8 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 8 | Edwin Ávila (COL) | Colombia | s.t. |
| 10 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Saxo–Tinkoff | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Theo Bos (NED) | Blanco Pro Cycling | 9h 57' 30" |
| 2 | Paul Martens (GER) | Blanco Pro Cycling | + 4" |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 8" |
| 4 | Tiago Machado (POR) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 8" |
| 5 | Hugo Sabido (POR) | LA Alumínios–Antarte | + 9" |
| 6 | Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 9" |
| 7 | Bruno Sancho (POR) | Carmim–Tavira | + 10" |
| 8 | Amets Txurruka (ESP) | Caja Rural | + 11" |
| 9 | Sérgio Paulinho (POR) | Saxo–Tinkoff | + 12" |
| 10 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 12" |

### Stage 3
#### 16 February 2013 – Portimão to Alto do Malhão, 193 km (119.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergio Henao (COL) | Team Sky | 4h 53' 15" |
| 2 | Rui Costa (POR) | Movistar Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 5" |
| 4 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | + 7" |
| 5 | Tiago Machado (POR) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 7" |
| 6 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 7" |
| 7 | Josh Edmondson (GBR) | Team Sky | + 7" |
| 8 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 7" |
| 8 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 12" |
| 10 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 12" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergio Henao (COL) | Team Sky | 14h 50' 49" |
| 2 | Rui Costa (POR) | Movistar Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Tiago Machado (POR) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 11" |
| 4 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 11" |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 17" |
| 6 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | + 17" |
| 7 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 17" |
| 8 | Josh Edmondson (GBR) | Team Sky | + 17" |
| 9 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 19" |
| 10 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 22" |

### Stage 4
#### 17 February 2013 – Castro Marim to Tavira, 34.8 km (21.6 mi); individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 45' 09" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 07" |
| 3 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 15" |
| 4 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 30" |
| 6 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 32" |
| 7 | Tiago Machado (POR) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 47" |
| 8 | Rui Costa (POR) | Movistar Team | + 1' 47" |
| 9 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 2' 04" |
| 10 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 2' 32" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 15h 36' 26" |
| 2 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 3 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 59" |
| 4 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 21" |
| 5 | Rui Costa (POR) | Movistar Team | + 1' 26" |
| 6 | Tiago Machado (POR) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 30" |
| 7 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 40" |
| 8 | Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 45" |
| 9 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 53" |
| 10 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | + 2' 31" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General Classification | Mountains Classification | Sprints Classification | Points Classification | Local Rider Classification | Teams Classification |
| 1 | Paul Martens | Paul Martens | Sérgio Paulinho | Eduard Vorganov | Paul Martens | Tiago Machado | Blanco Pro Cycling |
| 2 | Theo Bos | Theo Bos | Manuele Boaro | Hugo Sabido | Theo Bos | Tiago Machado | Blanco Pro Cycling |
| 3 | Sergio Henao | Sergio Henao | Manuele Boaro | Hugo Sabido | Giacomo Nizzolo | Rui Costa | Team Sky |
| 4 | Tony Martin | Tony Martin | Manuele Boaro | Hugo Sabido | Giacomo Nizzolo | Rui Costa | RadioShack–Leopard |
| Final | Final | Tony Martin | Manuele Boaro | Hugo Sabido | Giacomo Nizzolo | Rui Costa | RadioShack–Leopard |