# 2024 Volta ao Algarve

The 2024 Volta ao Algarve (English: Tour of the Algarve) was a road cycling stage race that took between 14 and 18 February 2024 in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2024 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 50th edition of the Volta ao Algarve.

## Teams

13 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, three UCI ProTeams, and nine UCI Continental teams made up the 25 teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Alpecin–Deceuninck
* Arkéa–B&B Hotels
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* EF Education–EasyPost
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Wanty
* Lidl–Trek
* Soudal–Quick-Step
* Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
* Visma–Lease a Bike
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Tudor Pro Cycling Team
* Uno-X Mobility
UCI Continental Teams
* ABTF Betão–Feirense
* AP Hotels & Resorts–Tavira–SC Farense
* Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho
* Credibom / LA Alumínios / Marcos Car
* Efapel Cycling
* Kelly / Simoldes / UDO
* Rádio Popular–Paredes–Boavista
* Sabgal–Anicolor
* Tavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 14 February | Portimão to Lagos | 200.8 km (124.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) |
| 2 | 15 February | Lagoa to Alto da Fóia | 171.9 km (106.8 mi) | | Mountain stage | Daniel Martínez (COL) |
| 3 | 16 February | Vila Real de Santo António to Tavira | 192.2 km (119.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| 4 | 17 February | Albufeira to Albufeira | 22 km (14 mi) | | Individual time trial | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
| 5 | 18 February | Faro to Alto do Malhão | 165.8 km (103.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Daniel Martínez (COL) |
| Total | Total | Total | 752.7 km (467.7 mi) | 752.7 km (467.7 mi) | 752.7 km (467.7 mi) | 752.7 km (467.7 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 14 February 2024 – Portimão to Lagos, 200.8 km (124.8 mi)

Stage 1 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty | 4h 52' 04" |
| 2 | Marijn van den Berg (NED) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
| 3 | Jordi Meeus (BEL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Lars Boven (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 5 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 0" |
| 6 | Rui Oliveira (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 7 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 8 | Kim Heiduk (GER) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 9 | Luís Mendonça (POR) | Sabgal–Anicolor | + 0" |
| 10 | Casper van Uden (NED) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty | 4h 51' 54" |
| 2 | Marijn van den Berg (NED) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 4" |
| 3 | Tobias Bayer (AUT) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 4" |
| 4 | Jordi Meeus (BEL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 5 | Tomás Contte (ARG) | Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho | + 8" |
| 6 | Lars Boven (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 10" |
| 7 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 10" |
| 8 | Rui Oliveira (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |
| 9 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
| 10 | Kim Heiduk (GER) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 15 February 2024 – Lagoa to Alto da Fóia, 171.9 km (106.8 mi)

Stage 2 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 40' 20" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 6" |
| 4 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 5 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 8" |
| 6 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 8" |
| 7 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Lidl–Trek | + 8" |
| 8 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13" |
| 9 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 10 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 18" |
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 9h 32' 14" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 3 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 12" |
| 4 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 5 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 18" |
| 6 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Lidl–Trek | + 18" |
| 7 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 8 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 23" |
| 9 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 23" |
| 10 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 28" |

### Stage 3
#### 16 February 2024 – Vila Real de Santo António to Tavira, 192.2 km (119.4 mi)

Stage 3 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 4h 50' 57" |
| 2 | Rui Oliveira (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty | + 0" |
| 5 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
| 6 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | + 0" |
| 7 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 8 | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Uno-X Mobility | + 0" |
| 9 | Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Santiago Mesa (COL) | Efapel Cycling | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 14h 23' 11" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 3 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 12" |
| 4 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 5 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 18" |
| 6 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 7 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Lidl–Trek | + 18" |
| 8 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 22" |
| 9 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 23" |
| 10 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 23" |

### Stage 4
#### 17 February 2024 – Albufeira to Albufeira, 22 km (14 mi) (ITT)

Stage 4 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 27' 09" |
| 2 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 16" |
| 3 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 29" |
| 4 | Isaac del Toro (MEX) | UAE Team Emirates | + 37" |
| 5 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 46" |
| 6 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 47" |
| 7 | Ben Healy (IRL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 48" |
| 8 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 51" |
| 9 | Rune Herregodts (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty | + 58" |
| 10 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 58" |
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 14h 50' 24" |
| 2 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 47" |
| 3 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1' 12" |
| 4 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1' 18" |
| 5 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 18" |
| 6 | Ben Healy (IRL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 20" |
| 7 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 23" |
| 8 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 34" |
| 9 | António Morgado (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 39" |
| 10 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 44" |

### Stage 5
#### 18 February 2024 – Faro to Alto do Malhão, 165.8 km (103.0 mi)

Stage 5 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 55' 35" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3" |
| 4 | Cristian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 7" |
| 5 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 7" |
| 6 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 7" |
| 7 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Lidl–Trek | + 16" |
| 8 | Ben Healy (IRL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 16" |
| 9 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 16" |
| 10 | António Morgado (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 24" |
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 18h 45' 53" |
| 2 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 43" |
| 3 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Ben Healy (IRL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 42" |
| 5 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 45" |
| 6 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 49" |
| 7 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1' 57" |
| 8 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1' 59" |
| 9 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 06" |
| 10 | António Morgado (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 09" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Gerben Thijssen | Gerben Thijssen | Gerben Thijssen | Tomás Contte | Magnus Sheffield | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 2 | Daniel Martínez | Daniel Martínez | Gerben Thijssen | Daniel Martínez | António Morgado | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 3 | Wout van Aert | Daniel Martínez | Gerben Thijssen | Daniel Martínez | António Morgado | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel | Remco Evenepoel | Gerben Thijssen | Daniel Martínez | Magnus Sheffield | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 5 | Daniel Martínez | Remco Evenepoel | Gerben Thijssen | Daniel Martínez | António Morgado | Visma–Lease a Bike |
| Final | Final | Remco Evenepoel | Gerben Thijssen | Daniel Martínez | António Morgado | Visma–Lease a Bike |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the points classification | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 18h 45' 53" |
| 2 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 43" |
| 3 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Ben Healy (IRL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 42" |
| 5 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 45" |
| 6 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 49" |
| 7 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1' 57" |
| 8 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1' 59" |
| 9 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 06" |
| 10 | António Morgado (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 09" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty | 44 |
| 2 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 30 |
| 3 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 29 |
| 4 | Rui Oliveira (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | 28 |
| 5 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 24 |
| 6 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 16 |
| 7 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER) | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16 |
| 8 | Jordi Meeus (BEL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 16 |
| 9 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | 15 |
| 10 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 15 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 16 |
| 2 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | 13 |
| 3 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 9 |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 8 |
| 5 | German Tivani (ARG) | Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho | 8 |
| 6 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 8 |
| 7 | Tomás Contte (ARG) | Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho | 7 |
| 8 | Ben Healy (IRL) | EF Education–EasyPost | 6 |
| 9 | Martin Urianstad (NOR) | Uno-X Mobility | 6 |
| 10 | Max Walker (GBR) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 6 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | António Morgado (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | 18h 48' 02" |
| 2 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3' 32" |
| 3 | Jan Christen (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4' 43" |
| 4 | Per Strand Hagenes (NOR) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 10' 39" |
| 5 | Jaume Guardeño (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 13' 18" |
| 6 | Enzo Paleni (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 21' 31" |
| 7 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Lidl–Trek | + 27' 01" |
| 8 | Pavel Bittner (CZE) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 28' 12" |
| 9 | Alexandre Montez (POR) | Credibom / LA Alumínios / Marcos Car | + 31' 36" |
| 10 | Duarte Domingues (POR) | Sabgal–Anicolor | + 44' 20" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Visma–Lease a Bike | 56h 22' 59" |
| 2 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 28" |
| 3 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3' 16" |
| 4 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 9' 23" |
| 5 | UAE Team Emirates | + 9' 27" |
| 6 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 9' 53" |
| 7 | Lidl–Trek | + 14' 26" |
| 8 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 15' 14" |
| 9 | Uno-X Mobility | + 21' 42" |
| 10 | Groupama–FDJ | + 22' 22" |