Geraint THOMAS won in 19:46:13, 0:27 ahead of KWIATKOWSKI.
| 1 |  G. THOMAS | 19:46:13 |
| 2 |  M. KWIATKOWSKI | +0:27 |
| 3 |  T. MACHADO | +1:11 |
| Points | G. THOMAS | 38 pts |
| Mountains |  R. PORTE | 12 pts |
| Youth |  D. FORMOLO | +3:37 |
The Volta ao Algarve is a road cycling stage race held annually in February in the Algarve region of Portugal. It is part of the UCI ProSeries, having been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour since 2017. Its early February position in the European calendar makes it a preparation race for the Spring Classics.
Stages
5| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  G. MEERSMANEtixx - Quick Step | Bunch sprint | +0:07Bunch sprint | G. MEERSMANleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | G. THOMASTeam Sky | Solo | +0:19Solo | G. THOMASleads · 4 stages |
| 3 |  T. MARTINEtixx - Quick Step | Time trial | Time trial | |
| 4 | R. PORTETeam Sky | Solo | +0:03Solo | |
| 5 | A. GREIPELLotto Soudal | Bunch sprint | +0:25Bunch sprint |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumTHOMAS 19:46:13KWIATKOWSKI +0:27MACHADO +1:11Led from stage 2
Stage 2 decided it: THOMAS gained 33 seconds on KWIATKOWSKI.4 of the 27 seconds came from bonus seconds.
General
175| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. THOMASTeam Sky | 19:46:13 | |
| 2 | M. KWIATKOWSKIEtixx - Quick Step | +0:27 | |
| 3 | T. MACHADOTeam Katusha | +1:11 | |
| 4 | R. PORTETeam Sky | +1:14 | |
| 5 |  L. SANCHEZ GILAstana Pro Team | +1:18 | |
| 6 |  R. TAARAMÄEAstana Pro Team | +1:19 | |
| 7 |  S. CHERNETSKIITeam Katusha | +1:32 | |
| 8 | A. LOSADA ALGUACILTeam Katusha | +1:55 | |
| 9 | R. FERNANDEZMovistar Team | +2:04 | |
| 10 | I. IZAGUIRREMovistar Team | +2:21 | |
| 11 |  Z. ŠTYBAREtixx - Quick Step | +2:43 | |
| 12 |  M. WOODSOptum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | +3:03 | 3 |
| 13 | M. SCARPONIAstana Pro Team | +3:06 | |
| 14 | D. FORMOLOTeam Cannondale - Garmin | +3:37 | |
| 15 | S. SOUSALa Aluminios - Antarte | +3:50 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleG. THOMAS1 winM. KWIATKOWSKIbest 2T. MACHADObest 6
Teams
13 of 22 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | BORA-Argon 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Team Roompot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Etixx - Quick Step | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | Team Sky | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Team Lotto NL - Jumbo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Movistar Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
