Geraint THOMAS won in 18:34:15, 0:19 ahead of IZAGUIRRE, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  G. THOMAS | 18:34:15 |
| 2 |  I. IZAGUIRRE | +0:19 |
| 3 | A. CONTADOR VELASCO | +0:26 |
| Points |  M. KITTEL | 50 pts |
| Mountains |  A. KOLOBNEV | 15 pts |
| Youth |  T. BENOOT | +2:39 |
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 | M. KITTELEtixx - Quick Step | Bunch sprint | +0:17Bunch sprint | M. KITTELleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | L. SANCHEZ GILAstana Pro Team | Solo | +0:01Solo | L. SANCHEZ GILleads · 1 stage |
| 3 |  F. CANCELLARATrek - Segafredo | Time trial | Time trial | T. MARTINleads · 2 stages |
| 4 | M. KITTEL 2nd winEtixx - Quick Step | Bunch sprint | +0:05Bunch sprint | |
| 5 | A. CONTADOR VELASCOTinkoff | Solo | +0:20Solo | G. THOMASleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumTHOMAS 18:34:15IZAGUIRRE +0:19CONTADOR VELASCO +0:26Led from stage 5
Stage 3 decided it: THOMAS gained 9 seconds on IZAGUIRRE.6 of the 19 seconds came from bonus seconds.
General
189| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. THOMASTeam Sky | 18:34:15 | 125 |
| 2 | I. IZAGUIRREMovistar Team | +0:19 | 85 |
| 3 | A. CONTADOR VELASCOTinkoff | +0:26 | 70 |
| 4 |  T. PINOTFDJ | +0:32 | 60 |
| 5 |  P. ROGLIČTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | +0:49 | 50 |
| 6 | T. GALLOPINLotto Soudal | +0:50 | 40 |
| 7 | I. ZAKARINTeam Katusha | +1:03 | 35 |
| 8 |  J. PANTANO GOMEZIam Cycling | +1:04 | 30 |
| 9 |  F. ARUAstana Pro Team | +1:25 | 25 |
| 10 |  A. ANTUNESLa Aluminios/Antarte | +1:27 | 20 |
| 11 | T. MACHADOTeam Katusha | +1:32 | 15 |
| 12 | FDJ | +1:37 | 10 |
| 13 | N. OLIVEIRAMovistar Team | +1:54 | 5 |
| 14 |  F. SCHLECKTrek - Segafredo | +2:21 | 5 |
| 15 | R. VILELACaja Rural-Seguros RGA | +2:34 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleG. THOMASbest 2I. IZAGUIRREbest 4A. CONTADOR VELASCO1 win
Teams
20 of 24 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Sky | 133 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Movistar Team | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Tinkoff | 84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | FDJ | 73 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Team Lotto NL - Jumbo | 56 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Team Katusha | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Astana Pro Team | 53 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Lotto Soudal | 51 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |