Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2018 Portugal, Stage Race
- Stages
- 5
- Starters
- 173
- UCI points
- 1,245
Michal KWIATKOWSKI won in 18:54:11, 1:31 ahead of THOMAS, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  M. KWIATKOWSKI | 18:54:11 |
| 2 |  G. THOMAS | +1:31 |
| 3 |  T. VAN GARDEREN | +2:16 |
| Points | M. KWIATKOWSKI | 51 pts |
| Mountains | B. KING | 21 pts |
| Youth |  S. OOMEN | +3:24 |
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 | D. GROENEWEGENTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | Bunch sprint | +0:24Bunch sprint | D. GROENEWEGENleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | M. KWIATKOWSKITeam Sky | Group of 4 | +0:03Group of 4 | G. THOMASleads · 3 stages |
| 3 | G. THOMASTeam Sky | Time trial | Time trial | |
| 4 | D. GROENEWEGEN 2nd winTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo | Bunch sprint | +0:03Bunch sprint | |
| 5 | M. KWIATKOWSKI 2nd winTeam Sky | Solo | +0:04Solo | M. KWIATKOWSKIleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumKWIATKOWSKI 18:54:11THOMAS +1:31VAN GARDEREN +2:16Led from stage 5
Stage 5 decided it: KWIATKOWSKI went from 19 seconds behind THOMAS to 1:31 ahead.
General
147| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. KWIATKOWSKITeam Sky | 18:54:11 | 200 |
| 2 | G. THOMASTeam Sky | +1:31 | 150 |
| 3 | T. VAN GARDERENBMC Racing Team | +2:16 | 125 |
| 4 | B. MOLLEMATrek - Segafredo | +2:22 | 100 |
| 5 |  B. JUNGELSQuick - Step Floors | +2:33 | 85 |
| 7 |  M. SCHACHMANNQuick - Step Floors | +2:50 | 60 |
| 8 |  S. PAUWELSTeam Dimension Data | s.t. | 50 |
| 9 |  F. GROSSSCHARTNERBORA - Hansgrohe | +2:51 | 40 |
| 10 |  N. OLIVEIRAMovistar Team | +2:54 | 35 |
| 11 | P. KONRADBORA - Hansgrohe | +3:12 | 30 |
| 12 |  S. ŠPILAKTeam Katusha Alpecin | +3:21 | 25 |
| 13 | S. OOMENTeam Sunweb | +3:24 | 20 |
| 14 |  D. MARTINUAE Team Emirates | +3:29 | 15 |
| 15 |  Z. ŠTYBARQuick - Step Floors | +3:31 | 10 |
| 16 | P. SERRYQuick - Step Floors | +3:38 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleM. KWIATKOWSKI2 winsG. THOMAS1 winT. VAN GARDERENbest 7
Teams
20 of 25 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Sky | 435 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Quick - Step Floors | 165 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | BMC Racing Team | 135 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Trek - Segafredo | 130 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | BORA - Hansgrohe | 85 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Team Dimension Data | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Team Lotto NL - Jumbo | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Movistar Team | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
