2014 Volta ao Algarve

2014 Volta ao Algarve 19–23 February 2014 5 689.9 km 16h 29' 57" yellow Michał Kwiatkowski Poland OPQ 2014 Alberto Contador Spain SAX 2014 Rui Costa Portugal LAM 2014 white César Fonte Portugal BOA 2014 blue Valter Pereira Portugal PRT 2014 green Rui Costa Portugal LAM 2014 LAM 2014 2013 2015 The 2014 Volta ao Algarve was the 40th 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 19 to 23 February 2014, in Portugal.http://www.voltaalgarve.com/40a-edicao-da-volta-ao-algarve-volta-ao-formato-de-cinco-etapas/ 40ª edição da Volta ao Algarve volta ao formato de cinco etapas | 40ª VOLTA AO ALGARVE 2014-01-30 https://archive.today/20140130150323/http://www.voltaalgarve.com/40a-edicao-da-volta-ao-algarve-volta-ao-formato-de-cinco-etapas/ 2014-01-30 dead http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Volta_ao_Algarve_2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140209063925/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Volta_ao_Algarve_2014 2014-02-09 Volta ao Algarve 2014 - ProCyclingStats http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjUyNzM= Startlist Volta ao Algarve 2014 - CyclingFever - the International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever! The race was won by OPQ 2014 rider Michał Kwiatkowski – taking the first stage race win of his careerhttp://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/volta-ao-algarve-two-victory-day-for-opqs-cavendish-wins-the-sprint-kwiatkowski-the-gc/1599 Two Victory Day for OPQS! Cavendish Wins the Sprint, Kwiatkowski the GC! OPQ 2014 Decolef 23 February 2014 23 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227000927/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/volta-ao-algarve-two-victory-day-for-opqs-cavendish-wins-the-sprint-kwiatkowski-the-gc/1599 27 February 2014 dead dmy-all – after taking the race lead with a solo stage victoryhttp://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/tour-algarve-stage-two-115542 Michal Kwiatkowski solos to win Tour of the Algarve stage two Nick Bull Cycling Weekly IPC Media 20 February 2014 23 February 2014 on the second stage; he further extended his lead in the following day's individual time trial,http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/12040/9177695/volta-ao-algarve-michal-kwiatkowski-extends-lead-with-stunning-stage-three-tt-win Michal Kwiatkowski extends lead with stunning stage three TT win Sky Sports BSkyB 21 February 2014 23 February 2014 before holding his lead to the end of the race. Kwiatkowski's winning margin over runner-up Alberto Contador of SAX 2014 was 19 seconds,http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/alberto-finished-second-algarve/ Alberto finished second in Algarve SAX 2014 Tinkoff Sport 23 February 2014 23 February 2014 and world champion Rui Costa (LAM 2014) completed the podium, 13 seconds down on Contador and 32 seconds in arrears of Kwiatkowski.http://www.teamlampremerida.com/2014/02/modolo-5-a-vilamoura-rui-costa-3-nella-classifica-finale/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140305102449/http://www.teamlampremerida.com/2014/02/modolo-5-a-vilamoura-rui-costa-3-nella-classifica-finale/ usurped March 5, 2014 Modolo 5° a Vilamoura, Rui Costa 3° nella classifica finale Italian Modolo 5th in Vilamoura, Rui Costa 3rd in the final standings LAM 2014 CGS Cycling Team AG 23 February 2014 23 February 2014 Contador won the queen stage of the race on the penultimate day, to the Alto do Malhão,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2014/stage-4/results Contador wins Algarve stage atop Alto do Malhao Cyclingnews.com Future plc 22 February 2014 23 February 2014 while Costa finished second on three stages, and finished as the best-placed Portuguese rider. Portuguese cyclists were prominent in the race's other classifications.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2014/stage-5/results First win of 2014 for Cavendish in Volta ao Algarve Cyclingnews.com Future plc 23 February 2014 23 February 2014 Costa's consistent finishing allowed him to take home the green jersey as the winner of the points classification, while PRT 2014's Valter Pereira and BOA 2014's César Fonte held the lead from start to finish of the mountains and sprints classifications respectively. Costa's LAM 2014 yes squad were the winners of the teams classification, after Chris Horner also finished inside the top ten overall and Sacha Modolo took a stage victory on the opening day.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-2014/stage-1/results Modolo wins stage 1 Cyclingnews.com Future plc 19 February 2014 23 February 2014 Race overview StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner119 February Faro to Albufeira 160 km 1 on 22pxFlat stage Sacha Modolo ITA220 February Lagoa to Monchique 196 km 1 on 22px Hilly stage Michał Kwiatkowski POL321 February Vila do Bispo to Sagres 13.6 km 1 on 20px|link=Individual time trial Michał Kwiatkowski POL422 February Almodôvar to Loulé (Alto do Malhão) 164.5 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Alberto Contador ESP523 February Tavira to Vilamoura 155.8 km 1 on 22pxFlat stage Mark Cavendish GBR Stages Stage 1 19 February 2014 — Faro to Albufeira, 160 km 1 on Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Sacha Modolo ITA LAM 2014 3h 51' 46" 2 Rui Costa POR LAM 2014 s.t. 3 Alessandro Petacchi ITA OPQ 2014 s.t. 4 Bryan Coquard FRA EUC 2014 s.t. 5 Danilo Napolitano ITA WGG 2014 s.t. 6 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2014 s.t. 7 Edgar Pinto POR LAR 2014 s.t. 8 Daniel Schorn AUT TNE 2014 s.t. 9 Alexey Tsatevich RUS KAT 2014 s.t. 10 Juan José Lobato ESP MOV 2014 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Sacha Modolo ITA 20px20px LAM 2014 3h 51' 36" 2 César Fonte POR 20px BOA 2014 + 1" 3 Rui Costa POR LAM 2014 + 4" 4 Alessandro Petacchi ITA OPQ 2014 + 6" 5 Luís Afonso POR LAR 2014 + 6" 6 Bryan Coquard FRA EUC 2014 + 10" 7 Danilo Napolitano ITA WGG 2014 + 10" 8 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2014 + 10" 9 Edgar Pinto POR LAR 2014 + 10" 10 Daniel Schorn AUT TNE 2014 + 10" Stage 2 20 February 2014 — Lagoa to Monchique, 196 km 1 on Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL OPQ 2014 4h 57' 57" 2 Rui Costa POR LAM 2014 + 6" 3 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2014 + 6" 4 Eduard Prades ESP OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 6" 5 Alexandre Geniez FRA FDJ 2014 + 17" 6 Sergey Chernetskiy RUS KAT 2014 + 17" 7 Chris Horner USA LAM 2014 + 17" 8 Sergey Firsanov RUS RVL 2014 + 17" 9 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2014 + 17" 10 Edgar Pinto POR LAR 2014 + 17"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px OPQ 2014 8h 49' 33" 2 Rui Costa POR 20px LAM 2014 + 4" 3 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2014 + 12" 4 Eduard Prades ESP OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 16" 5 Edgar Pinto POR LAR 2014 + 27" 6 Rubén Fernández ESP CJR 2014 + 27" 7 Sergey Chernetskiy RUS KAT 2014 + 27" 8 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2014 + 27" 9 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2014 + 27" 10 Chris Horner USA LAM 2014 + 27" Stage 3 21 February 2014 — Vila do Bispo to Sagres, 13.6 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT) Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px OPQ 2014 14' 03" 2 Adriano Malori ITA MOV 2014 + 11" 3 Tony Martin GER OPQ 2014 + 13" 4 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2014 + 20" 5 Alex Dowsett GBR MOV 2014 + 25" 6 Jan Bárta CZE TNE 2014 + 28" 7 Rick Flens NED BEL 2014 + 29" 8 Thomas De Gendt BEL OPQ 2014 + 30" 9 Wilco Kelderman NED BEL 2014 + 30" 10 Alexandre Geniez FRA FDJ 2014 + 33"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px OPQ 2014 9h 03' 36" 2 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2014 + 32" 3 Rui Costa POR 20px LAM 2014 + 38" 4 Alexandre Geniez FRA FDJ 2014 + 1' 00" 5 Sergey Chernetskiy RUS KAT 2014 + 1' 03" 6 Wilco Kelderman NED BEL 2014 + 1' 08" 7 Rubén Fernández ESP CJR 2014 + 1' 20" 8 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2014 + 1' 23" 9 Chris Horner USA LAM 2014 + 1' 24" 10 Eduard Prades ESP OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 1' 25" Stage 4 22 February 2014 — Almodôvar to Loulé–Alto do Malhão, 164.5 km 1 on Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2014 4h 02' 08" 2 Rui Costa POR 20px LAM 2014 + 3" 3 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px OPQ 2014 + 10" 4 Eduard Prades ESP OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 13" 5 Tiago Machado POR TNE 2014 + 14" 6 Chris Horner USA LAM 2014 + 14" 7 Edgar Pinto POR LAR 2014 + 16" 8 Pello Bilbao ESP CJR 2014 + 16" 9 Alexandre Geniez FRA FDJ 2014 + 16" 10 Sergey Firsanov RUS RVL 2014 + 16"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px OPQ 2014 13h 05' 50" 2 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2014 + 16" 3 Rui Costa POR 20px LAM 2014 + 29" 4 Alexandre Geniez FRA FDJ 2014 + 1' 10" 5 Wilco Kelderman NED BEL 2014 + 1' 29" 6 Rubén Fernández ESP CJR 2014 + 1' 30" 7 Eduard Prades ESP OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 1' 32" 8 Chris Horner USA LAM 2014 + 1' 32" 9 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2014 + 1' 38" 10 Edgar Pinto POR LAR 2014 + 1' 41" Stage 5 23 February 2014 — Tavira to Vilamoura, 155.8 km 1 on Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Mark Cavendish GBR OPQ 2014 3h 24' 10" 2 Arnaud Démare FRA FDJ 2014 s.t. 3 Bryan Coquard FRA EUC 2014 s.t. 4 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2014 s.t. 5 Sacha Modolo ITA LAM 2014 s.t. 6 Alexey Tsatevich RUS KAT 2014 s.t. 7 Danilo Napolitano ITA WGG 2014 s.t. 8 Igor Boev RUS RVL 2014 s.t. 9 Tom Leezer NED BEL 2014 s.t. 10 Yoann Offredo FRA FDJ 2014 s.t.Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Michał Kwiatkowski POL 20px OPQ 2014 16h 29' 57" 2 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2014 + 19" 3 Rui Costa POR 20px LAM 2014 + 32" 4 Alexandre Geniez FRA FDJ 2014 + 1' 13" 5 Wilco Kelderman NED BEL 2014 + 1' 32" 6 Rubén Fernández ESP CJR 2014 + 1' 33" 7 Eduard Prades ESP OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 1' 35" 8 Chris Horner USA LAM 2014 + 1' 35" 9 Simon Špilak SLO KAT 2014 + 1' 41" 10 Edgar Pinto POR LAR 2014 + 1' 42" Classification leadership table Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains classification25px|link=|alt=Sprints classification25px|link=|alt=Points classification25px|link=|alt=Portuguese classificationTeams classification 1 Sacha Modolo Sacha Modolo Valter Pereira César Fonte Sacha Modolo César Fonte LAM 2014 2 Michał Kwiatkowski Michał Kwiatkowski Rui Costa Rui Costa 3 4 Alberto Contador 5 Mark Cavendish Final Michał Kwiatkowski Valter Pereira César Fonte Rui Costa Rui Costa LAM 2014 References External links http://www.voltaalgarve.com/ Volta ao Algarve 2014 Volta ao Algrave Category:February 2014 sports events in Portugal