2014 Volta ao Algarve

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.[1][2][3]

2014 Volta ao Algarve
Race details
Dates19–23 February
Stages5
Distance689.9 km (428.7 mi)
Winning time16h 29' 57"
Results
Winner  Michał Kwiatkowski (Poland) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
  Second  Alberto Contador (Spain) (Tinkoff–Saxo)
  Third  Rui Costa (Portugal) (Lampre–Merida)

Points  Rui Costa (Portugal) (Lampre–Merida)
Mountains  Valter Pereira (Portugal) (Banco BIC–Carmim)
Sprints  César Fonte (Portugal) (Rádio Popular)
  Team Lampre–Merida

The race was won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider Michał Kwiatkowski – taking the first stage race win of his career[4] – after taking the race lead with a solo stage victory[5] on the second stage; he further extended his lead in the following day's individual time trial,[6] before holding his lead to the end of the race. Kwiatkowski's winning margin over runner-up Alberto Contador of Tinkoff–Saxo was 19 seconds,[7] and world champion Rui Costa (Lampre–Merida) completed the podium, 13 seconds down on Contador and 32 seconds in arrears of Kwiatkowski.[8] Contador won the queen stage of the race on the penultimate day, to the Alto do Malhão,[9] 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.[10] Costa's consistent finishing allowed him to take home the green jersey as the winner of the points classification,[8][10] while Banco BIC–Carmim's Valter Pereira and Rádio Popular's César Fonte held the lead from start to finish of the mountains and sprints classifications respectively.[10] Costa's Lampre–Merida squad were the winners of the teams classification,[8] after Chris Horner also finished inside the top ten overall and Sacha Modolo took a stage victory on the opening day.[11]

Race overview

Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 19 FebruaryFaro to Albufeira160 km (99.4 mi)Flat stage Sacha Modolo (ITA)
2 20 FebruaryLagoa to Monchique196 km (121.8 mi)Hilly stage Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
3 21 FebruaryVila do Bispo to Sagres13.6 km (8.5 mi)Individual time trial Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
4 22 FebruaryAlmodôvar to Loulé (Alto do Malhão)164.5 km (102.2 mi)Mountain stage Alberto Contador (ESP)
5 23 FebruaryTavira to Vilamoura155.8 km (96.8 mi)Flat stage Mark Cavendish (GBR)

Stages

Stage 1

19 February 2014 Faro to Albufeira, 160 km (99.4 mi)
Stage 1 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida 3h 51' 46"
2  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre–Merida s.t.
3  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
4  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Team Europcar s.t.
5  Danilo Napolitano (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
6  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr s.t.
7  Edgar Pinto (POR) LA Alumínios–Antarte s.t.
8  Daniel Schorn (AUT) NetApp–Endura s.t.
9  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
10  Juan José Lobato (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida 3h 51' 36"
2  César Fonte (POR) Rádio Popular + 1"
3  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre–Merida + 4"
4  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 6"
5  Luís Afonso (POR) LA Alumínios–Antarte + 6"
6  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Team Europcar + 10"
7  Danilo Napolitano (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 10"
8  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr + 10"
9  Edgar Pinto (POR) LA Alumínios–Antarte + 10"
10  Daniel Schorn (AUT) NetApp–Endura + 10"

Stage 2

20 February 2014 Lagoa to Monchique, 196 km (121.8 mi)
Stage 2 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 4h 57' 57"
2  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre–Merida + 6"
3  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo + 6"
4  Eduard Prades (ESP) OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 6"
5  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FDJ.fr + 17"
6  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) Team Katusha + 17"
7  Chris Horner (USA) Lampre–Merida + 17"
8  Sergey Firsanov (RUS) RusVelo + 17"
9  Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) Movistar Team + 17"
10  Edgar Pinto (POR) LA Alumínios–Antarte + 17"
General Classification after Stage 2
Rider Team Time
1  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 8h 49' 33"
2  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre–Merida + 4"
3  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo + 12"
4  Eduard Prades (ESP) OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 16"
5  Edgar Pinto (POR) LA Alumínios–Antarte + 27"
6  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 27"
7  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) Team Katusha + 27"
8  Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP) Movistar Team + 27"
9  Simon Špilak (SLO) Team Katusha + 27"
10  Chris Horner (USA) Lampre–Merida + 27"

Stage 3

21 February 2014 Vila do Bispo to Sagres, 13.6 km (8.5 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 3 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 14' 03"
2  Adriano Malori (ITA) Movistar Team + 11"
3  Tony Martin (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 13"
4  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo + 20"
5  Alex Dowsett (GBR) Movistar Team + 25"
6  Jan Bárta (CZE) NetApp–Endura + 28"
7  Rick Flens (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 29"
8  Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 30"
9  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 30"
10  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FDJ.fr + 33"
General Classification after Stage 3
Rider Team Time
1  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 9h 03' 36"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo + 32"
3  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre–Merida + 38"
4  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FDJ.fr + 1' 00"
5  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) Team Katusha + 1' 03"
6  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 1' 08"
7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 20"
8  Simon Špilak (SLO) Team Katusha + 1' 23"
9  Chris Horner (USA) Lampre–Merida + 1' 24"
10  Eduard Prades (ESP) OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 1' 25"

Stage 4

22 February 2014 Almodôvar to LouléAlto do Malhão, 164.5 km (102.2 mi)
Stage 4 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo 4h 02' 08"
2  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre–Merida + 3"
3  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 10"
4  Eduard Prades (ESP) OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 13"
5  Tiago Machado (POR) NetApp–Endura + 14"
6  Chris Horner (USA) Lampre–Merida + 14"
7  Edgar Pinto (POR) LA Alumínios–Antarte + 16"
8  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 16"
9  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FDJ.fr + 16"
10  Sergey Firsanov (RUS) RusVelo + 16"
General Classification after Stage 4
Rider Team Time
1  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 13h 05' 50"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo + 16"
3  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre–Merida + 29"
4  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FDJ.fr + 1' 10"
5  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 1' 29"
6  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 30"
7  Eduard Prades (ESP) OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 1' 32"
8  Chris Horner (USA) Lampre–Merida + 1' 32"
9  Simon Špilak (SLO) Team Katusha + 1' 38"
10  Edgar Pinto (POR) LA Alumínios–Antarte + 1' 41"

Stage 5

23 February 2014 Tavira to Vilamoura, 155.8 km (96.8 mi)
Stage 5 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 3h 24' 10"
2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ.fr s.t.
3  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Team Europcar s.t.
4  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
5  Sacha Modolo (ITA) Lampre–Merida s.t.
6  Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
7  Danilo Napolitano (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
8  Igor Boev (RUS) RusVelo s.t.
9  Tom Leezer (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling s.t.
10  Yoann Offredo (FRA) FDJ.fr s.t.
Final General Classification
Rider Team Time
1  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 16h 29' 57"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff–Saxo + 19"
3  Rui Costa (POR) Lampre–Merida + 32"
4  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) FDJ.fr + 1' 13"
5  Wilco Kelderman (NED) Belkin Pro Cycling + 1' 32"
6  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 33"
7  Eduard Prades (ESP) OFM-Quinta da Lixa + 1' 35"
8  Chris Horner (USA) Lampre–Merida + 1' 35"
9  Simon Špilak (SLO) Team Katusha + 1' 41"
10  Edgar Pinto (POR) LA Alumínios–Antarte + 1' 42"

Classification leadership table

Stage Winner General classification
Mountains classification
Sprints classification
Points classification
Portuguese classification Teams classification
1 Sacha Modolo Sacha Modolo Valter Pereira César Fonte Sacha Modolo César Fonte Lampre–Merida
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 Lampre–Merida

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