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2013 Volta ao Algarve

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Dates
  
14–17 February

Distance
  
621.6 km (386.2 mi)

Winner
  
Tony Martin (GER)

Stages
  
4

Winning time
  
15h 36' 26"

Second
  
Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)

The 2013 Volta ao Algarve was the 39th 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 14 to 17 February 2013, in Portugal.

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The race was won by Germany's Tony Martin, of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step courtesy of his dominant victory in the final ITT stage winning the time trial by over a minute. Martin's winning margin over his team-mate and runner-up Michal Kwiatkowski was 58 seconds, and Dutch rider Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil–DCM) completed the podium, a further second behind Kwiatkowski and 59 seconds down on Martin. In the race's other classifications, Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack–Leopard) won the points classification, Portugal's Hugo Sabido (LA Alumínios–Antarte) won the sprints classification, Italy's Manuele Boaro of Saxo–Tinkoff won the green jersey for the mountains classification, and RadioShack–Leopard finished at the head of the teams classification.

Stage 1

14 February 2013 – Faro to Albufeira, 198.8 km (123.5 mi)

Stage 2

15 February 2013 – Lagoa to Lagoa, 195 km (121.2 mi)

Stage 3

16 February 2013 – Portimão to Alto do Malhão, 193 km (119.9 mi)

Stage 4

17 February 2013 – Castro Marim to Tavira, 34.8 km (21.6 mi); individual time trial (ITT)

References

2013 Volta ao Algarve Wikipedia