Route revealed for 2019 Volta ao Algarve

Michal Kwiatkowski celebrates winning the 2018 Volta ao Algarve — Michal Kwiatkowski celebrates winning the 2018 Vol🐭ta ao Algarve (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The route of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2019 Volta ao Algarve has been unveiled with a parcours d🔥estined to provide opportunities for everyone. The winner of the five-day race will have to be a strong all-rounder with a mixture of mountains and a time trial set to decide the overall classification.

The race returns to Almodôvar for the sixth year running for the start of stage 2, the first of two mountain tests. The 187.4-kilometre stage includes some 3,600 metres of elevation gain and finishes on the Algarve’s highest point the Alto da Foía. The eight-kilometre climb averages 6.3 per cent and has been a repeat feature of the race since 2016. It was here that Kwiatkowsk🔯i began his path towards overall success with victory ahead of Bauke Mollema.

Last on the menu for the peloton wil🅘l be the traditional mountain jaunt to the Alto do Malhão, which will ensure the GC battle is carried into the final day of racing. Beginning in Faro, the riders will travel 173.5 kilometres to the finish line in Malhão. The final ascent is short at just 2.5 kilometres but packs a punch with an average gradient of 9.9 per cent. This year, Kwiatkowski was victorious for the seco✃nd time that week, beating home rider Ruben Guerreiro by four seconds.