Each year, Volta ao Algarve marks the world cycling calendar, as one of the first stage events held in Europe. The good weather and the 5 challenging stages with balanced profiles between the mountain and the flatter roads attract the Continental and the World Pro Tour main teams and cyclists to this professional competition.

Fabian Cancelara, Alberto Contador, Tom Boonen, Gerainth Thomas, Vicenzo Nibali, Alexander Kristoff, Daniel Martin,  Michal Kwiatkowski, Rohan Dennis, Philippe Gilbert, Tadej Pogacard and Remco Evenepoel are some of the cyclists of the Wall of fame of Tour of Algarve the last five Editions.

The less stress lived by riders and teams on the beginning of the season and the portuguese special touch provides Volta ao Algarve with a very special spirit and a friendly ambiance that allows a proximity to cyclists that is very difficult to experience on another occasion throughout the year.

The Ride Across Portugal concept, was adapted on Ride Across Algarve to discover some of the best Algarve sceneries.

Challenge stages, with timed sections and pit stops, designed on quiet roads surrounded by beautiful landscapes.

The perfect mix between sport, and local culture and gastronomy.

The best hotels and the premium services. Support vehicles, Transfers, Massage, mechanic and medical assistance provided by a professional team that comes from the Tour of Portugal organization.

The Ride Across Algarve is official partner of the Volta ao Algarve organisation. This partnership allows to share some of the most important spaces and moments with the Pro Tour and Continental main teams that participate on the of the Volta ao Algarve pro competition.

Staying in the same hotels of the main teams, and sharing each Ride Across Algarve stage with part of the Volta ao Algarve stages, including the start and the finish areas will offer to each Ride Across Algarve participant an exclusive experience.

As well as offering the best comfort to recover from the demanding stages, the official Ride Across Algarve hotel is also an important part of the experience.

Using the Volta ao Algarve official hotels, the Ride Across Algarve offers to the participants the opportunity  to live the event side by side  with the backstage of some of the most famous Pro Tour cycling teams. 

To say that food is a big part of Portuguese life would be an understatement. The Portuguese love to eat, and they especially love to eat out.

Known for its wealth of seafood, spices and olive oil, Portuguese cuisine relies heavily on the Atlantic Ocean and the produce grown throughout the country. A journey through the Algarve will bring you the likes of whole octopus slathered in olive oil, soups bobbing with beans and its unrivalled 'Cataplanas'.

For dessert don’t miss the bite-size egg custards gently dusted with powdered sugar.