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29th Volta ao Algarve - 2.3
Portugal, February 19-23, 2003
2002 Results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - February 19: Tavira - Tavira, 178 km
- Stage 2 - February 20: Lagoa - V.R. San Antonio, 172km
- Stage 3 - February 21: Lagos - Lagos, 153.8km
- Stage 4 - February 22: Guia - Albufeira (ITT), 10.5km
- Stage 5 - February 23: Loule - Alto do Malhão, 161.6km
Preview
By João Cravo
Between February 19-23, the first of the eight UCI races in Portugal in 2003 will be staged. In its 29th edition and counting Alex Zülle amongst its winners, the Volta ao Algarve is a traditional (not yet classic) early season stage race.
The famous clemency of the Algarve winter, which attracts numerous foreign tourists to its beaches, swimming pools, tennis courts and golf courses, is also appreciated by many riders. The flat profile of the race for almost the whole of its 676.4 km, and the relatively warm weather, makes this race look like a perfect training camp where UCI points can also be obtained.
Although Alex Zülle will not take part in the 2003 edition of the Volta ao Algarve, other top riders will. Raimondas Rumsas (Lampre) will start, perhaps treading the first steps of the path that will lead him to a second podium in Paris. Francisco Casagrande (Fassa Bortolo) will certainly be aware that victory in the 2003 Giro d'Italia can pass via the Algarve. George Hincapie (USPS) will prepare in the South for the Northern classics.
The Brazilian Luciano Pagliarini (Lampre) will try to confirm his status as a sprinter after three consecutive wins in the Tour de Langkawi. The winner of nine races (one more than Armstrong) in 2002, Angel Edo, will start his quest to beat that number. Finally, Ben Day (Boavista) will be able to show off his Australian time trial champion's jersey in the fourth stage.
Start list
L.A. Pecol U.S. Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
1 Candido Barbosa (Por) 11 Michael Barry (Can)
2 Bruno Castanheira (Por) 12 George Hincapie (USA)
3 Orlando Rodrigues (Por) 13 Damon Kluck (USA)
4 Pedro Lopes (Por) 14 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus)
5 Yon Bru (Spa) 15 Victor Hugo Peña (Col)
6 Rui Roque (Por) 16 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa)
7 Nuno Ribeiro (Por)
8 Vicente Reynes (Spa)
Lampre Porta Da Ravessa-Tavira
21 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) 31 Nelson Vitorino (Por)
22 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) 32 Vidal Fitas (Por)
23 Alberto Loddo (Ita) 33 Joaquim Andrade (Por)
24 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) 34 David Blanco (Spa)
25 Marco Pinotti (Ita) 35 Ricardo Costa (Por)
26 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) 36 Luis Bartolomeu (Por)
27 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) 37 Krassimir Vassiliev (Bul)
28 Milan Kadlec (Cze) 38 Jose Jimenez (Spa)
ASC-Vila Do Conde Barbot-Torrie
41 Quintino Rodrigues (Por) 51 Nuno Marta (Por)
42 Claudio Faria (Por) 52 Nuno Alves (Por)
43 Cesar Pinto (Por) 53 Carlos Pinho (Por)
44 Ruben Galvan (Spa) 54 Hugo Lucio (Por)
45 Rafael Mila (Spa) 55 Hugo Sabido (Por)
46 Israel Nuñez (Spa) 56 Christian Climent (Spa)
47 Sergio Paulinho (Por) 57 Oscar Diaz (Spa)
48 Oscar Serrano (Spa) 58 Juan Olmo (Spa)
Milaneza-MSS Kelme-Costa Blanca
61 Claus Michael Moller (Den) 71 Adolfo Garcia (Spa)
62 Angel Edo (Spa) 72 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa)
63 Renato Silva (Por) 73 Alexis Rodriguez (Spa)
64 Gonçalo Amorim (Por) 74 David Muñoz (Spa)
65 David Bernabeu (Spa) 75 Julian Usano (Spa)
66 Francisco Perez (Spa) 76 Jordi Riera (Spa)
67 Pedro Cardoso (Por) 77 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa)
68 Paulo Barroso (Por) 78 Roberto Lozano (Spa)
Lokomotiv Carvalhelhos-Boavista
81 Pavel Brutt (Rus) 91 Atanas Petrov (Bul)
82 Oleg Rodionov (Rus) 92 Celio Sousa (Por)
83 Serguei Klimov (Rus) 93 Joaquim Sampaio (Por)
84 Alexei Markov (Rus) 94 Benjamin Day (Aus)
85 Alexander Serov (Rus) 95 Gustavo Lemos (Spa)
86 Nikita Eskov (Rus) 96 Pedro Soeiro (Por)
88 Denis Smyslov (Rus) 97 Gustavo Veloso (Spa)
98 Jose Rodrigues (Por)
Euskaltel-Euskadi Antarte- Rota Movei
101 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) 111 Virgilio Santos (Por)
102 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) 112 Gerardo Fernandez (Arg)
103 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) 113 Alberto Benito (Spa)
104 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) 114 Jacek Morajko (Por)
105 Inaki Isasi (Spa) 115 Ruben Oliveira (Spa)
106 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) 116 Ricardo Felgueiras (Por)
107 Alber Lopez De Munain (Spa) 117 Joao Silva (Por)
108 Aitor Silloniz (Spa)
Cantanhede-M-Marialva Pepolim&Irmaos-Ovare
121 Helder Silva (Por) 131 Alexandre Pinho (Por)
122 Hugo Vitor (Por) 132 Jose Oliveira (Por)
123 Luis Sarreira (Por) 133 Rui Bica (Por)
124 Elio Sousa (Por) 134 Marc Soares (Por)
125 Paulo Ferreira (Por) 135 Sergio Franco (Por)
126 Unai Yus (Spa) 136 Pedro Magalhaes (Por)
127 Pedro Costa (Por) 138 Marco Meira (Por)
128 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa)
Past winners
2002 Candido Barbosa (Por) L.A. Pecol 2001 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio 2000 Alex Zulle (Swi) 1999 Melchor Mauri (Spa) 1998 Tomas Konecny (Cze) 1997 Cândido Barbosa (Por) 1996 Alberto Amaral (Por) 1995 Cássio Freitas (Bra) 1994 Vitor Gamito (Por) 1993 Cássio Freitas (Bra) 1992 Joaquim Gomes (Por) 1991 Joaquim Andrade (Por) 1990 Fernando Carvalho (Por) 1989 Fernando Carvalho (Por) 1988 Joaquim Gomes (Por) 1987 Manuel Cunha (Por) 1986 Manuel Cunha (Por) 1985 Eduardo Correia (Por) 1984 Belmiro Silva (Por) 1983 Adelino Teixeira (Por) 1982 Alexandre Ruas (Por) 1981 Belmiro Silva (Por) 1980 Firmino Bernardino (Por) 1979 Firmino Bernardino (Por) 1978 Joaquim Andrade (Por) 1960 José Manuel Marques (Por) Past winners courtesy of Rui Silva
