The five-day event in Portugal offers the riders 2 sprinters’ stages, 2 hill stages with an uphill finish and a time trial of 32 kilometers.
After his second place in the Tour of Valencia, Remco Evenepoel goes for a bis number in the Algarve.
He is accompanied by fellow countrymen Yves Lampaert, Tim Declercq, Bert Van Lerberghe and Louis Vervaeke.
Fabio Jakobsen is aiming for sprint victories again, Kasper Asgreen starts his season after a corona infection kept him away from the Tour of Provence.
“Remco is aiming for a good result on the uphill finishes and the time trial will be a good test,” says sports director Tom Steels.
