Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) took victory in the third stage of the Volta ao Algarve. Then Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates) and Marius Mayrhofer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) arrived.
Positioned in Tavira, the race was marked by a calm route for much of the time, although it was partially affected by a serious accident involving Marijn van den Berg and Rui Costa , from the EF Education-EasyPost team, as the main victims. As a result of the fall, the Portuguese cyclist abandoned the race and is suspected of having a shoulder injury.
After the fierce dispute between Remco Evenepoel, from the Soudal Quick-Step team, and Daniel Felipe Martínez, from BORA-hansgrohe, on Thursday, the peloton was hoping for a less hectic day on Friday, during the third stage of the Volta ao Algarve , preparing for the challenging final weekend.
The route between Vila Real de Santo António – close to the Spanish border – and Tavira, totaling 192 kilometers, did not present any significant obstacles.