Volta ao Algarve 2025: Peloton takes wrong turn, stage cancelled
fotobureau Cor VosThe opening stage of the Volta ao Algarve does not unfold into the expected bunch sprint as the peloton takes a wrong turn. Filippo Ganna is in the right place and claims the stage win, although the organisation later decides to annul the entire result.
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Results 1st stage 2025 Volta ao Algarve
cancelled
GC ater stage 1
no GC
Race report
The breakaway consists of Gonçalo Oliveira, Francisco Morais, Victor Cesar De Paula, Miguel Salgueiro, Francisco Campos, Noah Campos, Diogo Narcisco, and German Nicolás Tivani. Their maximum lead is just under 4 minutes.
Salgueiro tries his luck with a solo attack tens of kilometres from the finish, but unsurprisingly, the attackers are reeled in well before the line.
At a roundabout in the final kilometer, the peloton takes the wrong side of the road. Filippo Ganna is one of the few riders who stays alert and takes the correct route. He crosses the line solo, while a few riders just metres to the right sprint in vain for the stage win.
Afterwards, the organisation decides to declare the results invalid
