Portuguese Sunshine with Shaun Woodman

Join contributor Shaun Woodman on a journey to Portugal’s beautiful southern coastline and popular vacation spot, the Algarve.

Test yourself against the pros on the Volta ao Algarve 2021 Stage 4 iTT or take a tour past the sandy beaches and quiet countryside the region is known for.

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ALTE LOOP

Starting in the sleepy town of Boliqueime, we ride through the quiet country roads to Alte passing the many orange groves along the way. Local riders say that all roads lead to Alte! We take the rollercoaster route back.

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44.59km
DISTANCE
1:47:57
DURATION
613m
ELEVATION

ALBUFEIRA

Starting from the beach we ride through the Albufeira Tunel and through the cobbled streets of the Old Town. We head out into the countryside through the Vale da Ursa to the quiet villages of Guia and Algoz before heading back to the coast. After a look around Armacao de Pera we complete the ride back to Albufeira via the Marina.

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38.9km
DISTANCE
1:34:08
DURATION
521m
ELEVATION

VILAMOURA

Leaving Browns Sports Club behind we head up through the Dom Pedro Victoria golf course and onto Boliqueime. A familiar climb out leads us to Paderne and through the quiet country roads to Algoz where we turn around and head back to the coast. What better place to finish than the stunning marina at Vilamoura?

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55.49km
DISTANCE
2:09:20
DURATION
625m
ELEVATION

LAGOA TT - VOLTA AO ALGARVE

Test yourself against the pros on the Volta ao Algarve 2021 Stage 4 iTT. It's a 20Km route from Lagoa down to Carvoeiro and back through the Vale de El-Rei. Try to match Kasper Asgreen's winning time of 23mins 52secs. Best of luck!

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19.88km
DISTANCE
0:45:30
DURATION
235m
ELEVATION