2026 Volta ao Algarve Stage 2 Results & Recap
Stage 2 of the 2026 Volta ao Algarve is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Paul Seixas won at Alto da Fóia today. The 19-year-old Frenchman (Decathlon CMA CGM) surged past Juan Ayuso in the closing metres of the Serra de Monchique summit finish to take a stunning stage victory — but it was Ayuso who left Portugal's most iconic climb wearing the yellow jersey, his bonus seconds from the golden kilometre sprints earlier in the stage enough to put him in the race lead despite finishing second on the mountain.
The 157.1km from Portimão ended with the 7.4km climb to Alto da Fóia averaging 5.6%, with the last 2.9km ramping to 7.5%. A small group of five crested together in the final kilometres — Seixas, Ayuso, João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Oscar Onley (Ineos Grenadiers) and Matthew Riccitello (Decathlon CMA CGM). At the steepest point, Seixas produced an acceleration that nobody could match, going clear and taking the stage by a bike length over Ayuso. Almeida was third. But despite losing the sprint, Ayuso had accumulated enough bonus seconds during the day to take the yellow jersey anyway. He now leads Seixas by three seconds in the general classification.
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