Volta ao Algarve – Tour of the Algarve 2010 | Team RadioShack Cycling News

Team Radioshack is scheduled to race in Volta ao Algarve (Tour of the Algarve) February 17-21, 2010

The Volta ao Algarve (Portuguese; English: Tour of the Algarve) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Algarve, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Due to its early February position in the European calendar, it is used by many riders to prepare for the Spring Classics.

This is the Team Radioshack line-up:

Riders: Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Tiago Machado, Sérgio Paulinho, Gregory Rast, Sébastien Rosseler, Gert Steegmans & Tomas Vaitkus. Directors: Dirk Demol & José Azevedo

Top Ten Results, Stage 5

1 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:21:32
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 0:00:13
3 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack 0:00:16
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:00:22
5 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:23
6 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 0:00:30
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:35
8 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:44
9 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:46
10 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:48

Team RadioShack on Stage 5

13 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack 0:00:55
39 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioShack 0:01:32
116 Grégory Rast (Swi) 0:03:09

Final General Classification

1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 19:57:48
2 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:30
3 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 0:00:32
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:00:37
5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:57
6 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d’Epargne 0:01:11
7 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:16
8 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack 0:01:25
9 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:33
10 Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:45

Team RadioShack on Final General Classification

27 Sergio Paulinho (Por) 0:02:45
53 Grégory Rast (Swi) 0:07:11
70 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) 0:12:24

Stage 4 results:
1 Sebastien Rosseler (RadioShack),                4:12:46 (40,116 km/h)
2 Mickael Delange (Omega Pharma-Lotto)                :20
3 Irmanol Erviti (Caisse D’Epargne)
4 Preben van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator)
5 Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)                   :24
6 Iljio Keisse (Quick Step)                          2:50
7 André Greipel (Team HTC-Columbia)                  3:00
8 Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step)
9 Samuel Caldeira (Palmeiras Resort-Prio-Tavira)
10 Graeme Brown (Rabobank)

General classification after stage 4
1 Alberto Contador (Astana)                      19:36:03
2 Tiago Machado (RadioShack)                          :15
3 Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack)                        :28
4 Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)                  :35
5 Tejay van Garderen (Team HTC-Columbia)
6 Rui Costa (Caisse D’Epargne)                        :40
7 Luis León Sánchez (Caisse D’Epargne)                :43
8 Andreas Klöden (RadioShack)
9 Matthew Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
10 Joaquín Rodríguez (Katusha)

Top Ten Results, stage 3
1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 5:02:55
2 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 0:00:11
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:00:22
4 Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:25
5 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC – Columbia
6 Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:00:29
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:31
8 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:33
9 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
10 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack

Team RadioShack on Stage 3
25 Sergio Paulinho (Por) 0:0056
77 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) 0:02:59
96 Grégory Rast (Swi) 0:04:05

General Classification after Stage 3
1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 15:20:17
2 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack 0:00:15
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:00:28
4 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:35
5 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC – Columbia
6 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:43
7 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
8 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma – Lotto
9 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack
10 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha

Team RadioShack on General Classification
29 Sergio Paulinho (Por) 0:01:27
54 Grégory Rast (Swi) 0:04:14
93 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) 0:15:31

Stage 2 Top Ten Results

1 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 6:06:39
2 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto
3 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:04
4 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:06
5 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
6 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
8 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
9 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux
10 Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step

Team RadioShack on Stage 2

11 Tiago Machado (Por)
15 Grégory Rast (Swi)
16 Levi Leipheimer (USA)
17 Andreas Klöden (Ger)
53 Sergio Paulinho (Por) 0:00:27
108 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) 0:12:28
123 Gert Steegmans (Bel) 0:12:42
DNF Tomas Vaitkus (Lit)

General Classification after Stage 2

1 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 10:17:12
2 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:05
3 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:00:08
4 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:12
5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:00:14
6 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:20
7 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
8 Matthiev Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux
9 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
10 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin –Transitions

Team RadioShack on General Classification

15 Levi Leipheimer (USA)
17 Tiago Machado (Por)
22 Andreas Klöden (Ger)
35 Grégory Rast (Swi)
50 Sergio Paulinho (Por) 0:00:41
105 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) 0:12:42
112 Gert Steegmans (Bel) 0:12:56

Stage 1 results:
1 Benoit Vaugrenardv (Française Des Jeux)        4:10:42
2 Joan Horrach (Katusha),                            :03
3 André Greipel (Team HTC-Columbia)                  :05
4 Mathiew Ladagnous (Française des Jeus)
5 Nick Nuyens (Rabobank)
6 Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step)
7 Rui Costa (Caisse D’Epargne)
8 Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo)
9 Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
10 Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis)
11 Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil)
12 Alexander Botcharov (Katusha)
13 Graeme Brown (Rabobank)
14 José Joaquín Rojas (Caisse D’Epargne)
15 Dries Devenyns (Quick Step)

Team RadioShack, Stage 1
26 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
29 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack
40 Tiago Machado (Por)
45 Andreas Klöden (Ger)
78 Sebastien Rosseler (Bel)
88 Gregory Rast (Swi)
91 Sergio Paulinho (Por)
182 Tomas Vaitkus (Lit) 4:26