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Alasdair Fotheringham

'It is a joke' - disappointment, anger and calls for responsibility sear through Volta ao Algarve peloton after stage 1 finish chaos

Mandatory Credit Photo by LUIS FORRAEPAEFEShutterstock 15159545cCyclist in action near the finish line in Lagos Portugal 19 February 2025 The Commissioners College of the 51st Volta ao Algarve cancelled the first stage of the race on 19 February after a problem that split the peloton leading dozens of cyclists to miss the finish lineThe 51st Algarve Tour first stage Portimao Portugal 29 Oct 2024.

The consequences and responsibilities behind the cancellation of the chaos-filled finale of stage 1 of the Volta ao Algarve will likely ripple through the peloton and cycling in general for days and weeks to come. But even in the immediate aftermath, the division of opinions was already becoming clear.

Some riders at the forefront of the bunch as it bore through and out - in two directions - from a roundabout on the ill-fated final kilometre of the stage from Portimao to Lagos laid the blame fair and square on the organisers and the lack of signalling.

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