Races Road Volta ao Algarve: Kittel wins stage 1 in Albufeira By Stephen Farrand published 17 February 2016 Dubai Tour winner takes overall lead in Portugal Comments Race Home Stages Stage 1 163.6km | Lagos - Albufeira Stage 2 198.6km | Lagoa - Alto da Fóia (Monchique) Stage 3 18km | Sagres - Sagres (ITT) Stage 4 194km | S. Brás de Alportel - Tavira Stage 5 169km | Almodôvar - Malhão (Loulé) View all Stages Race history Contenders Image 1 of 94Yes! Marcel Kittel celebrates the win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) won it by a bike length(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Another win for Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Javier Megias (Novo Nordisk) with Michael Valgren (Tinkoff)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A smiling Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Etixx-Quick Step team lined out(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton passing through a town(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen gets a push from the mechanic(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Etixx - Quick-Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Etixx - Quick-Step) would finish last today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sep Vanmarcke (LottoNL-Jumbo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Cancellara drops back to the team car(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) chats with Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Niki Terpstra in his Dutch national champions jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdenek Stybar (Etixx - Quick-Step) tucks in(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdenek Stybar (Etixx - Quick-Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rigoberto Urán (Cannondale)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tiago Machado on a fun run at his Team Katusha car(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Anton Vorobyev (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pockets full of bidons(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Julien Vermote (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Niki Terpstra and Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jürgen Roelandts (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stig Broeckx (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Trek-Segafredo working for Jasper Stuyven(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Marcel Kittel celebrates stage 1 victory on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Marcel Kittel pulls on the leader's jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Marcel Kittel in the green jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Marcel Kittel in the first leader's jersey of the race in 2016(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Marcel Kittel celebrating his victory(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Team LottoNl-Jumbo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sep Vanmarcke (Team LottoNl-Jumbo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Trek-Segafredo team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen and Niki Terpstra(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador racing for the first time in 2016(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexandr Kolobnev (Gazprom-Rusvelo) leading the breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Kamil Gradek (Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team) in the breakaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexandr Kolobnev (Gazprom-Rusvelo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Julien Vermote (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Lotto Soudal doing the work(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Teams come to the front in anticipation of the sprint(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stig Broeckx (Lotto Soudal) working for the spring finish(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexandr Kolobnev (Gazprom-Rusvelo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Javier Megias (Novo Nordisk) in the middle(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Katusha on stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Etixx - Quick-Step) gets a new wheel(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Etixx - Quick-Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Etixx - Quick-Step team at sign on(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Sky for sign on(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Trek-Segafredo team for sign on(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Cannondale team for sign on(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Hugs on the start line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Tinkoff riders on the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador ready for his first race day of 2016(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador in the middle of two Tinkoff teammates(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Novo Nordisk's Stephen Clancy at the team car(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)André Greipel (Lotto Soudal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Sabatini (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nature calls(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru sitting in second wheel(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen and Niki Terpstra lead for Etixx-Quick Step(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tony Martin with Marcel Kittel on his wheel early in the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rigoberto Urán (Cannondale)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The riders are cheered on by the locals(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fans watch the peloton pass by(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton lined out(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jasper Stuyven and Stijn Devolder (Trek-Segafredo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tiesj Benoot (Lotto Soudal) and Yves Lampaert (Etixx - Quick-Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Trek-Segafredo team move up in the peloton(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Rigoberto Uran made his debut in Cannondale's green argyle colours(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Here comes Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) with Greipel in his slipstream(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) hits the line first(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alexandr Kolobnev (Gazprom-Rusvelo) was back racing and back in the break(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Marcel Kittel celebrates with his Etixx-QuickStep teammates(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) pulls on the first leader's jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tony Martin (Etixx-QuickStep)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Cannondale riders head on stage to sign on(Image credit: Bettini Photo)