2012 Volta ao Algarve
Cyclist Team Time
1 Richie Porte ( AUS ) Team Sky 18h 29 ' 42
2 Rui Costa ( POR ) Movistar Team + 12
3 Tiago Machado ( POR ) RadioShack-Nissan + 12
4 Johnny Hoogerland ( NED ) Vacansoleil-DCM + 34
5 Jurgen Van den Broeck ( BEL ) Lotto-Belisol + 34
6 Wout Poels ( NED ) Vacansoleil-DCM + 34
7 José Mendes ( POR ) LA-Antarte + 45
8 Andrew Talansky ( USA ) Garmin-Barracuda + 48
9 Gianni Meersman ( BEL ) Lotto-Belisol + 49
10 Tony Martin ( GER ) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step + 50
General Classification after Stage 4 [ 14 ]
The 2012 Volta ao Algarve was the 38th edition of the Volta ao Algarve cycling stage race. It was held from 15-19 February 2012, and was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was won by Australia's Richie Porte, of , after taking the overall lead with victory on the third stage, and held the lead to the end of the race. Porte's winning margin over runner-up Tony Martin () - the defending race winner - was 37 seconds, and Porte's team-mate Bradley Wiggins completed the podium, seven seconds behind Martin and 44 seconds down on Porte. In the race's other classifications, 's Edvald Boasson Hagen won the points classification, pairing Sérgio Sousa and Raúl Alarcón won the mountains and sprints classifications respectively, and finished at the head of the teams classification.