174 cyclists have been pre-registered, including 12 teams from the WorldTour, the first division of the International Cycling Union, and 20 cyclists from the top-100 of the world rankings, some of them defending champions.
Volta ao Algarve will be shown live on RTP1, RTP Africa and RTP Internacional, on the GCN+ platform in around 200 countries, on Eurosport in 67 countries and on Direct TV in 10 countries in Latin America.