The arrival of the Moto GP Grand Prix at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão, is expected to bring more than 120,000 people to the region.
Volta ao Algarve wants to reveal a new champion of the future By TPN/Lusa, in News, Sport · 01-05-2021 20:00:00 · 0 Comments
The 47th edition of the Volta ao Algarve cycling tour will hit the road next week with the aim of once again revealing a new major figure of the sport, the president of the Portuguese Cycling Federation (FPC) said The great figures of world cycling today have won here at the Volta ao Algarve and it was very important for us - and very interesting - that we would again reveal a new champion of the future. Who knows, it may happen , said Delmino Pereira, on the sidelines of the presentation of the race, held in Faro s riverside park.
Lisbon Marathon and ‘Half’ on World Athletics’ official calendar By TPN/Lusa, in Sport, Regional · 29-01-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
The Lisbon Half Marathon, with an exceptional edition in September, and the Lisbon Marathon, in October, are the two main Portuguese races that are part of the international road racing calendar, released by World Athletics.
Besides these two races, also on the list is the Luso half-marathon (Vasco da Gama Bridge), which is held on the same day as the Portuguese capital’s marathon, on 17 October.
In total, there are 191 races, in 49 different countries, to receive the ‘seal of approval’ of the international federation of the sport, starting already on 31 January in Japan, with the Osaka women’s marathon.
Formula 1 returning to the Algarve?
The updated race calendar for Formula 1 currently has left a space “TBC” for May 2, with many speculating that the Portimão track will once again host the race.
The revised calendar, which was released on 12 January, shows the new calendar beginning in Bahrain on 28 March before moving to the Imola track in Italy on 18 April, with a race weekend “TBC” on 2 May before then travelling to the Barcelona track in Spain on 9 May.
According to the official Formula 1 website, “The TBC race in the calendar will be announced in due course and will take place on the new date of 2nd May”.