0: World Tour teams, the top tier of cycling.

1: ProTeam team (Caja Rural), the second tier of cycling.

1: Rest day.

1: Winner of previous editions present (Artem Nych).

3: Number of riders whose time counts toward the team classification.

3: Neutral support vehicles, plus a motorcycle, that assist cyclists when their team vehicles are too far away.

3.4: Length in kilometres of the prologue, in Maia.

4: Jerseys up for grabs - yellow (overall individual), orange (points), blue (mountain), and white (youth).

5: High finishes (1st, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 9th), one more than last year.

5: Record number of victories (David Blanco).

7: Maximum number of cyclists per team.

10: Bonus seconds awarded to the winner of all stages. Second place will receive six and third place four. At each flying finish line, three, two, and one second are awarded, respectively, to the top three finishers.

11: Competition days.

16: Participating teams (9 Portuguese, 2 Spanish, 2 North American, 1 Australian, 1 Israeli, and 1 Mexican)

16.7: Length in kilometers of the individual time trial (10th).

21: Record number of participations (Joaquim Andrade).

25: Maximum percentage of time control completion stipulated by the regulations (10th stage).

25: Points awarded to the first cyclist to cross the special category scoreboard, installed at the top of the Tower (7th).

27: Flying finishes.

28: Mountain prize counts (1 special category, 4 first category, 7 second, 11 third, and 5 fourth), four fewer than last year.

39: Estimated hours for the winner to complete the course.

111: Number of registered riders.

125: Points awarded to the winner for the International Cycling Union Continental Ranking.

155.5: Length in kilometres of the shortest stage (excluding time trials), between Lamego and Viseu (5th).

185.2: Length in kilometres of the longest stage (3rd), between Boticas and Bragança.

1,581: Total length in kilometres, 41.5 more than last year.

1,961: Highest altitude (meters), at Torre, Serra da Estrela, finish line of the 7th stage.

2,880: Prize in euros for the winner of each stage, with the exception of the prologue (1,402).

15,101: Prize in euros for the overall winner.

120,120: Total prize value in euros.

158,4375: Frequency at which race information is broadcast on Rádio-Volta.