La Vuelta

La Vuelta ciclista a España (Tour of Spain in English), also known as La Vuelta is a stage cycling race created in 1935 by the newspaper Informaciones following the successes of the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia, both created by newspapers (L’Auto and La Gazzetta dello Sport)

Considered as the third most important cycling race in the world, La Vuelta is part of the Grand Tours trio with the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. Like them, La Vuelta introduced a leader’s jersey with a special colour, red.

First time in Spain on La Vuelta for Arnaud Démare and his train !

With no less than 7 stages that can result to a massive sprint arrival, Arnaud Démare and his train are intending to get back on track after a Tour de France they left prematurely. Surrounded by experimented lead-out men and polyvalent teammates, Arnaud Démare will only have one goal in mind : win stages which will allow him to join the famous three Grand Tours stages winners club, he who already has two Tour de France stage wins and five Giro d’Italia stage wins.

Stage 1 (Prologue) – Burgos. Catedral VIII Centenario 2021 > Catedral – 7.1 km – 14th august
Stage 2 – Caleruega. VIII Centenario de Santo Domingo de Guzmán > Burgos. Gamonal – 166.7 km – 15th august
Stage 3 – Santo Domingo de Silos > Espinosa de los Monteros. Picón Blanco – 202.8 km – 16th august
Stage 4 – El Burgo de Osma > Molina de Aragón – 163.9km – 17th august
Stage 5 – Tarancón > Albacete – 184.4 km – 18th august
Stage 6 – Requena > Alto de la Montaña de Cullera – 158.3 km – 19th august
Stage 7 – Gandia > Balcón de Alicante – 152 km – 20th august
Stage 8 – Santa Pola > La Manga del Mar Menor – 173.7 km – 21st august
Stage 9 – Puerto Lumbreras > Alto de Velefique – 188 km – 22nd august
Stage 10 – Roquetas de Mar > Rincón de la Victoria – 189 km – 24th august
Stage 11 – Antequera > Valdepeñas de Jaén – 133.6 km – 25th august
Stage 12 – Jaén  > Córdoba – 175 km – 26th august
Stage 13 – Belmez > Villanueva de la Serena – 203.7km – 27th august
Stage 14 – Don Benito > Pico Villuercas – 165.7 km – 28th august
Stage 15 – Navalmoral de la Mata > El Barraco – 197.5 km – 29th august
Stage 16 – Laredo > Santa Cruz de Bezana – 180 km – 31st august
Stage 17 – Unquera > Lagos de Covadonga – 185.8 km – 1st september
Stage 18 – Salas > Altu d’El Gamoniteiru – 162.6 km – 2nd september
Stage 19 – Tapia > Monforte de Lemos – 191.2 km – 3rd september
Stage 20 – Sanxenxo > Mos. Castro de Herville – 202.2 km – 4th september
Stage 21 (ITT) – Padrón > Santiago de Compostela – 33.8 km – 5th september