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2017 Vuelta a España
2017 UCI World Tour, race 30 of 38
Race details
Dates19 August – 10 September 2017
Distance3,297.7 km (2,049 mi)
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The 2017 Vuelta a España is a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that is scheduled to take place in Spain between 19 August and 10 September 2017.[1][2] The race will be the 72nd edition of the Vuelta a España and will be the final Grand Tour of the 2017 cycling season. The race is scheduled to start in Nîmes, France and finish in Madrid.[1] It will be the first time the race has started in France and only the third time it has started outside of Spain.[1]

Route and Stages

The route of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana was revealed on 13 January 2017. Keeping with the tradition of the past few years, the race starts off with a team time trial. However, the race starts in France, just the third time in history that the Spanish Grand Tour has started outside of its home country. The third stage sees the race leave France, with a mountain stage to Andorra la Vella. The first uphill finale comes on stage 5, with a summit finish atop the Ermita de Santa Lucía. The queen stage of the 2017 Vuelta is inarguably stage 20, which features a summit finish atop the Alto de l'Angliru. Finally, the race ends with a customary circuit race in Madrid.

List of stages[3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 19 August Nîmes – Nîmes 13.8 km (9 mi) Team time trial
2 20 August Nîmes – Gruissan, Grand Narbonne 201 km (125 mi) Flat stage
3 21 August Prades Confluent Canigó – Andorra 158.5 km (98 mi) Mountain stage
4 22 August Escaldes-Engordany – Tarragona 193 km (120 mi) Flat stage
5 23 August Benicàssim – Alcossebre 173.4 km (108 mi) Hilly stage
6 24 August Villarreal – Sagunto 198 km (123 mi) Hilly stage
7 25 August Llíria – Cuenca 205.2 km (128 mi) Hilly stage
8 26 August Hellín – Xorret de Catí 184 km (114 mi) Hilly stage
9 27 August Orihuela – Cumbre del Sol 176.3 km (110 mi) Flat stage
28 August Province of Alicante Rest day
10 29 August Caravaca Jubilar – ElPozo Alimentación 171 km (106 mi) Flat stage
11 30 August Lorca – Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto 188 km (117 mi) Hilly stage
12 31 August Motril – Antequera 161.4 km (100 mi) Hilly stage
13 1 September Coín – Tomares 197 km (122 mi) Flat stage
14 2 September Écija – Sierra de La Pandera 185.5 km (115 mi) Mountain stage
15 3 September Alcalá la Real – Alto Hoya de la Mora 127 km (79 mi) Mountain stage
4 September Logroño Rest day
16 5 September Circuito de Navarra – Logroño 42 km (26 mi) Individual time trial
17 6 September Villadiego – Monumento Vaca Pasiega 180 km (112 mi) Mountain stage
18 7 September Suances – Santo Toribio de Liébana 168.5 km (105 mi) Hilly stage
19 8 September Caso – Gijón 153 km (95 mi) Hilly stage
20 9 September Corvera de Asturias – Alto de l'Angliru 119.2 km (74 mi) Mountain stage
21 10 September Arroyomolinos – Madrid 101.9 km (63 mi) Flat stage
Total 3,297.7 km (2,049 mi)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vuelta a España set for French start in 2017". Cycling Weekly. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Vuelta a Espana to start in Nimes". Cycling News. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 Route". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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