The route of the 2013 Vuelta a España was presented in the teatro del Centro Cultural Novacaixagalicia de Vigo (García Barbón) in Vigo, Galicia, on the north west coast of Spain. The three week race, to run between August 24th and September 15th, will include an incredible eleven summit finishes in its 21 stages and, just as with the 2012 race, will likely lead to a battle between the climbers of the peloton. As expected, the race leaves the borders of Spain, with its second stage finish on the Read more [...]
Sarà una Vuelta per scalatori quella del 2013. E' stata presentata a Vigo l’edizione numero 68 della Vuelta di Spagna. Si partirà il 24 agosto con una cronosquadre da Vilanova de Arousa (in Galizia) ed arrivo a Sanxenxo. Ben 11 gli arrivi in salita previsti oltre che un'altra prova contro il tempo, la 11 con partenza ed arrivo a Tarazona. UNA VUELTA IN SALITA. Come anticipato nei giorni scorsi, saranno ben 11 gli arrivi in salita (il primo già alla seconda tappa) con il Read more [...]
Die Präsentation der diesjährigen Spanien-Rundfahrt bestätigt, was die "AS" vor fünf Tagen vermeldete: Elf Bergankünfte prägen die 68. Vuelta.Damit ist sie für Bergspezialisten wie Alberto Contador prädestiniert - am vorletzten Tag ist auch der berüchtigte Alto de Angliru zu bezwingen. Erstmals seit 2003 gibt es wieder einen Abstecher nach Frankreich.Am 24. August startet die Vuelta mit einem Mannschaftszeitfahren in Vilanova de Arousa in Galizien, am 15. Read more [...]
Die diesjährige Spanien-Radrundfahrt ist wie für Bergfahrer gemacht. Die 68. Auflage der Vuelta a Espana enthält nicht weniger als elf Bergankünfte, darunter auch den berüchtigten auf den Alto de L’Angliru am vorletzten Tag. Die Rundfahrt beginnt am 24. August mit einem Teamzeitfahren in Vilanova de Arousa in Galizien und endet Read more [...]
VIGO, Spain (Reuters) - Alberto Contador declared "it will be war" after he studied the route for this year's Vuelta a Espana race which will feature a record 11 summit finishes for a Grand Tour. Team Saxo Bank rider and winner of the 2012 Tour of Spain, Alberto Contador (C) of Spain speaks during the 2013 Tour of Spain cycling race presentation in Garcia Barbon Theatre in Vigo, Northern Spain January 12, 2013. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal Organisers unveiled the route on Saturday which will Read more [...]
Die Präsentation der diesjährigen Spanien-Rundfahrt bestätigt, was die "AS" vor fünf Tagen vermeldete: Elf Bergankünfte prägen die 68. Vuelta. Damit ist sie für Bergspezialisten wie Alberto Contador prädestiniert - am vorletzten Tag ist auch der berüchtigte Alto de Angliru zu bezwingen. Erstmals seit 2003 gibt es wieder einen Abstecher nach Frankreich. Am 24. August startet die Vuelta mit einem Mannschaftszeitfahren in Vilanova de Arousa in Galizien, am 15. September endet sie in Madrid. Read more [...]
Former Spanish cyclist Perico Delgado (L), Vuelta 2012's winner Alberto Contador (C) and Spanish journalist Carlos de Andres take part in the...view thumbnail galleryContador, Rodriguez, Sanchez and Valverde comment With a record number of summit finishes in the 2013 Vuelta, all three top-finishing riders overall in the 2012 Vuelta agreed that the 2013 route is one of the hardest they have ever seen. “It’s very similar to last year but with even more climbs, it’s going to be really hard Read more [...]
Vuelta 2012 S21 Alberto Contador on his way to victory in Madrid (copyright Unipublic:Graham Watson) Vuelta organisers Unipublic have today revealed the route of this year's race, which gets under way on Saturday 24 August with a team time trial from Vilanova de Arousa to Sanxenxo on the Galician coast and concludes three weeks later with the traditional final stage in Madrid. The route was officially unveiled at a presentation at the Teatro García Barbón in Vigo, the biggest city in Galicia. Last Read more [...]
VIGO, Spain -- Spanish Vuelta organizers have unveiled a 2013 route that favors climbing specialists with several mountain stages.The 68th edition goes back to touring the entire country after last year's race was confined to the northern half of the Iberian peninsula.The 14th and 15th stages take riders out of Spain and through the Andorran and French Pyrenees.Riders will face 13 mountain stages in all. There is just one individual time trial and two rest days during the three-week event.The 21-stage Read more [...]
<!-- Put this anywhere in the of your page where you want the widget to show up. --> Organisers of the Vuelta a Espana have unveiled the route for the 2013 edition of the race, with the course expected to favour the climbers with a number of mountain stages. After last year's race was held exclusively in the north of the Iberian peninsula, the 68th edition will cover the length of the country as riders will have to contend with extreme heat of southern Read more [...]

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