2016 Vuelta a Espana

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[SIZE=5]La Vuelta 2016 Route[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]La Vuelta 2016[/SIZE]
Running from Saturday August 20th to Sunday September 11th 2016, the Vuelta will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,315.4 kilometres.
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[li]7 flat stages (2 with high-altitude finales)[/li][li]12 hill and mountain stages[/li][li]1 individual time trial stage[/li][li]1 team time trial stage[/li][/ul]
[SIZE=3]Distinctive aspects of the race[/SIZE]
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[li]29,4 km individual time trial[/li][li]39 km team time trial[/li][li]51 summits[/li][li]2 rest days[/li][/ul]
[SIZE=4]New start cities[/SIZE]
Laias Health Resort
Marín
Betanzos
Monforte de Lemos
Maceda
Villalpando
Cistierna
Colunga. Jurassic Museum
Los Corrales de Buelna
Urdax-Dantxarinea
Alcañiz
Requena
Xàbia

[SIZE=4]New finish cities[/SIZE]
Nautical Park de Castrelo de Miño
San Andrés de Teixido
Luintra. Ribeira Sacra
Urdax-Dantxarinea
Aubisque - Gourette
Llucena. Camins del Penyagolosa

The Stages
Stage 1 27.8 km Ourense, Laias Health Resort / N.P. de Castrelo de Mino (team time trial)
Stage 2 160.8 km Ourense Thermal Capital / Baiona (flat)
Stage 3 176.4 km Marín / Dumbría. Ezaro Viewpoint (hilly)
Stage 4 163.5 km Betanzos / San Andrés de Teixido (hilly)
Stage 5 171.3 km Viveiro / Lugo (flat)
Stage 6 163.2 km Monforte de Lemos /Luintra. Ribeira Sacra (hilly)
Stage 7 158.5 km Maceda / Puebla de Sanabria (hilly)
Stage 8 181.5 km Villalpando / La Camperona. Valle de Sabero (flat)
Stage 9 164.5 km Cistierna / Oviedo. Alto del Naranco (hilly)
Stage 10 188.7 km Lugones / Lagos de Covadonga (mountain)
Rest day ----------- Oviedo
Stage 11 168.6 km Colunga. Jurassic Museum / Pena Cabarga (flat)
Stage 12 193.2 km Los Corrales de Buelna / Bilbao (hilly)
Stage 13 213.4 km Bilbao / Urdax-Dantxarinea (hilly)
Stage 14 196.1 km Urdax-Dantxarinea / Aubisque - Gourette (mountain)
Stage 15 118.5 km Sabinánigo / Sallent de Gállego. Aramón Formigal (mountain)
Stage 16 156.4 km Alcaniz / Peniscola (flat)
Rest day ----------- Castellón
Stage 17 177.5 km Castellón / Llucena. Camins del Penyagolosa (mountain)
Stage 18 200.6 km Requena / Gandía (flat)
Stage 19 37 km Xàbia / Calp (individual time trial)
Stage 20 193.2 km Benidorm / Alto de Aitana. Air Force Squadron (mountain)
Stage 21 104.8 km La Rozas / Madrid (flat)

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Is Sagan participating in this?

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Hehe guys you are disappointing me. No news, results, previews??

These are the results of the first two stages:

[SIZE=5]20.08.2016: 1st Stage , 27.8 km (TeamTime Trial)[/SIZE]

  1. Team SKY 0:30:37
  2. Movistar Team 0:00
  3. Orica Greenedge 0:06
  4. BMC Racing Team 0:07
  5. ETIXX – Quick Step 0:22
  6. Team Lotto NL - Jumbo 0:27
  7. Trek - Segafredo 0:50
  8. Cannondale Pro Cycling Team 0:52
  9. Tinkoff 0:52
  10. Bora-Argon 18 0:57

[SIZE=5]21.08.2016: 2nd Stage , 160.8 km [/SIZE]

  1. Meersman, Gianni (ETIXX – Quick Step) 4:16:39
  2. Schwarzmann, Michael (Bora-Argon 18) 0:00
  3. Nielsen, Magnus Cort (Orica Greenedge) 0:00
  4. Kwiatkowski, Michal (Team SKY) 0:00
  5. Vangenechten, Jonas (IAM Cycling) 0:00
  6. Sbaragli, Kristian (Dimension Data) 0:00
  7. Bonifazio, Niccolo (Trek - Segafredo) 0:00
  8. Restrepo, Jhonatan (Team Katusha) 0:00
  9. Drucker, Jean-Pierre (BMC Racing Team) 0:00
  10. Manzin, Lorenzo (FDJ) 0:00

@Gio, Sagan’s cross country result yesterday in Rio: 35th position…

That’s all from me. I have to pack our bags for 2 people, two cats and one dog. On Friday evening there won’t be room for a piece of paper in the van.;):smiley:

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Haven`t even had time to follow the Vuelta