The 78th edition of the Back to Spain start with Barcelona on August 26, 2023 with a team time trial of approximately 14 kilometers, representing the second start of the round since Barcelona after being held in 1962, and ending in Madrid on September 17.
Of Utrecht In Barcelona. The Dutch city passed the Catalan witness in a deed where the Councilor for Sports of the Barcelona City Council, David Escudé, the Mayor of Utrecht, Sharon Dijksma, and Javier Guillén, General Director of La Vuelta.
Barcelona will host the official start and the first two stages of the 78th edition of the race starting on August 26, 2023. The first of these is a team time trial.
The La Vuelta tour through Barcelona will witness some of the most representative places in the city, such as the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, on the 31st anniversary of Barcelona ’92; as well as new spaces, such as the Blue Pavilion, the largest and most spacious in the city, which will serve as the setting for the start of the first phase.
This is the second time in the history of the race that Barcelona has hosted the official start. The first occasion was in 1962. 50 years later, in 2012, the final stage of La Vuelta passed through the city: a stage that starts in Andorra and ends in Montjuïc where the Belgian won. Philippe Gilbert.
“Finally, after 60 years, Barcelona will host one of the biggest cycling competitions on the international scene”, commented Escudé. He also remembers that Barcelona loves cycling and is a city that loves challenges. For this reason, the event will be held for a year, which will make Barcelona the world capital of cycling and “will mark a milestone in the history of La Vuelta”.
“We want the whole city, and all the neighborhoods and districts to be able to vibrate and participate in this great event, and for this reason, we are working on a circuit that includes this idea,” he added.
For his part, the general director of the Vuelta emphasized the “extraordinary pleasure” associated with the departure from Utrecht and Barcelona will take over in 2023.
“The quality of the cities hosting the start of our event is something to be proud of. It’s something that happened this year in Utrecht and that will happen again next year in a great international city like of Barcelona “, Guillén pointed out.
After the official departure from Barcelona, the peloton will arrive in Madrid on September 17 after 21 stages and more than 3,000 kilometers along a route that will be fully revealed in a few months.
Source: La Verdad
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