In an emblematic scenario like Palace of Catalan Musicdesigned by Barcelona architect Lluís Domenech and Montanerone of the highest representatives of Catalan modernism, took place this Tuesday afternoon the presentation of round 78an edition that will have many incentives, with a very attractive route, where the mountains will be the protagonist, and designed to guarantee the sports show until the end.
La Vuelta’23, will start as it is known, from the city of Barcelona -this is the second time in its history that it has been done- with two very colorful stages, which will try to bring the cycling spectacle closer to the people of Barcelona and with two proposals sports that will certainly not leave anyone indifferent. With a slightly shorter first team time trial than other editions and a layout that will showcase some of the most popular areas in the heart of Barcelona. A route that will not be too technical and should not mark too much difference between the top teams, which is always appreciated and more so at this point of the race.
The team time trial will be followed by a moderate mountain stage, with port 3rd and another 2nd after starting in killed which could be the first trap of La Vuelta, before returning to Barcelona and ending in a magical setting like the door of the marathon of Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys in one of the cycling temples like this Montjuïc.
First stage of the mountain
After Barcelona, the peloton is on its way Andorra since súria to experience the first mountainous day of the race and the first unprecedented finish of La Vuelta, in Arinsal (1st), a great scenario for the strongest to make a difference. Unpublished and mountain are two of the words that are often repeated in this edition of the Spanish round. In its 21 stages, it will have 11 starts and 8 unprecedented finishes, it will visit nine autonomous communities, three countries, with ten mountain finishes, of which five are unprecedented, two time trials, seven mountain stage, six medium-mountain stages, four flat and two high-end trowels. In two words: impudence and demand.
After sleeping in Andorra, the peloton heads off TarragonaThe Valencian Communitywith difficult days like climbing to Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory, the one climbing to Xorret de Cati or the favorable finish for sprinters Olive. The race will continue through the region of Murciabefore facing the 25 kilometer time trial at Valladolid. A CRI where specialists must fly against the clock.
Exchange of cards in the 11th round, ending in The Black Lagoon (1st), a well-known outcome since it was first uploaded in 2020 and where no favorite should be confused. Tomorrow the city of Saragossa offers the perfect outcome for sprinters, before experiencing two really tough mountain stages, with Aubisque (Special) and Tourmalet (Special) broke the first day, and Issarbe, Larrau (Special) and Larra-Belagua as an outcome.
demanded until the end
The demand does not decrease in the last week of the race, and this is after an unprecedented finish in Beige (2nd)the great colossus of La Vuelta is coming, the Angliru (Special)which is dominated by Alto de la Colladiella (1st) and Alto del Cordal (1st). There is no doubt that whoever leads this Asturian colossus will win more than half of a Vuelta, provided their legs respond to the difficult mountain route offered by the 18th stage in the new finish of the summit of Cruz de Linares (1st).
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After the storm comes the relative calm of a flat stage and the final sacrifice that the 20th and penultimate stage of La Vuelta will represent for the riders, the one with the longest mileage (208.4 km) and continues up and down until ten heights of the third category. A whole roller coaster before the triumphal ride to madrid street and find out after 3,153.8 kilometers which runner replaced the Belgian on the list of winners Remco Evenepoel and see if Spanish cycling is also represented as in 2022, with 2nd place from the Balearic Islands enric mas and the 3rd by the young man from Barcelona Juan Ayusotwo of the cyclists called to give more war in a Spanish round that is expected to be explosive.
Source: La Verdad
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