The lap ends for the first time in this scenario, after a climb of just over a kilometer with gradients of over 15%.
The Tour of the Region of Murcia will have a new and very attractive finish this year. The cycling round ends in the Torres de Cartagena Park. It is a high climb, in a privileged environment from which you can enjoy a spectacular view of the city, the Roman theater and the port. The race will be held this Saturday, February 11, and will depart from San Javier.
Cartagena will be the end, for the second consecutive year. The course, as usual in the race, will be very demanding. It will be 193.6 kilometers, with three scoring mountain passes, three flying goals and an unprecedented high finish. It starts in the new Parque Almansa de San Javier, a city through which the neutralized kilometers run in the direction of El Mirador. There will be the K-0 and the real start of the race will be given.
Through a route that is practically flat, but with its traps, they will reach the municipality of Murcia, through which they will run for 62 kilometers. After the descent from the non-scoring port of Alto del Garruchal, the ascent to the Cresta del Gallo begins, via San José, third category.
The descent will be made by the Teatinos to the sanctuary of La Fuensanta, to reach Murcia through the Barrio del Progreso. The first flying target will be on Infante Juan Manuel Avenue, on the banks of the Segura River.
After passing through the Barrio de El Carmen and El Palmar, the race will leave the municipality of Murcia towards Alhama de Murcia, the city where the second flying target will be located.
Soon after, the runners will enter the Sierra Espuña and will face the slopes of Collado Bermejo, the Marco Pantani summit, in a special category. A long and hard port that, like previous years, can make the first important selection.
The descent, very fast and technical, will be made by Aledo and Totana where the race will cover the last major flat section until Mazarrón, a town where the final flying finish line will take place, which will be the Mariano Rojas Monument.
Now, next to the Mediterranean, the Cedacero top, third category, begins. This gate will be crowned just 16 kilometers from the finish, so the harshness will be even greater as the forces will be at the limit.
The descent, fast and pedalable, leaves the race in Cartagena. You enter via Canteras and you go through Avenida del Cantón, Palacio de los Deportes, Cartagonova stadium and Plaza España, until you reach the port.
The race ends with an explosive summit finish, in Parque Torres. It is the first time that the race ends at this point, where you can enjoy a privileged view of the harbor and the entire city.
The unprecedented climb, of just over a kilometer, will be made after passing the Alfonso XII promenade. It has an average unevenness of 7% and sections of more than 15%. A finish in which the riders who start with an advantage are the riders who have played their cards best during the race and whose teams have done better in the previous positioning.
Luis León Sánchez, who returns to the race after two years, will be present at the test. The man from Muleño won two editions -2018 and 2019-, and a stage in 2020, making him, together with Valverde, the only riders to have won the stage as a test of one and several days. Joining him will be the 2021 winner, Antonio Jesús Soto, and José María García and José Luis Faura, who turns pro after a great season as a U-23. The current winner of the race is Italian Alessandro Covi.
This edition the cyclists pedal to the rhythm of Ithaca, a song by Una Noche Fuera. A group from Murcia that combines indie rock, urban rock and hard rock in Spanish to achieve a direct and powerful style that will be the soundtrack of the 43rd cycling race of the Region of Murcia Costa Cálida – Primafrio Grand Prix.
Source: La Verdad
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