The number one cyclist in the world, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacarwinner of the Tour in 2020 and 2021, will put icing on the cake 69th Cycling Tour of Andalusia-Ruta del Solto be held between February 15 and 19 Starting from Puente Génave (Jaén) and ending in Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga), it was announced this Tuesday during its presentation in Alcalá de Guadaíra (Seville).
In this edition, a total of 845 kilometers will be covered in six of the eight Andalusian provinces, with 18 mountain passes, 5 flying goals and 3 special sprints.
Along with Pogacar, who will start the season in the province of Jaén, the Colombian also has a fixed presence, also winner of the Tour and of a Giro d’Italia, Egan Bernal; the winner of the Giro, the British Tao Geoghegan Hart; the two-time podium finisher of the Vuelta a España, the Mallorcan enric masthe Basque Michael Landa and the young promise of Spanish cycling, the man from Granada carlos rodriguezcurrent champion of Spain on the road, among others.
In addition, the 17 teams that will participate in the Tour of Andalusia are presented and they are Euskaltel Euskadi, Astana, Bahrain Victorius, Movistar Team, Alpecin Deceunicnk, Ineos Grenadiers, Burgos BH, Caja Rural, Eolo Kometa, Internarche Wanty, Israel, Team Jayco, Kern Pharma, Lotto Dstny, FlandersBaloise, TotalEnergies, UAE Team and Emirates and Totalenergies.
The race director general, Joaquin Cuevasthanked the efforts of the institutions and sponsors to make the Andalusian round one of the most important racing stages in the world calendar.
In addition, he announced that both the stages and the participation indicate a luxurious race that will delight the fans for five fantastic days.
“We will reach more than 200 countries, making a good diffusion. This will be important because we will sell Andalusia far from our borders”, highlighted Cuevas.
The mayor of Alcalá de Guadaíra, Ana Isabel Jimenezhe was “very grateful to the organization and congratulated them on the great race they had prepared and announced that his people would enter the race and welcome us.”
Maria de NovaGeneral Director of Sports Systems and Values of the Junta de Andalucía, was satisfied with the great participation of the runners in the event and its impact on the world media level.
“We want to put Andalusia on the map. We have brought 142 sporting events with significant economic and social impact. The big federations are pleased with us, and we have been changing ourselves in recent years”, he specified.
Career course:
1 stage, February 15: Génave Bridge (Jaén) – Santiago de la Espada (Jaén). 179 km.
Stage 2, February 16: Diezma (Granada) – Alcalá la Real (Jaén). 156 km.
Stage 3, February 17: Alcalá de Guadaíra (Seville) – Alcalá de los Gazules (Cádiz). 161 km.
Stage 4, February 18: Olvera (Cádiz) – Iznájar (Córdoba). 164 km.
Stage 5, February 19: Otura (Granada) – Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga). 184 km.
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Source: La Verdad
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