The return of mythical Enric Mas. Also Pidcock return from the desert after his win there. They will be challenged by Van Gils and others on a route with a lot of climbing.
Notable GC/allaround mentions: Mas, Pidcock, Van Gils, Wellens, Sivakov, Soler, Christen
Notable sprinters: Kristoff...
Same timeframe as the Algarve race in Portugal. But it's in Spain! Last year it was Pogacar who won it, so who will it be this year?
Notable riders: Gall, Buitrago, Ayuso, Caruso, Wllens, Poels, Haig
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ruta-del-sol/2024
http://vueltaandalucia.es/
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Now that the world champs are over we can get back to the real races. Roglic is back from wining the Giro to prepare for the Vuelta. He will also have some competition from Adam Yates and the likes.
Race has some nice varied profiles and a MTT.
Notable GC mentions: Roglic, Adam Yates, Caruso...
Hey people,
I would like to ask how the three Grand Tours decide, which Kom-category they assign to their ascents?
At the tour I might have found the border at 1000m and 500m altitude gain with serious climbing percentages between HC, cat 1 and cat 2. Whereas the Giro sometimes doesn't give...
Post all your hype here. Example:
will Rogla start?
will Superman Lopez slap a fan?
will Remco wrap up the GC after the first week?
will Valverde win a stage on his last GT ever?
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I don't think this newbie had a thread yet, but it's high time he had.
https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/jay-vine
Great performances in this year's Vuelta for a first year pro, so definitely the one to look out for in the future. Came into it as the winner of Zwift academy, proving...
The Vuelta starts on tuesday! It will be the last GT of the year, as always, but this year it will also be the last big race of the year at all.
These are the profiles for the first three of 18! stages:
Later the Tourmalet and the Angliru will be climbed.
Who are the top contenders? No...