Vuelta a España 2017 – Stage 5 Preview
By David Hunter Benicassim – Alcossebre 175.7km Wall finish alert!
By David Hunter Benicassim – Alcossebre 175.7km Wall finish alert!
By David Hunter Escaldes – Tarragona 198.2km We head to Spain and it should be a day for the sprinters to battle for glory.
By David Hunter Prades Conflent Canigo – Andorra La Vella 158.5km It might only be the 2nd road stage, but we are already in the mountains. I love the Vuelta!
By David Hunter Nimes – Gruissan. Grand Narbonne. Aude 203.4km The second stage is one for the sprinters, with a gentle ride along the coast.
By David Hunter We head to Spain for the final grand tour of the season. Easily my favourite of the three, I simply love the route the organisers continue to provide. If you love steep climbs, this is the race for you! Important Stages Stage 5 The 1st of the wall finishes. The stage ends with…
By David Hunter The battle for the green jersey. Forget all images of the sprinters battling for this honour in the Tour de France, it doesn’t work that way in Spain! Just like the KOM competition, the organisers follow a traditional scoring method, making all stages equal in points. As the route is mountainous, it makes…
By David Hunter La Vuelta is different from the Giro and Tour in many ways, but the KOM scoring system is a very important difference. The organisers have favoured a more traditional approach to scoring, no fancy systems in Spain! The jersey is white with blue polka dots.