No stage on the Vuelta this Monday, September 4 before the highly anticipated time trial on Tuesday.
At the end of the 9th stage of the Vuelta between Cartagena and Caravaca de la Cruz, the first week of the Tour of Spain ended with the American Sepp Kuss as leader ahead of the Spaniard Marc Soller and the young Frenchman Lenny Martinez, red jersey for two days. Among the favorites, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel is the best ranked overall with 4th place, 2’22 behind Kuss and 7 seconds ahead of Roglic and 11 over the last Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard.
The gaps and the classification could be upset on Tuesday with a highly anticipated time trial. The Belgian Evenepoel, world champion in the discipline, could take off overall, he who believes he was “one of the best” during the 1st week. “My first week? It’s just a shame that I had this bad day because of my injuries. Because otherwise I think I was one of the best. We are good in the general classification, I will go on the counter -the watch with good sensations”
Here is the Vuelta stage classification and general classification, updated at the end of each stage:
The Vuelta traditionally takes place after the Tour de France. For its 78th edition, the start of the Tour of Spain has been scheduled for August 26, from Barcelona, ??capital of Catalonia, more than a month after the arrival of the Tour de France (July 23). The finish of the Tour of Spain was set three weeks later, on September 17, in Madrid.
Holder of the TV rights to the French and Italian classics as well as the three Grand Tours (Giro, Tour de France, Vuelta), the Eurosport group has been appointed to broadcast all the stages of the Tour of Spain 2023 on its channels.
Here is the start list of the Vuelta 2023 with the competing teams and the list of riders on the starting line.
A route marked by the mountains and which leaves little room for mass arrivals… Here is the detail of the route of the Tour of Spain 2023 with the full map:
After a 14 kilometer team time trial from the seaside of the Barcelona city, the Tour of Spain will end at the Hippodrome de la Zarzuela, in Madrid. The list of steps:
