2020 Vuelta a España

The 2020 Vuelta a España is expected to be the 75th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's three grand tours.

2020 Vuelta a España
2020 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 23
Race details
Dates20 October – 8 November
Stages18
Distance2,892 km (1,797 mi)

The race was originally scheduled between 14 August and 6 September 2020. In April 2020, the 2020 Tour de France was rescheduled to run between the 29 August and 20 September, having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 April, UCI announced that both the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta will take place in autumn after the 2020 UCI Road Cycling World Championships.[1] On 5 May, UCI announced that the postponed Giro and the Vuelta will run between 3 October and 25 October and between 20 October and 8 November, respectively.[2][3][4] For the first time since 1985, the race will not be 21 stages long - it will be held in a reduced format over 18 stages.[5]

Teams
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2020 Vuelta a España

The 2020 Vuelta a España will consist of 22 teams. All nineteen UCI WorldTeams are entitled, and obliged, to enter the race. Additionally, three second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams were invited to participate in the event. The teams were announced on 8 May 2020.[6]

The teams participating in the race are:

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Route and stages

The full route of the 2020 Vuelta a España was announced on Tuesday 17 December 2019 in Madrid.[7] The first three stages of the 2020 Vuelta were originally due to be held in the Netherlands, starting in Utrecht.[8] This was due to be the fourth time the Vuelta has started outside Spain and the second start in the Netherlands, following the 2009 Vuelta a España.[9] In hosting the start of the race, Utrecht was to become the first city to host stages of all three grand tours.[10]. However, on 29 April 2020, the organisers announced that the opening three stages in the Netherlands were cancelled,[11] before confirming later that same day that the race would be shortened to 18 stages and, except for the cancelled stages, follow the exact same route as announced previously.[5] As a result, for the first time since 1961, the race will depart from the Basque Country.[5]

List of stages[9][5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 20 October Irun to Arrate 171 km (106 mi) Hilly stage
2 21 October Pamplona to Lekunberri 151 km (94 mi) Hilly stage
3 22 October Lodosa to La Laguna Negra de Vinuesa 163.8 km (102 mi) Hilly stage
4 23 October Garray to Ejea de los Caballeros 190 km (118 mi) Flat stage
5 24 October Huesca to Sabiñánigo 185.5 km (115 mi) Hilly stage
6 25 October Biescas to Col du Tourmalet (France) 136.6 km (85 mi) Mountain stage
26 October Vitoria-Gasteiz Rest day
7 27 October Vitoria-Gasteiz to Villanueva de Valdegovia 160.4 km (100 mi) Hilly stage
8 28 October Logroño to Alto de Moncalvillo 164.5 km (102 mi) Mountain stage
9 29 October Castrillo del Val to Aguilar de Campoo 163.6 km (102 mi) Flat stage
10 30 October Castro Urdiales to Suances 187.4 km (116 mi) Flat stage
11 31 October Villaviciosa to Alto de la Farrapona 170.2 km (106 mi) Mountain stage
12 1 November La Pola Llaviana to Alto de L'Angliru 108.5 km (67 mi) Mountain stage
2 November A Coruña Rest day
13 3 November Muros to Mirador de Ézaro 33.5 km (21 mi) Mountain time trial
14 4 November Lugo to Ourense 205.8 km (128 mi) Hilly stage
15 5 November Mos to Puebla de Sanabria 234.6 km (146 mi) Flat stage
16 6 November Salamanca to Ciudad Rodrigo 162 km (101 mi) Flat stage
17 7 November Sequeros to Alto de la Covatilla 178.2 km (111 mi) Mountain stage
18 8 November Hipódromo de la Zarzuela to Madrid 125.4 km (78 mi) Flat stage

References
  1. "Tour de France saved by 29 August shift as Grand Tours jostle for space". The Guardian. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. "Tour de France to go ahead at end of August after coronavirus delay". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. Ballinger, Alex (15 April 2020). "New Tour de France 2020 dates officially confirmed as UCI reveals new calendar". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. Farrand, Stephen (5 May 2020). "UCI reveal new men's and women's post-COVID-19 race calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "La Vuelta 20 will consist of 18 stages and will take off from the Basque Country". Unipublic. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. "La Vuelta 20: teams selection". Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. "Vuelta a España 2020 route revealed". Cycling News. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. "2020 Vuelta a Espana to begin in the Netherlands with team time trial". Cycling News. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  9. Ballinger, Alex (12 December 2018). "Vuelta a España to start in the Netherlands in 2020". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  10. "Vuelta a España 2020 to start in Netherlands". VeloNews. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  11. Fotheringham, Alasdair (29 April 2020). "Vuelta a España 2020 start in Netherlands cancelled". Cycling News. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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