La Vuelta 2020: All stages of the Tour of Spain - The route of the 75th Vuelta a España 2020

Lots of mountains, lots of moderately difficult stages. In 2020, the Vuelta a España is once again a tour that is primarily aimed at climbers - and will once again provide a spectacle with numerous new climbs. The originally planned start abroad in the Netherlands has fallen victim to the coronavirus regulations, which is why the tour will now begin in the small Basque town of Irún. The three stages between Utrecht and Breda in the Netherlands will be cancelled, meaning that the Vuelta 2020 will be shortened to just 18 stages.

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It starts on 20 October, which is later than ever before. The Tour of Spain is not only the last Grand Tour of the year, as usual, but this year it is even the last Grand Tour of the season. the last WorldTour race of the season. More about the parallel Giro d'Italia read here.

Mountain tour through the north

As the route progresses, the Vuelta also comes to France (mountain finish of the 9th stage on the Col du Tourmalet). The planned first trip to Portugal was cancelled due to the coronavirus, as was the international start in the Netherlands. Unlike in previous years, Anadalusia will not be travelled through.

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In its own country, the Vuelta concentrates exclusively on the northern part, leading across the Basque Country, La Rioja and Cantabria to Galicia, where the only individual time trial is scheduled with an arrival on Monte Ezaro. The riders will face a total of eight mountain finishes. Some of the mountains will be tackled by the Tour of Spain for the first time, including the climb to Laguna Negra (arrival of stage 3) and the Alto de Moncalvillo (arrival of stage 8). For the sprinters, there are probably only three more stages with a chance of a bunch sprint.

The stages of the Vuelta a España 2020

• Tue 20 Oct, 1st stage: Irún - Arrate (BA) 169.5 km
• Wed 21 Oct, 2nd stage: Pamplona - Lekunberri 151 km
• Thu 22 Oct, 3rd stage: Lodosa - Laguna Negra (BA) 163.8 km
• Fri 23 Oct, stage 4: Numancia - Ejea de los Caballeros 190 km
• Sat 24 Oct, 5th stage Huesca - Sabiñánigo 185.5 km
• Sun 25 Oct, 6th stage: Biescas - Tourmalet/FRA (BA) 135.6 km

Mon 26 Oct, day off

• Tue 27 Oct, 7th stage: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Valdegovia 160.4 km
• Wed 28 Oct, 8th stage: Logroño - Moncalvillo (BA) 164.5 km
• Thu 29 Oct, 9th stage: Castrillo de Val - Aguilar Campoo 163.6 km
• Fri 30 Oct, 10th stage: Castro Urdiales - Suances 187.4 km
• Sat 31 Oct, 11th stage: Villaviciosa - La Farrapona (BA) 170, 2 km
• Sun 01 Nov, 12th stage: Pola de Laviana - Alto de L'Angliru (BA) 108.5 km

Mon 02 Nov, day off

• Tue 03 Nov, 13th stage: Muros - Ézaro (EZF with BA) 33.5 km
• Wed 04 Nov, 14th stage: Lugo - Ourense 205.8 km
• Thu 05 Nov, 15th stage: Mos - Puebla de Sanabria/POR 229.8 km
• Fri 06 Nov, 16th stage: Salamanca- Ciudad Rodrigo 162.0 km
• Sat 07 Nov, 17th stage: Sequeros - La Covatilla (BA) 175.8 km
• Sun 08 Nov, 18th stage: Madrid - Madrid 125.4 km

EZF=single time trial, BA=mountain finish