Vuelta a Espana 2023: Stage 19 | Friday, 15 September | La Baneza - Iscar | 177.1 kilometres
With a further transfer at the Vuelta of the long distances, the riders first take the bus from the northern Spanish coast a little further inland to the south in the province of Leon to La Banzea. There they can then pursue their core competence and cycle the remaining 177.1 kilometres to Iscar. The individual time trial of stage 10 has already been held in neighbouring Valladolid.
The route ahead is just as flat as the battle against the clock. There are no topographical hurdles or mountain classifications in the profile. The only intermediate classification is a sprint including bonus seconds 20 kilometres before the finish.
Sporting assessment of the 19th stage
Normally, this is the penultimate chance for the sprinters to show themselves and get back into position for the grand finale in Madrid. Anything other than a bunch sprint in Iscar would be a huge surprise.
Only the wind, should it blow a little stronger from a southerly direction, could cause problems and perhaps encourage one or two teams to provoke a wind edge.
Schedule, TV coverage & live stream of the 19th stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2023
The peloton sets off at 13:15 for the first neutralised kilometres, with a sharp start just under a quarter of an hour later. With calculated speeds of between 42 and 46 km/h, the riders can expect to arrive in Iscar, where no bike race has ever finished before, between 17:20 and 17:45.
Eurosport will broadcast all stages of the Vuelta a Espana 2023. The 19th stage will be shown free-to-air on Eurosport 1 from 14:30. Including post-stage coverage, the broadcast will run until 18:00. The paid providers GCN+ and Discovery+ will also be showing a live stream on the internet.
Vuelta a Espana 2023 - Stage 19: The most important information at a glance
- Flat stage over 177.1 kilometres
- Start of the stage: 13:15
- Estimated end of the race: approx. 17:30
- TV broadcast: 14:30 - 18:00 Eurosport 1
