La Vuelta Espana 2013
La Vuelta Espana / Tour of Spain is an annual bicycle race that covers more than 3,500 kilometres (2,200mi) throughout Spain and a bordering country. The race usually lasts 23 days and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken down into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times to finish each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner for the race. The rider with the least elapsed time each day wears a yellow jersey. The course changes every year but it has always finished in Madrid.
The 2013 La Vuelta Espana route
Running from Saturday August 24th to Sunday September 15th 2013, the 68th Vuelta a España will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3.358,9 kilometres.
These stages have the following profiles:
6 flat stages
13 mountain stages
1 team time-trial stage
1 individual time-trial stage
Distinctive aspects of the race
2 rest days
27 km team time-trial
38 km individual time-trial stage
39 mountain passes and hills
| Stage | Type | Date | Start and Finish | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teams time-trial | Saturday 24 August | Vilanova de Arousa > Sanxenxo | 27,4 km |
| 2 | Mountains | Sunday 25 August | Pontevedra > Baiona. Alto Do Monte Da Groba | 177,7 km |
| 3 | Plain | Monday 26 August | Vigo > Mirador de Lobeira / Vilagarcía de Arousa | 184,8 km |
| 4 | Mountains | Tuesday 27 August | Lalín/a Estrada > Finisterra. Etapa Fin del Mundo | 189 km |
| 5 | Mountains | Wednesday 28 August | Sober > Lago de Sanabria | 174,3 km |
| 6 | Plain | Thursday 29 August | GuiThulo > Cáceres | 175 km |
| 7 | Plain | Friday 30 August | Almendralejo > Mairena de Aljarafe | 205,9 km |
| 8 | Mountains | Saturday 31 August | Jerez de la Frontera > Estepona. Alto Peñas Blancas | 166,6 km |
| 9 | Mountains | Sunday 01 September | Antequera > Valdepeñas de Jaén | 163,7 km |
| 10 | Mountains | Monday 02 September | Torredelcampo > Güéjar Sierra. Alto Hazallanas | 186,8 km |
| Rest Day | Tuesday 03 September | |||
| 11 | Time-trial | Wednesday 04 September | Tarazona > Tarazona | 38,8 km |
| 12 | Plain | Thursday 05 September | Maella > Tarragona | 164,2 km |
| 13 | Mountains | Friday 06 September | Valls > Castelldefels | 169 km |
| 14 | Mountains | Saturday 7 September | Bagà > Andorra. Collada de la Gallina | 155,7 km |
| 15 | Mountains | Sunday 8 September | Andorra > Peyragudes | 224,9 km |
| 16 | Mountains | Monday 9 September | Graus > Sallent de Gállego. Aramón Formigal | 146,8 km |
| Rest Day | Tuesday 10 September | |||
| 17 | Plain | Wednesday – 11 September | Calahorra > Burgos | 189 km |
| 18 | Mountains | Thursday 12 September | Burgos > Peña Cabarga | 186,5 km |
| 19 | Mountains | Friday 13 September | S. Vicente Barquera > Oviedo.Alto Naranco | 181 km |
| 20 | Mountains | Saturday 14 September | Avilés > Alto de L´Angliru | 142,2 km |
| 21 | Plain | Sunday 15 September | Leganés > Madrid | 109,6 km |
