The organizers of Spain's three-week-long bicycle classic are borrowing from races in France and Italy this year — lots of mountains.
Eurosport.com calls the 2006 Vuelta a Espana “One for the Climbers.”
The 1,900-mile bicycle race begins August 26 in the city of Malago on the Costa del Sol, ending September 17 in Madrid. More information in available at VeloNews.
Next year's edition of the Giro d'Italia also promises to benefit the climbers, as does the Tour de France, which CyclingNews professed to be “one of the hardest in years.”
The Vuelta's first mountain stage comes just four days into the tour, followed by six more days in the mountains scattered throughout the bike race.
A list of stages is available at the official Vuelta a Espana website.
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