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The 56th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía, more commonly known as the Ruta del Sol, takes place February 21 to 25 in southern Spain. The second Spanish race of the season, following the five-day Challenge Mallorca, features a 91-rider peloton comprised of seven ProTour, four Pro Continental and two Continental squads. Last year's champion, Rabobank's Joost Posthuma, will not be back to defend his title. In fact, nobody in the top 12 from 2009 is on the start list. Team Milram's Linus Gerdemann, ...
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol Stages
Stage 1
- Location:
- Jaén - Puerto de La Guardia
- Distance:
- 159.2 km
Stage 2
- Location:
- Otura - Córdoba
- Distance:
- 182.2 km
Stage 3
- Location:
- Marbella - Benahavis
- Distance:
- 162.5 km
Stage 4
- Location:
- Málaga - Málaga (ITT)
- Distance:
- 10.9 km
Stage 5
- Location:
- Torrox - Antequera
- Distance:
- 161.4 km
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol Photos
Overall race leader Michael Rogers (HTC - Columbia) on the podium.
- Alex Rasmussen (Team Saxo Bank) time trialed himself to a stage win.
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) wins in Ruta del Sol
- Óscar Freire (Rabobank) sprints to a win in the Vuelta a Andalucia.
- Sergio Pardilla (Carmiooro NGC) claims the Ruta del Sol opener
- Francisco Ventoso (Carmiooro NGC) won the stage narrowly from Simon Gerrans (Team Sky)
- Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Carmiooro NGC) took out the combination classification.
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) pours on the power to win stage 3
- Óscar Freire (Rabobank)
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) and Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) finished together, 21 seconds down on Pardilla
- The peloton en route to Antequera in stage five.
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) is quizzed at the presentation of teams
- Daniel Moreno (Omega-Pharma Lotto) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) dice with one another on the final climb
- Team Carmiooro NGC worked for its leader.
- The daily startline ceremony takes place on stage two
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol News
Rogers breaks seven year drought in Andalucia
First stage race victory since 2003 Route du Sud
Freire battles back from puncture to go three-for-six
Rabobank show strength in Spain, Ten Dam out of hospital
Ten Dam, Vanendert and Cunego injured in Ruta Del Sol crash
Early season racing claims more victims in Spain
Ventoso seeks Andalucia stage win
Spaniard to use stage race as Milano-Sanremo prep
Vuelta a Andalucia to include time trial in Gibraltar
First-time inclusion an "historic" occasion
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol Features
RSSVuelta Andalucia provisional start list
Participants as of February 18, 2010