Stage 17 - Wednesday, September 14: El Espinar-La Granja de San Ildefonso, 165.6 km

Just when they thought it was finished, the mountains bite back with a vengeance, with two cat 1 climbs in the more 'gentle' Asturias mountain range. There's bound to be plenty of team riding, as teams protecting their GC leader look to maintain or gain any advantage in the run to the finish in Madrid.

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