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Vuelta a España 2011

Date range:
August 20 - September 11, 2011
  • Vuelta a España, Spain, HIS (Historical Calendar)
  • Stages Expand the race menu

    • Stage 1

      Distance:
      13.5km
      Start location:
      Benidorm
      End location:
      Benidorm

    • Stage 2

      Distance:
      171.5km
      Start location:
      La Nucía
      End location:
      Playas de Orihuela

    • Stage 3

      Distance:
      164km
      Start location:
      Petrer
      End location:
      Totana

    • Stage 4

      Distance:
      172km
      Start location:
      Baza
      End location:
      Sierra Nevada

    • Stage 5

      Distance:
      187km
      Start location:
      Sierra Nevada
      End location:
      Valdepeñas de Jaén

    • Stage 6

      Distance:
      185.7km
      Start location:
      Úbeda
      End location:
      Córdoba

    • Stage 7

      Distance:
      185km
      Start location:
      Almadén
      End location:
      Talavera de la Reina

    • Stage 8

      Distance:
      183km
      Start location:
      Talavera de la Reina
      End location:
      San Lorenzo de El Escorial

    • Stage 9

      Distance:
      179.5km
      Start location:
      Villacastín
      End location:
      Sierra de Bejar. La Covatilla

    • Stage 10

      Distance:
      47km
      Start location:
      Salamanca
      End location:
      Salamanca

    • Rest Day 1

      Start location:
      End location:

    • Stage 11

      Distance:
      171km
      Start location:
      Verín
      End location:
      Estación de Montaña Manzaneda

    • Stage 12

      Distance:
      160km
      Start location:
      Ponteareas
      End location:
      Pontevedra

    • Stage 13

      Distance:
      150km
      Start location:
      Sarria
      End location:
      Ponferradaa

    • Stage 14

      Distance:
      173.2km
      Start location:
      Astorga
      End location:
      La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo

    • Stage 15

      Distance:
      144km
      Start location:
      Avilés
      End location:
      Anglirú

    • Rest Day 2

      Start location:
      End location:

    • Stage 16

      Distance:
      180km
      Start location:
      Villa Romana La Olmeda (Palencia)
      End location:
      Haro

    • Stage 17

      Distance:
      212.5km
      Start location:
      Faustino V
      End location:
      Peña Cabarga

    • Stage 18

      Distance:
      169.7km
      Start location:
      Solares
      End location:
      Noja

    • Stage 19

      Distance:
      157.9km
      Start location:
      Noja
      End location:
      Bilbao

    • Stage 20

      Distance:
      187km
      Start location:
      Bilbao
      End location:
      Vitoria

    • Stage 21

      Distance:
      94km
      Start location:
      Circuito del Jarama
      End location:
      Madrid

September 10, Stage 20: Bilbao - Vitoria 187km

By:
Cycling News
Published:
August 09, 2011, 4:23 BST,
Updated:
August 15, 2011, 4:51 BST

Bilbao - Vitoria

The penultimate stage

This stage is typical of the Tour of Basque Country, winding back and forth over iconic climbs before heading south into Vitoria. There is something for everyone on the route today, from steep ascents to open plains where rouleurs will be in their element. Today’s five climbs should count against the sprinters, most of whom will be out of the equation even before the Urkiola, which is the last categorised mountain of this year’s race. It’s almost 50km from the top to the finish, mostly on straight, flat roads where escapees will be vulnerable to counterattacks from behind.

Vuelta flashback 1972, Race leader Fuente defends team-mate in Vitoria

Legendary Asturian rider José Manuel Fuente was in a class of his own in 1972. Although he only won a single stage, his margin of victory at the Pyrenean resort of Formigal was a staggering nine minutes, catapulting him into the lead. He was equally strong on the penultimate day’s stage to Vitoria. Seeing his Kas team-mate Miguel Lasa’s second place under threat from Frenchman Désiré Letort, Fuente went on the attack on the Orduña clumb, blowing the bunch apart, catching the break, then Letort. At the summit he sat up, enabling the bunch to regroup and Lasa to retain second place.

Details

Distance: 185.0km
Highest point: 700m
Category: Lumpy

Igor Antón says...

"The GC will be pretty much decided by this stage, so I would expect an escape containing some big names who aren’t in overall contention to go all the way to the finish. The race leader’s team will have to defend any attacks on the climb of the Urkiola."

 

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