Vuelta a España reduced to 18 stages, starts in Basque Country

Primoz Roglic won the 2019 Vuelta a Espana
Primoz Roglic won the 2019 Vuelta a Espana (Image credit: Getty Images)

The organisers of the Vuelta a España have announced the race will be reduced to 18 stages for 2020 after the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has massively disrupted the road racing season. 

The Vuelta's planned start in the Netherlands was cancelled on Wednesday morning and now race organiser Unipublic have said the race will instead start in the Basque Country on the planned route from Irun to Arrate originally designed as stage 4.

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura's specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.