Stage 5 - September 5: Cangas de Onís - Reinosa, 157.4km
The stage from Cangas de Onís to Reinosa will not decide the Vuelta with its last peak coming at...
The stage from Cangas de Onís to Reinosa will not decide the Vuelta with its last peak coming at kilometre 136 but it will likely make one contender a 'non-contender.'
Three category 2 climbs dot the parcours before the final category 1 blast up the Puerto de la Palombera. Any rider wishing to have a chance today might want to channel the forces of German Dietrich Thurau who won an almost identical stage in 1976.

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