11 summit finishes for Spain's Grand Tour
2012 winner Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) has confirmed he will not ride but overall contenders include Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Ivan Basso (Cannondale) and Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp).
This year's race starts in the western Galicia region with a team time trial. The final mountain stages are in the Asturias with the terrible Alto de l'Angliru the last mountain finish.
The winner of this year's Vuelta a Espana will be crowned in Madrid on Sunday September 15.
Stages | Past winners | 2011 Vuelta a España | 2012 Vuelta a España | 2013 Route Map
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Vuelta a España24 August 2013 - 15 September 2013 | Spain | WorldTour
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Rest day 1 | Torredelcampo2013-09-03
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Rest day 22013-09-10
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Stage 21 - Chris Horner wins 2013 Vuelta a Espana | Leganés - Madrid2013-09-15 109.6km
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Vinokourov: Nibali not yet at 100 percent in Vuelta
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Valverde hoping for a good time trial at the Vuelta a Espana
Movistar leader predicts the Pyrenees will be decisive
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