2024 UCI World Tour, race 28 of 35 | |
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Race details | |
Dates | 17 August – 8 September |
Stages | 21 |
The 2024 Vuelta a España is a three-week cycling race which will take place in Portugal and Spain between 17 August and 8 September 2024. It will be the 79th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2024 men's road cycling season. The race will depart from Lisbon and finish in Madrid.[1]
Teams
[edit]22 teams will take part in the race. All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 4 UCI ProTeams: the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2023 (Lotto–Dstny and Israel–Premier Tech), along with Equipo Kern Pharma and Euskaltel–Euskadi who were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Vuelta.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
- Alpecin–Deceuninck
- Arkéa–B&B Hotels
- Astana Qazaqstan Team
- Bora–Hansgrohe
- Cofidis
- Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché–Wanty
- Lidl–Trek
- Movistar Team
- Soudal–Quick-Step
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
- Team Jayco–AlUla
- Visma–Lease a Bike
- UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
Route and stages
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 17 August | Lisbon (Portugal) to Oeiras (Portugal) | 12 km (7.5 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
2 | 18 August | Cascais (Portugal) to Ourém (Portugal) | 191 km (119 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
3 | 19 August | Lousã (Portugal) to Castelo Branco (Portugal) | 182 km (113 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
4 | 20 August | Plasencia to Pico Villuercas | 167 km (104 mi) | Mountain stage | ||
5 | 21 August | Fuente del Maestre to Sevilla | 170 km (110 mi) | Flat stage | ||
6 | 22 August | Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera | 181 km (112 mi) | Mountain stage | ||
7 | 23 August | Archidona to Córdoba | 179 km (111 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
8 | 24 August | Úbeda to Cazorla | 159 km (99 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | ||
9 | 25 August | Motril to Granada | 178 km (111 mi) | Mountain stage | ||
26 August | Rest day | |||||
10 | 27 August | Ponteareas to Baiona | 160 km (99 mi) | Mountain stage | ||
11 | 28 August | Padrón to Padrón | 164 km (102 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | ||
12 | 29 August | Orense to Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda | 133 km (83 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
13 | 30 August | Lugo to Puerto de Ancares | 171 km (106 mi) | Mountain stage | ||
14 | 31 August | Villafranca del Bierzo to Villablino | 199 km (124 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | ||
15 | 1 September | Infiesto to Valgrande-Pajares | 142 km (88 mi) | Mountain stage | ||
2 September | Rest day | |||||
16 | 3 September | Luanco to Lagos de Covadonga | 181 km (112 mi) | Mountain stage | ||
17 | 4 September | Arnuero to Santander | 143 km (89 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | ||
18 | 5 September | Vitoria-Gasteiz to Maeztu | 175 km (109 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | ||
19 | 6 September | Logroño to Alto de Moncalvillo | 168 km (104 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
20 | 7 September | Villarcayo to Picón Blanco | 171 km (106 mi) | Mountain stage | ||
21 | 8 September | Distrito Telefónica to Madrid | 22 km (14 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
Total | 3,265 km (2,029 mi) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official route of La Vuelta 2024". lavuelta.es. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "La Vuelta 2024: Teams Selection". lavuelta.es. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.