December 15/05 10:17 am - 2006 Vuelta Route Unveiled

Posted by Editor on 12/15/05
 

2006 Vuelta a Espana

The organizers of the Vuelta have announced the 2006 route. Covering 3129 kilometres, the race starts August 26th on the south coast in Malaga with a short (7.2 kilometre) time trial and ends with the traditional circuit race in Madrid on September 17th. The biggest change to the route is the skipping of the Pyrennean mountain stages, including the legendary Angliru.

Stage 1 - August 26: Malaga - Malaga, TTT, 7.2 km
Stage 2 - August 27: Malaga - Cordoba, 167 km
Stage 3 - August 28: Cordoba - Almendralejo, 220 km
Stage 4 - August 29: Almendralejo - Caceres 142 km
Stage 5 - August 30: Plasencia - Estacion de Esqui La Covatilla (Bejar), 178 km
Stage 6 - August 31: Zamora - Leon, 155 km
Stage 7 - September 1: Leon - Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada), 148 km
Stage 8 - September 2: Ponferrada - Lugo, 173 km
Stage 9 - September 3: A Fonsagrada - Alto de La Cobertoria, 206 km
Rest Day - September 4
Stage 10 - September 5: Aviles - Museo de Altamira (Santillana del Mar), 190 km
Stage 11 - September 6: Torrelavega (Oscar Freire Velodrome) - Burgos, 165 km
Stage 12 - September 7: Aranda de Duero - Guadalajara, 162 km
Stage 13 - September 8: Guadalajara - Cuenca, 170 km
Stage 14 - September 9: Cuenca - Cuenca, ITT, 33 km
Stage 15 - September 10: Motilla del Palancar - Ford factory (Almussafes), 175 km
Rest Day - September 11
Stage 16 - September 12: Almeria - Astronomical Observatory of Calar Alto, 145 km
Stage 17 - September 13: Adra - Granada, 167 km
Stage 18 - September 14: Granada - Sierra de la Pandera, 153 km
Stage 19 - September 15: Jaen - Ciudad Real, 195 km
Stage 20 - September 16: Rivas Vaciamadrid - Rivas Vaciamadrid, ITT, 28 km
Stage 21 - September 17: Madrid - Madrid, 150 km