At 8:00 p.m., at the Marriott Auditorium Hotel, the La Vuelta 2024 route (17 August to 8 September) is presented today by Unipublic, the organizing company, with Javier Guillén as test leader. As usual in recent editions and even more encouraged in 2024, the Spanish round will stand out for its toughness. It will be for two countries as the race will start in Lisbon, which already happened in 1997. and will have three stages through Portuguese soil before reaching Spain via the Extremadura areas.
In total there will be nine Autonomous Communities where the peloton will ride through their territories and emblematic peaks throughout history, such as the Covadonga Lakesand other newer ones that were already part of the race, such as Pico Villuercas. There will only be a few pleasant days for the runners, with numerous low mountain climbs and more than seven high altitude climbs. Galicia and Andalusia, two of the territories missing this year, will be protagonists in 2024 and will also have several stages. The start in Lisbon will be an individual time trial. Sepp Kuss, the reigning champion, revealed in AS his intention to defend his achievements.
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