BIKE TOUR IN ANDALUSIA THE WAY OF THE SUN
Ruta del Sol will celebrate its seventieth birthday in an unusual way. It was hardly contested, but in the end it will be done with alternative routewhich will allow you to have Sufficient provision of security agents enough to carry out each of the three stages that will make up the Andalusian Round. Initially I had five. It will be no less spectacular, because the plans drawn up by the teams will be turned upside down and the opportunity for surprises will open up.
Time trial to get to the top
City of Jaén Caretaker This will be the site of the first battle with a 6km uphill time trial. Organization Ruta del Sol Tour of Andalusia has developed an alternative route consisting of three stages starting this Friday the 16th and finishing next Sunday the 18th.
Profile of the first stage of Ruta del Sol. / Return to Andalusia
After numerous attempts to restore the race, The organization of the Vuelta in Andalusia has changed the structure of the tests, which will begin in Alcaudet with a time trial. This first stage will have mountain city route which will provide an excellent opportunity to test the high level of cyclists who took part in the Andalusian stage.
102 cyclists take part in the race
The runner will be the first to start Belgian Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale runner Sander De Pestel (DAT) with a result of 13 hours 10 minutes; The last cyclist to leave is the Belgian lottery Dstiny Victor Campenaerts (LTD): bronze medalist in the 2018 world time trial, two-time European champion in this discipline, winner of the Lucena time trial in 2017 in the Andalusian stage and settled in the province of Malaga.
Meeting of sporting directors of the Vuelta Andalusia. / Return to Andalusia
102 participating runners from the fifteen teams that took part in the test., they will start staggered one minute apart and will not be able to use special time trial equipment. This time trial will serve as a sign of the first differences between the favorites of the general classification.
The organization is finalizing all the details of the second and third stages to maintain the original planned route and excluded in case LucenaArrival at the top of Nuestra Señora de Araceli.
Forced delay
“From Deporinter “We would like to thank the teams, institutions, sponsors, law enforcement and cycling enthusiasts for their support and understanding during the development of our test,” the organizing company said in a statement.
The first stage, 162 kilometers long, between the Granada cities of Almunecar and Cadiar, was suspended by the organization due to absence of civil guard troops who had to disperse into different units due to peasant demonstrations. After relevant meetings between the sporting directors, it was decided to also suspend Thursday’s stage and hold only three stages on different routes from Friday to Sunday.