Rebranded last year, La Vuelta Femenina, continues to grow and expand as it makes its return to the calendar at the end of the month - with an exciting mix of racing set to whet the appetite of the Grand Tour racing aficionados.

Fighting it out over eight stages the peloton will kick things off with a team time trial - which is a unique event on the Women’s calendar - so fans are set for a spectacle from the outset. From there, a mix of rolling and flat terrain should give those with a fast kick a chance of going for a result over the next three days. Stages five and six see summit finishes, while day seven could be one for the attackers, but it does come with a punchy uphill sting in the tail. Finally, the race is rounded out with the queen stage which includes over 2000 metres of elevation in just 90 kilometres of racing; so the fight for the overall title could go down to the wire.

Aiming to build on consistent performances throughout the opening quarter of the year, Team dsm-firmenich PostNL once again intend to be at the proverbial pointy end of proceedings, no matter the terrain.

Click here to see the full line-up, plus quotes from Juliette Labous and coaching staff.