The battles for pink and yellow have come and gone, now the peloton will duke it out over 21 challenging days of racing; fighting over steep mountains, full-gas flat stages and efforts against the clock as they battle for the Maillot Rojo and more, at the last Grand Tour showdown - the Vuelta a España.

Known for its interesting and unique stage design, this year’s edition of La Vuelta is no different and provides a variety of terrain where everyone in the peloton should find something to their liking. Kicking off with a team time trial in Barcelona, mountain finishes on stages three and five should already set the GC battle alight, while the rest of the first week should see the sprinters or escape artists rewarded. Heading into week two a test against the clock once again sees the peloton return to action before a mixed bag of terrain, including a brutal looking stage 13 which features roughly 4000 metres of climbing and a finish on the Col du Tourmalet packed into 135 kilometres. Continuing to make its way across the northern part of the country before heading southwards, the action should be hot until the very end at the final stage into the capital of Madrid.

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