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EFE · Road Competition · 10/20/2020
After suspending the start in Utrecht and the three stages of the journey through the Netherlands, the 75th edition of the Tour of Spain begins this Tuesday without any kind of concession and a first final of a high level of demand with the climb to Arrate.
The race presents in these first three days three consecutive days of half mountain that must suppose a real screening to determine the main favorites in the general classification.
The first stage will take the squad on Gipuzkoan roads, with a very brief incursion in Vizcaya to cross the port of Kanpazar, from Irn to Arrate (Eibar) of 173 kilometers.
The route that will serve to award the first red jersey of La Vuelta 2020 will not be simple, plagued by continuous leg breakers, and in which only the clearest aspirants to the final triumph will be able to be in front, and in which it will be necessary to be attentive to any of them at the first change can say goodbye to their options in the Spanish race.
The 176 cyclists who will start at the border in Iran will have to climb four passes, the first three in the third category and the last in the first category, the climb to Arrate, one of the most traditional ascents in Basque cycling, just three kilometers from the highway. arrival.
The first bonus seconds (3, 2 and 1) of this edition will be put into play in the Bergara intermediate sprint, at kilometer 149.4, in addition to the 10, 6 and 4 that will be at the finish line.
The squad will leave Iran on time at 1:11 p.m. (CEST) and its arrival at Arrate is scheduled for around 5:30 p.m. [Libro de ruta]
Stage data
– Exit: Irn / 13:11 (CEST)
– Arrival: Arrate / 5:30 p.m.
– Distance: 169.5 Km.
– Scorable mountain elevations:
. Km. 98: Port of Udana (3 Cat with 6 Km at 2.3%)
. Km. 119.7: Alto de Kanpazar (3 Cat. With 6.7 Km at 4.1%)
. Km 156: Alto de Elgeta (3 Cat. With 6.2 Km at 5.2%)
. Km 170.5: Alto de Arrate (1 Cat. With 5.3 Km at 7.7%)
– Intermediate sprint: Km. 149.4: Bergara.
Stage 1 profile
Stage 1 tour
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