Vuelta a España

[ariadneoliver]

Lots of info and links here: www.steephill.tv/vuelta-a-espana/#route-map

The official site is here: www.lavuelta.com/14/en/index.html

No Chris Horner this year so new champ beckons

1 Saturday, August 23 12.6 km
Jerez de la Frontera

2 Sunday, August 24 174 km
Algeciras ? San Fernando

3 Monday, August 25 188 km
Cádiz ? Arcos de la Frontera

4 Tuesday, August 26 173 km
Mairena del Alcor ? Córdoba

5 Wednesday, August 27 182 km
Priego de Córdoba ? Ronda

6 Thursday, August 28 158 km
Benalmádena ? La Zubia

7 Friday, August 29 165 km
Alhendín

8 Saturday, August 30 207 km
Baeza ? Albacete

9 Sunday, August 31 181 km
Carboneras de Guadazaón ? Aramón Valdelinares

R Monday, September 1
Rest day
10 Tuesday, September 2 34.5 km
Real Monasterio de Santa María de Veruela ? Borja

11 Wednesday, September 3 151 km
Pamplona ? Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar

12 Thursday, September 4 168 km
Logroño ? Logroño

13 Friday, September 5 182 km
Belorado ? Obregón. Parque de Cabárceno

14 Saturday, September 6 199 km
Santander ? La Camperona. Valle de Sábero

15 Sunday, September 7 149 km
Oviedo ? Lagos de Covadonga

16 Monday, September 8 159 km
San Martín del Rey Aurelio ? La Farrapona. Lago de Somiedo

R Tuesday, September 9
Rest day
17 Wednesday, September 10 174 km
Ortigueira ? Coruña

18 Thursday, September 11 174 km
A Estrada ? Mont Castrove. Meis

19 Friday, September 12 177 km
Salvaterra do Miño ? Cangas do Morrazo

20 Saturday, September 13 0 km
Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil ? Puerto de Ancares

21 Sunday, September 14 10 km
Santiago de Compostela ? Santiago de Compostela. El Final del Camino

Total Distance 3018 km

So pour a glass of Sangria, kick back and enjoy!

Hi there ariadne! Thanks for new thread.

I've just been chatting to Pan on the old thread, and posted a link over here

Muchos gracias ariadne

So what jersey are you going for this time, Pan? A rojo one?

Just heard Chris Horner has been pulled from the Vuelta due to high cortisol levels . I half heard it on Eurosport, not sure of full story.

Horner....just..... Interesting, isn't it? Esp after that avoidance-stunt he pulled last year.
Jersey - must be Jensie-themed, shorely?

Pansaysshutuplegs?

ImMotherfuckingPan - bit strong.

Maybe just a bit... OK for this thread, but I don't know how it'd go down elsewhere on MN

Quite!

Hi all, good to see the peleton taking shape. Drama the Chris Horner story is at the link in his name. Basically medical treatment left him with low cortisol levels and as Lampre are part of MPCC he has to withdraw.

Ah, thanks ariadne.

darned! We can't make baseless and frankly libellous accusatorily posts about Mr Horner without reading your informative link ariadne?

...and my post wasn't even accurate. Low cortisol levels, fgs, not high ones

ariadne is obv a very fine road capt, if I may say. Thank the Lord it wasn't DA, otherwise we'd all be in the civil court dock, Horner v MN Peloton.

New name seems good advice...

Reminds me of an Oscar Wilde quote.."The best thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. Because it will be of no use to you."

Three weeks of pedalling around Spain paying no attention to the view. Shame that Horner isn't racing but still.

It's "pelotón" :)

Team time trial was a good opener and surprisingly exciting. I may treat myself to a celebratory sherry later in honour of the stage. Next stop Algeciras.

Bonjour! Urk, first post on new mobile site, interesting. I am waving at you from Bergerac, not as wet as it was for the tour stage thank goodness! It's nice and sunny but very rural so Le wee fee not always the best and I can't find the Vuelta on telly so I will be relying on you lot.

Hello, signing in from holiday with inlaws so probably won't get to watch a lot in between episodes of coronation street.

Do have internet though so will try to keep up.

Jensie on his last breakaway.....

I like the idea of a Veulta-bottle-of-sherry. I must swing by a booze emporium today.

Why the obsession with launching stages over water this year?

Vuelta, even. Gah.

Domestically Jens-related, but better?

Just caught up with yesterday's stage. Well done Nacer, for some reason Sagan seems to have stopped off for some tapas on the way to the finish he doesn't look like he's trying.