The seventh stage of La Vuelta a España is already underway. And he has done it with Vitoria as the starting point of a very Alava stage. At around 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, the cyclists started the small route that has taken them through the streets of the city. First stop of a stage of 159.7 kilometers with final destination in Villanueva de Valdegovía and with Richard Carapaz defending the red jersey for the first time.
After the usual control of signatures, the usual first step before the race and in which Jon Aberasturi, from Caja Rural, from Vitoria, He has put on the Deportivo Alavés shirt that wore a mannequin on stage, the squad started from the Mendizabala parking lot. From there, Maite Zuñiga, Zumabide, Iturritxu, Venta de la Estrella, Guillermo Elio Molinuevo, Antonio Amat Maiz, Nadine Gordimer, Avenida de Bruselas, Bulevar de Salburua, Paseo de los Humedales, Portal de Zurbano and Portal de Bergara have circulated. . From that point they have entered the A-3002 road, in the direction of Durana.
The highlight of the stage will be the double climb to Puerto de Orduña. It will be, yes, without an audience encouraging the cyclists. The second, less than twenty kilometers from the finish, can be used for the best climbers to escape from the group. Although an end to the sprint cannot be ruled out either.
The climb to Orduña will be closed this Tuesday for a good part of the day, from 8.30 am until the end of the stage. The cyclists, who arrive after enjoying a rest day on Monday, will also pass through Landa, Legutio, Gopegi, Murguía or Salinas de Añana before finishing in Villanueva de Valdegovía.
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