Oficial Tour of Spain Route 2009

victorponf
victorponf Posts: 1,187
edited December 2008 in Pro race
Probably a shit as ever, we´ll know it in two days.

If they read this document, things could be very diferents;

Vuelta Ciclista a España. Estudio para la mejora de los recorridos. Puertos desconocidos. Etapas Innovadoras. (Alias Dossier Unipublic). Versión 3.1 (Vuelta of Spain. Document to improve routes, Unknown climb, Innovatives stages)

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  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    That´s the prediction in spanish forums abuot route after the ducth stages (prologue + 3 stages, one of there in Lieja):

    JUE 4ªTarragona-Vinarós

    VIE 5ªOnda-Xátiva

    SAB 6ªValencia(cri)

    DOM 7ªXátiva-Aitana

    LUN 8ªS.Vicente-Xorret

    MAR 9ªAlicante-Lorca

    MIE 10ªLorca-Almería

    JUE 11ªAlmería-Calar

    VIE Descanso

    SAB 12ªBerja-Sierra Nevada

    DOM 13ªGranada-Pandera

    LUN 14ªJaén-Córdoba

    MAR 15ªCórdoba-Puertollano

    MIE 16ªPuertollano-Toledo

    JUE 17ªTalavera-Ávila

    VIE 18ªÁvila-Navacerrada

    SAB 19ªVillalba (cri)

    DOM 20ªSanse-Madrid
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Some real news about the Vuelta route at last:

    A summary from As.com

    Los detalles
    Contrarreloj. Habrá tres: Assen (1ª etapa, 5 km), Valencia (7ª, 35 km) y Toledo (20ª, 30 km).

    Montaña. Cinco metas en alto: Aitana (8ª etapa), Xorret de Catí (9ª), Calar Alto (12ª), Sierra Nevada (13ª) y La Pandera (14ª).

    Televisión. Las etapas importantes, en fin de semana: crono de Valencia y Aitana; Sierra Nevada y La Pandera; y contrarreloj decisiva de Toledo.

    Salida. La Vuelta sólo empezó una vez en el extranjero: en 1997, en Lisboa. Hubo dos etapas en Portugal.

    Extranjero. En 24 ocasiones hubo meta en ciudades extranjeras: 14 veces en Andorra, ocho en Francia y dos en Portugal.

    Equipos. Participarán 20 ó 21 conjuntos. La lista está por decidir, pero todos ellos tendrán que tener el pasaporte biológico.

    Five mountain top finishes - 1st paragraph above. They are not going to the Pyrenees or the Asturian mountians this year. Three of the mountain finishes will be on consecutive days. There will also be two more mountain stages.

    Three short time trials, none longer than 35km, one is in Valencia and the decisive one in Toledo

    The Vuelta will start in Holland with three stages there and then one in Belgium
    It will only be the second time the Vuelta has started outside of Sapin. The first time was in Portugal.

    There will be 20 or 21 teams to be announced later. All must have the biological passports.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • garyspain
    garyspain Posts: 105
    Can't wait. A stage start in my cycling clubs hometown Berja, and 3 mountain stages to watch near by. Vamos!
    http://www.vamoscycling.com/blog
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    The best route since 1999 in my opinion (and the best of 3GT in 2009), a great susprise.

    No many TT (4,5+30+30km) but a lot of mountains stages (real mountain stages no "tipycals Unipublic mountain stages) and very good medium mountain stages:

    Two marathons of climbs
    http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recorrido/etapa8.asp
    http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recor ... a9.asp?e=9

    Medium mountain:
    http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recorrido/etapa11.asp

    The queen stage:
    http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recorrido/etapa12.asp

    More wood:
    http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recorrido/etapa13.asp
    http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recor ... 4.asp?e=14

    And in final week two nice medium mountain stages:
    http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recorrido/etapa18.asp
    Navacerrada stage (mistake in the web)

    At least a good route in the Vuelta (and without Angliru)
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Stage Date Rout KMS

    1 29/08 Sáb Assen - Assen (TT) 4,5
    2 30/08 Dom Assen - Emmen 202
    3 31/08 Lun Zutphen - Venlo 185
    4 01/09 Mar Venlo - Lieja (Liège) 224
    REST
    5 03/09 Jue Tarragona -Vinaros 174
    6 04/09 Vie Xativa - Xativa 186
    7 05/09 Sáb Valencia - Valencia (C.R.I.) 30
    8 06/09 Dom Alzira - Alto de Aitana 206
    9 07/09 Lun Alcoy - Xorret del Catí 186
    10 08/09 Mar Alicante - Murcia 162
    11 09/09 Mié Murcia - Caravaca de la Cruz 191
    REST
    12 11/09 Vie Almería - Alto de Velefique 174
    13 12/09 Sáb Berja - Sierra Nevada 175
    14 13/09 Dom Granada - La Pandera 157
    15 14/09 Lun Jaén - Córdoba 168
    16 15/09 Mar Córdoba - Puertollano 170
    17 16/09 Mié Ciudad Real - Talavera de la Reina 175
    18 17/09 Jue Talavera de la Reina - Ávila 187
    19 18/09 Vie Ávila - La Granja. Real Fábrica de Cristales 174
    20 19/09 Sáb Toledo - Toledo (C.R.I.) 26
    21 20/09 Dom Rivas-Vaciamadrid - Madrid 110
    TOTAL Kms. aprox.: 3.266,5


    CLIMBS



    Stage Categorie Name Hight (m)

    2 30/08 4 Cota de Witteveen 30
    4 1/09 4 Alto de Cauberg 150
    4 Alto de Cauberg 150
    4 Mont Teux 338
    5 3/09 2 Alto de Fatxas 510
    3 Ato de Benifallet 360
    6 4/09 2 Alto de la Muela 610
    3 Alto Millares 560 Nuevo
    3 Alto de Beniganim 320 Nuevo (means New)
    8 6/09 3 Alto de Beniarres 600 Nuevo
    3 Alto de Margarida 620
    2 Alto de Tollos 830
    3 Alto de Castell de Castells 800 Nuevo
    2 Alto de Guadalest 690 Nuevo
    3 Alto de confrides 960
    2 Pto. de Tudons 1030
    Esp Alto Base de Aitana 1510
    9 7/09 3 Alto de Onil 1000 Nuevo
    3 Alto de Tibi 710
    2 Pto. de la Carrasqueta 1020
    2 Alto de Tudons 995
    2 Pto. de Torre Manzanas 906
    2 Pto. de la Carrasqueta 1020
    1 Alto de Xorret de Cati 1090
    10 8/09 2 Alto de la Cresta del Gallo 400
    11 9/09 1 Alto Collado Bermejo 1200 Nuevo
    3 Alto de Zarzadilla 1030 Nuevo
    2 Alto de Moratalla 1240 Nuevo
    12 11/09 1 Alto de Velefique 1840 Nunca Meta
    1 Alto de Calar Alto 1980
    3 Alto de Filabres 1280 Nuevo
    1 Alto de Velefique 1840
    13 12/09 3 Alto de Berja 840
    1 Pto. de la Ragua 2000 Nuevo
    3 Pto. Los Blancares 1290
    1 Alto de Monachil 1510
    Esp Alto de Sierra Nevada 2520
    14 13/09 3 Alto de las Encebras 1140
    3 Alto de Huelma 1167
    2 Alto de lo Villares 1200
    Esp Sierra de la Pandera 1840
    15 14/09 2 Alto del Catorce por ciento 560 Nuevo
    16 15/09 3 Alto de los Villares 580
    3 Pto. de la Chimorra 730
    18 17/09 2 Alto Pielago 1120 Nuevo
    1 Pto. de Mijares 1570
    2 Alto Mediano 1380 Nuevo
    3 Alto de Boquerón 1310 Nuevo
    19 18/09 3 Alto del Leon 1510
    1 Alto Navacerrada 1870
    2 Pto. de la Morcuera 1795
    1 Pto. de Navacerrada 1870

    For further information:

    http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recorrido/index.asp
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Victor: What's the situation with tv coverage?

    Television. Las etapas importantes, en fin de semana: crono de Valencia y Aitana; Sierra Nevada y La Pandera; y contrarreloj decisiva de Toledo.

    Does this mean that we will only get coverage at weekends and of the main stages? :?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Victor: What's the situation with tv coverage?

    Television. Las etapas importantes, en fin de semana: crono de Valencia y Aitana; Sierra Nevada y La Pandera; y contrarreloj decisiva de Toledo.

    Does this mean that we will only get coverage at weekends and of the main stages? :?


    No don´t worry about that, In Spain people are obsessed with audiencie/share on TV (i don´t know how to say it) and in cycling it´s much better in weekends. (also people in roads)
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • Fat Head
    Fat Head Posts: 765
    great route! three stages all close to my folk's villa out on the costa blanca. the stage to aitana looks good, i use the roads around there a lot....does anyone know if the aitana climb is open to the public? I remember setting out to go up it but when I got there there seemed to be no-entry signs, military or something.....is this the case or had I just got to the wrong road?
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Fat Head wrote:
    great route! three stages all close to my folk's villa out on the costa blanca. the stage to aitana looks good, i use the roads around there a lot....does anyone know if the aitana climb is open to the public? I remember setting out to go up it but when I got there there seemed to be no-entry signs, military or something.....is this the case or had I just got to the wrong road?

    Last km are closed because is a military center
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • Fat Head
    Fat Head Posts: 765
    thanks for that

    what is it with the spanish military ruining good climbs in spain?? i continued through the 'no entry' section at the top of the sierra espuna climb down near murcia only to get chased away by machine gun toting military personell upon reaching the top
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    In this spanish forum we are upload the profile of main climb and mountain stages of the next Vuelta:

    http://www.ciclismoafondo.es/cfjforum/p ... t/655.page
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    nice to see a GT parcours being out and out for a climber for a change
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Very interesting. Seems la Vuelta is doing the opposite of the Giro and Tour. While Giro and Tour this year (and last year) seem to want to spread the decisive moments for the general classement over the full three weeks, with early medium mountains stages very early on and the toughest mountain top finish stages at the very end, the Vuelta has concentrated all its decisive stages in the second week, particularly in three days in Andalucia.

    Funny detail, the Vuelta calls the transfers between stages 'recorrido neutralizado', neutralized route, as if the riders do them on the bike but they just don't count for the competition; would love to see them do that Liege-Tarragona stretch :)

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