Victory for Jesús Herrada at the top of La Laguna Negra on this 11th stage, the favorites were neutralized.
After a standoff of more than 60 kilometers, a group of 26 riders took off, including Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) and his teammate Filippo Ganna, winner the day before, but also Romain Grégoire (Groupama FDJ). , Jonathan Caicedo (EF Education-EasyPost) or Andreas Kron (Lotto Dstny), very prominent since the start of the Vuelta. After a big skimming by Filippo Ganna for his leader Geraint Thomas, 2nd in the Giro this year but already far in the General Classification of this Vuelta, they were 8 to play for victory in the last kilometer at 11.2%. And it was Jesús Herrada, the experienced Spaniard from Cofidis, who was the strongest and won ahead of the young Romain Grégoire and Andreas Kron. He won a Vuelta stage for the third time in his career, each time on a summit finish.
In the peloton, which arrived more than 5 minutes after the winner, there was no difference, the favorite teams having reached the finish without going to war. The young Cian Uijtdebroeks and Hugh Carthy, the only ones to have tried were caught before the line by Remco Evenepoel and Sepp Kuss, who settled the peloton in the sprint. Sepp Kuss retains his red jersey with a 26-second lead over Marc Soler and 1’09 over Evenepoel.
Here is the stage classification and the general classification of the Vuelta, updated at the end of each stage:
The Vuelta traditionally takes place after the Tour de France. For its 78th edition, the start of the Tour of Spain has been scheduled for August 26, of Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, more than a month after the arrival of the Tour de France (July 23). The finish of the Tour of Spain was set three weeks later, on September 17, in Madrid.
Holder of the TV rights to the French and Italian classics as well as the three major tours (Giro, Tour de France, Vuelta), the group Eurosport has been appointed to broadcast all the stages of the Tour of Spain 2023 on its channels.
Here is the start list of the Vuelta 2023 with the competing teams and the list of riders on the starting line.
A route marked by the mountains and which leaves little room for mass arrivals… Here is the detail of the route of the Tour of Spain 2023 with the full map:
After a team time trial of 14 kilometers from the seaside of the Barcelona city, the Tour of Spain will end on the Hippodrome de la Zarzuela, in Madrid. The list of steps:
- 1st stage – Saturday August 26: Barcelona – Barcelona, 23.3 km (team time trial)
- 2nd stage – Sunday August 27: Mataró – Barcelona, 181.3 km
- 3rd stage – Monday August 28: Suria – Arinsal (Andorra), 158.5 km
- 4th stage – Tuesday August 29: Andorra la Vella (Andorra) – Tarragona, 183.4 km
- 5th stage – Wednesday August 30: Morella – Burriana, 185.7 km
- 6th stage – Thursday August 31: Vall D’Uixó – Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory, 181.3 km
- 7th stage – Friday September 1: Utiel – Oliva, 188.8 km
- 8th stage – Saturday September 2: Dénia – Xorret de Catí, 164.8 km
- 9th stage – Sunday September 3: Cartagena – Caravaca de la Cruz, 180.9 km
- *** First rest day – Monday, September 4 ***
- 10th stage – Tuesday September 5: Valladolid – Valladolid, 25 km (individual time trial)
- 11th stage – Wednesday September 6: Lerma – La Laguna Negra, Vinuesa, 163.2 km
- 12th stage – Thursday September 7: Ólvega – Zaragoza, 165.4 km
- 13th stage – Friday September 8: Formigal – Col du Tourmalet (France), 134.7 km
- 14th stage – Saturday September 9: Sauveterre-de-Béarn (France) – Larra-Belagua, 161.7 km
- 15th stage – Sunday September 10: Pamplona – Lekunberri, 156.5 km
- *** Second rest day – Monday, September 11 ***
- 16th stage – Tuesday September 12: Liencres Playa – Bejes, 119.7 km
- 17th stage – Wednesday September 13: Ribadesella – Col del Angliru, 122.6 km
- 18th stage – Thursday September 14: Pola de Allande – La Cruz de Linares, 178.9 km
- 19th stage – Friday September 15: La Bañeza – Íscar, 177.4 km
- 20th stage – Saturday September 16: Manzanares El Real – Guadarrama, 208.4 km
- 21st stage – Sunday September 17: Hippodrome de la Zarzuela – Madrid, 101 km