The third and final Grand Tour of the season starts today in the South of Spain. The Vuelta a Espana runs until Sunday September 13th 2015 where it will finish in Madrid.
The Vuelta will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,357.1 kilometres.
The stages will include the following:
- 6 flat stages.
- 13 hill and mountain stages
- 1 team time trial stage.
- 1 individual time trial stage
The stages
| STAGE | TYPE | DATE | START AND FINISH | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team time trial | Saturday, August 22nd | Puerto Banús / Marbella | 7.4 km | |
| 2 | Hilly | Sunday, August 23rd | Alhaurín de la Torre / Caminito del Rey | 158.7 km | |
| 3 | On-line | Monday, August 24th | Mijas / Málaga | 158.4 km | |
| 4 | On-line | Tuesday, August 25th | Estepona / Vejer de la Frontera | 209.6 km | |
| 5 | On-line | Wednesday, August 26th | Rota / Alcalá de Guadaíra | 167.3 km | |
| 6 | Hilly | Thursday, August 27th | Córdoba / Sierra de Cazorla | 200.3 km | |
| 7 | Hilly | Friday, August 28th | Jódar / La Alpujarra | 191.1 km | |
| 8 | Hilly | Saturday, August 29th | Puebla de Don Fadrique / Murcia | 182.5 km | |
| 9 | Hilly | Sunday, August 30th | Torrevieja / Cumbre del Sol. Benitatxell | 168.3 km | |
| 10 | Hilly | Monday, August 31st | Valence / Castellón | 146.6 km | |
| – | Rest day | Tuesday, September 1st | Andorra la Vella | ||
| 11 | Mountain | Wednesday, September 2nd | Andorra la Vella / Cortals d’Encamp | 138 km | |
| 12 | On-line | Thursday, September 3rd | Escaldes–Engordany. Andorra / Lleida | 173 km | |
| 13 | On-line | Friday, September 4th | Calatayud / Tarazona | 178 km | |
| 14 | Mountain | Saturday, September 5th | Vitoria / Alto Campoo. Fuente del Chivo | 215 km | |
| 15 | Mountain | Sunday, September 6th | Comillas / Sotres. Cabrales | 175.8 km | |
| 16 | Mountain | Monday, September 7th | Luarca / Ermita de Alba. Quirós | 185 km | |
| – | Rest day | Tuesday, September 8th | Burgos | ||
| 17 | Individual time trial | Wednesday, September 9th | Burgos / Burgos | 38.7 km | |
| 18 | Hilly | Thursday, September 10th | Roa / Riaza | 204 km | |
| 19 | Hilly | Friday, September 11th | Medina del Campo / Ávila | 185.8 km | |
| 20 | Mountain | Saturday, September 12th | San Lorenzo de El Escorial / Cercedilla | 175.8 km | |
| 21 | On-line | Sunday, September 13th | Alcalá de Henares / Madrid | 98.8 km |
