The route for the 2016 Vuelta a España has been announced.
This year's race starts with a team time trial on Saturday August 20th and finishes with stage twenty one which arrives in Madrid on Sunday September 11th.
There will be ten summit finishes in a race which this year will be held mainly in the north of Spain.
Stage Details
Saturday August 20th: stage 1: Balneario Laias - Castrelo de Miño (Ourense), 29.4 kms (TTT)
Sunday August 21st: stage 2: Ourense - Baiona, 159 kms, Hilly.
Monday August 22nd: stage 3: Marín (Pontevedra) - Mirador Ézaro, 170 kms. Hilly, summit finish 1.
Tuesday August 23rd: stage 4: Betanzos - San André de Teixidó, 161 kms. Hilly, summit finish 2.
Wednesday August 24th: stage 5: Viveiro - Lugo, 170 kms.
Thursday August 25th: stage 6: Monforte de Lemos - Luintra, 163 kms.
Friday August 26th: stage 7: Maceda - Puebla de Sanabria, 158.3 kms.
Saturday August 27th: stage 8: Villalpando (Zamora) - La Camperona, 177 kms. Mountainous, summit finish 3.
Sunday August 28th: stage 9: Cistierna - Alto de Naranco, 165kms. Summit finish 4.
Monday August 29th: stage 10: Lugones - Lagos de Covadonga, 186.6kms. Mountainous, summit finish 5.
Tuesday August 30th: Rest Day 1.
Wednesday August 31st: stage 11: Colunga - Peña Cabarga, 168.6kms. Summit finish 6.
Thursday September 1st: stage 12: Los Corrales de Buelna - Bilbao, 193.2kms.
Friday September 2nd: stage 13: Bilbao - Urdax, 212.8kms. Hilly.
Saturday September 3rd: stage 14: Urdax - Aubisque, 195.6kms. Mountainous, summit finish 7
Sunday September 4th: stage 15: Sabiñanigo - Formigal, 120kms. Mountainous, summit finish 8.
Monday September 5th: stage 16: Alcañiz - Peníscola, 158kms.
Tuesday September 6th: Rest Day 2.
Wednesday September 7th: stage 17: Castellón - Mas de la Costa, 173.3kms. Hilly, summit finish 9.
Thursday September 8th: stage 18: Requena - Gandía, 191kms.
Friday September 9th: stage 19: Xàbia - Calpe, 39kms (ITT).
Saturday September 10th: stage 20: Benidorm - Alto de Aitana, 184.5kms. Mountainous, summit finish 10.
Sunday September 11th: stage 21: Las Rozas - Madrid, 102.5kms.
Saturday August 20th: stage 1: Balneario Laias - Castrelo de Miño (Ourense), 29.4 kms (TTT)
Sunday August 21st: stage 2: Ourense - Baiona, 159 kms, Hilly.
Monday August 22nd: stage 3: Marín (Pontevedra) - Mirador Ézaro, 170 kms. Hilly, summit finish 1.
Tuesday August 23rd: stage 4: Betanzos - San André de Teixidó, 161 kms. Hilly, summit finish 2.
Wednesday August 24th: stage 5: Viveiro - Lugo, 170 kms.
Thursday August 25th: stage 6: Monforte de Lemos - Luintra, 163 kms.
Friday August 26th: stage 7: Maceda - Puebla de Sanabria, 158.3 kms.
Saturday August 27th: stage 8: Villalpando (Zamora) - La Camperona, 177 kms. Mountainous, summit finish 3.
Sunday August 28th: stage 9: Cistierna - Alto de Naranco, 165kms. Summit finish 4.
Monday August 29th: stage 10: Lugones - Lagos de Covadonga, 186.6kms. Mountainous, summit finish 5.
Tuesday August 30th: Rest Day 1.
Wednesday August 31st: stage 11: Colunga - Peña Cabarga, 168.6kms. Summit finish 6.
Thursday September 1st: stage 12: Los Corrales de Buelna - Bilbao, 193.2kms.
Friday September 2nd: stage 13: Bilbao - Urdax, 212.8kms. Hilly.
Saturday September 3rd: stage 14: Urdax - Aubisque, 195.6kms. Mountainous, summit finish 7
Sunday September 4th: stage 15: Sabiñanigo - Formigal, 120kms. Mountainous, summit finish 8.
Monday September 5th: stage 16: Alcañiz - Peníscola, 158kms.
Tuesday September 6th: Rest Day 2.
Wednesday September 7th: stage 17: Castellón - Mas de la Costa, 173.3kms. Hilly, summit finish 9.
Thursday September 8th: stage 18: Requena - Gandía, 191kms.
Friday September 9th: stage 19: Xàbia - Calpe, 39kms (ITT).
Saturday September 10th: stage 20: Benidorm - Alto de Aitana, 184.5kms. Mountainous, summit finish 10.
Sunday September 11th: stage 21: Las Rozas - Madrid, 102.5kms.
