Male Team 10 Feb
Vuelta a Murcia
208.3 Kilometers
Once again, Alejandro Valverde will be the man attraction of the Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia, a race whose 38th edition has significantly reduced the influence of what will nevertheless remain its decisive climb: the Cat-1 Collado Bermejo, approached this time from the west and not from the most usual, longer route from Totana and Aledo.
Located 62km from the finish, the Collado will be the most demanding point (7.2km uphill, averaging 6.9%) of a race which will previously tackle the Alto de Cieza (Cat-3, 68km) and the biggest change of the race, the Alto de la Zarzadilla (Cat-2, 119km), just before entering the mountain range of Sierra Espuña. The Alto de Gebas -not categorized this time; 36km from the end- will be the last uphill section of a race heading fast towards Alcantarilla and Murcia’s finish in the Gran Vía boulevard from that point on.