2018 Vuelta a Castilla y León
Male Team 20 - 22 Apr

Vuelta a Castilla y León

540 Kilometers 3 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Carlos Barbero
  2. Nuno Bico
  3. Héctor Carretero
  4. Jaime Castrillo
  5. Rubén Fernández
  6. Jaime Rosón
  7. Jasha Sütterlin
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Timetable

The two opening stages will finish around 5.30pm; the closing day (Sunday 22nd) in Ávila will see riders come to the finish around 2.30pm CEST.
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Bonus

There will be 10-6-4 seconds up for grabs at every stage finish, plus 3-2-1" at intermediate sprints.
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Social Media

The race's official Twitter account is @VueltaCyL; the hashtag they use is #VueltaCyL2018. Over at @Movistar_Team we'll be following along with info from our guys as they take on yet another action-packed weekend, also including the Trofeo Roldán, the women's Vuelta a Murcia and, most importantly, Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday.
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Score

Castilla y León is the stagerace -both Spanish and international- which the Movistar Team has won the most times with its different sponsors: 13 GC victories, starting with Miguel Indurain in 1993 and all the way to Alejandro Valverde's success in 2016. The full list, which also includes 28 stage wins, is available on our website's History section.

Stages

Analysis

01
Alba de Tormes - Salamanca (187.4km)
20 April
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  1. 01 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team 4h35'29"
  2. 02 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi-Murias "
  3. 03 Eduard Prades Euskadi-Murias "
  4. 27 Jaime Rosón Movistar Team "
  5. 44 Rubén Fernández Movistar Team +12"
  6. 46 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team "
  7. 64 Jasha Sütterlin Movistar Team +1'35"
  8. 85 Jaime Castrillo Movistar Team +16'01"
  9. 93 Nuno Bico Movistar Team "
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Valladolid - Palencia (183.3km)
21 April
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  1. 01 Mikhel Räim Israel Cycling Academy 4h14'10"
  2. 02 Jon Aberasturi Euskadi-Murias "
  3. 03 Enrique Sanz Euskadi-Murias "
  4. 08 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team "
  5. 48 Rubén Fernández Movistar Team "
  6. 59 Jaime Rosón Movistar Team "
  7. 77 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team "
  8. 96 Nuno Bico Movistar Team "
  9. 108 Jasha Sütterlin Movistar Team +48"
  10. 113 Jaime Castrillo Movistar Team +8'14"
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Segovia - Ávila (170.6km)
22 April
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  1. 01 Rubén Plaza Israel Cycling Academy 4h01'34"
  2. 02 Eduard Prades Euskadi-Murias +46"
  3. 03 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team "
  4. 43 Rubén Fernández Movistar Team +2'01"
  5. 44 Jaime Rosón Movistar Team "
  6. 50 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team +3'36"
  7. 78 Nuno Bico Movistar Team +10'57"
  8. —  Jaime Castrillo Movistar Team DNF
  9. —  Jasha Sütterlin Movistar Team DNF

Analysis

The 33rd Vuelta a Castilla y León marks the first of five consecutive weekends of Spanish professional stageraces, continued by Asturias, Madrid, the revived Vuelta a Aragón and even a WorldTour event: the Emakumeen Bira.

At Castilla y León, the usual, three-stage scheme from previous editions is respective, yet with a very different focus: there won’t be neither mountain-top finishes nor monstruous climbs. Bonus seconds, crosswinds, breakaways and small ascents are very likely to decide the final outcome.

The province of Salamanca will be the venue for stage one (190km, Friday 20th), containing three climbs midway through the route -Valero (Cat-2), Santos (Cat-2) and Frades (Cat-3)- yet no big difficulties in the final stretch alongside the Ruta de la Plata, near the Tormes river. Even flatter, though with crosswinds as main danger, will be stage two (187km, Saturday 21st), with three Cat-3 climbs on the way from Valladolid to Palencia.

Quite more demanding and probably decisive, stage three on Sunday 22nd will cover 174km between Segovia and Ávila’s uphill finish, through the climbs of Cruz de Hierro (Cat-2), Aguilones (Cat-3) and twice up Navalmoral (Cat-3 / Cat-2), the final summit just 20km from the end.

** The profiles and mileages quoted in this Guide are all approximate and indicative, since it’s been confirmed that the official measurements contain a slight variation (around 8-9km less per stage) against the real length of the stages. The schedules included here are the official ones distributed by the organiser, which means that there will be differences between the profiles and the timetables.