2020 Vuelta a Murcia
Male Team 14 - 15 Feb

Vuelta a Murcia

356 Kilometers 2 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Alejandro Valverde
  2. Héctor Carretero
  3. Nelson Oliveira
  4. Antonio Pedrero
  5. Enric Mas
  6. Iñigo Elosegui
  7. Albert Torres
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TV

The stage finishes will be broadcast at local station 7TV Región de Murcia, starting at 3.30pm CET.
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Timetable

Both stages are scheduled to finish at 4.45pm CET.
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Bonus

There will be NO bonus seconds during the race.
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Social Media

The race's official Twitter account is @VueltaMurcia; the hashtag specific to this year's event is #VueltaCiclistaMurcia2020.
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Score

The Movistar Team has six victories to its name when the Vuelta a Murcia was held as a stagerace (check our Stats section). Alejandro Valverde, an all-time record winner with five victories, has also won the race twice as a classic (2014 + 2017).

Stages

Analysis

01
Los Alcázares - Caravaca de la Cruz (177.6km)
14 February
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  1. 01 Xandro Meurisse Circus – Wanty Gobert 4h24'00"
  2. 02 Adam De Vos Rally Cycling +4"
  3. 03 Josef Cerny CCC Team +11"
  4. 09 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team +37"
  5. 15 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +16'49"
  6. 79 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team +17'04"
  7. 94 Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team "
  8. 96 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team "
  9. 118 Albert Torres Movistar Team +18'45"
  10. —  Enric Mas Movistar Team DNF
02
Santomera - Murcia (179.6km)
15 February
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  1. 01 Luis León Sánchez Astana Pro Team 4h21'48"
  2. 02 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team +7"
  3. 03 Josef Cerny CCC Team "
  4. 07 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team +20"
  5. 28 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team +5'45"
  6. 50 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team +10'54"
  7. 53 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +11'41"
  8. —  Albert Torres Movistar Team DNF
  9. —  Iñigo Elosegui Movistar Team DNF

Analysis

The Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a la Región de Murcia turns 40, basically the same age its everlasting reference Alejandro Valverde will reach in April. ‘Bala’ will be back for a race which is keeping its traditional route through the Sierra Espuña for the final day while changing the opening one, this time between Los Alcázares and Caravaca de la Cruz (Friday 14th).

The elevations of Cabezo de la Plata (Cat-3), Garapacha (Cat-1) and Quipar (Cat-3) will preceed an uphill finish towards the Basílica de la Vera Cruz, a narrow, twisty road with avg. slopes at 5.5% and sections around 10%. Saturday 15th will in turn see the riders take on a traditional mountain trek, over Espuña (Cat-1), Collado Bermejo (HC) and Gebas (Cat-3), prior to the finish in Murcia’s Gran Vía.