From the 16th to the 20th of February Spain will keep hosting the top level of the cycling world as another stage-race begins, this time on Andalucian roads.
The race is a frequent destination for the peloton's best having had such names as Chris Froome, Alejandro Valverde and Miguel Ángel López as the winners of recent editions and this one will be no exception. Over the five days of racing the peloton will face unrelenting hilly terrain that will make way for very exciting race, it doesn't include high mountainous terrain so many riders will have to be agressive and opportunist to find their way into the top spots and it should make for some brutal battles according to the riders that are outlined to be in it.
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The provisional startlist is packed with high quality riders, the majority of them being climbers who are looking to have their way in the rough terrain they'll find in Spain. You should find names such as Greg van Avermaet, Benoît Cosnefroy, Damiano Caruso, Mikel Landa, Michael Woods, Simon Yates, Miguel Ángel López, Alexey Lutsenko, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Carlos Rodriguez, Ivan Sosa, Mikkel Honoré, Emanuel Buchmann and Wilco Kelderman among many other top riders.
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Astana Qazaqstan Team
1 Lopez, Miguel Angel
2 Lutsenko, Alexey
3 Velasco, Simone
4 Nurlykhassym, Nurbegen
5 Fedorov, Yevgeniy
6 Brussenskiy, Gleb
7 Tejada, Harold
Movistar Team
11 Mas, Lluís
12 Erviti, Imanol
13 Oliveira, Nelson
14 Hollmann, Juri
15 Rubio, Einer
16 Sosa, Ivan
17 Serrano, Gonzalo
INEOS Grenadiers
21 Sheffield, Magnus
22 Dunbar, Eddie
23 Puccio, Salvatore
24 Narváez, Jhonatan
25 Rodriguez, Carlos
26 Wurf, Cameron
27 Turner, Ben
Team BikeExchange - Jayco
31 Yates, Simon
33 Durbridge, Luke
34 Grmay, Tsgabu
35 Schultz, Nick
36 Sobrero, Matteo
37 Smith, Dion
Bahrain Victorious
41 Landa, Mikel
42 Haig, Jack
43 Caruso, Damiano
44 Novak, Domen
45 Poels, Wout
46 Zambanini, Edoardo
UAE Team Emirates
51 Covi, Alessandro
52 Ardila, Camilo
53 Laengen, Vegard Stake
55 Polanc, Jan
56 Trentin, Matteo
Israel - Premier Tech
61 Woods, Michael
62 Niv, Guy
63 Vanmarcke, Sep
64 Boivin, Guillaume
65 Clarke, Simon
66 Cataford, Alex
67 Strong, Corbin
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
71 Honoré, Mikkel
72 Sénéchal, Florian
73 Devenyns, Dries
74 Serry, Pieter
75 Steimle, Jannik
76 Stybar, Zdenek
77 Vansevenant, Mauri
Lotto Soudal
81 Conca, Filippo
82 Cras, Steff
83 Beullens, Cedric
84 Frison, Frederik
85 Grignard, Sébastien
86 Moniquet, Sylvain
87 Małecki, Kamil
AG2R Citroën Team
91 Avermaet, Greg Van
92 Cosnefroy, Benoît
93 Dewulf, Stan
94 Naesen, Lawrence
95 Naesen, Oliver
96 O'Connor, Ben
97 Hoecke, Gijs Van
Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert
101 Bakelants, Jan
102 Girmay Hailu, Biniam
103 Goossens, Kobe
104 Peák, Barnabás
105 Pozzovivo, Domenico
106 Hoorn, Taco van der
107 Delacroix, Theo
Bora - Hansgrohe
111 Aleotti, Giovanni
112 Benedetti, Cesare
113 Buchmann, Emanuel
114 Fabbro, Matteo
115 Kämna, Lennard
116 Wandahl, Frederik
117 Gamper, Patrick
Alpecin - Fenix
121 Janssens, Jimmy
122 Tier, Floris De
123 Bastiaens, Ayco
124 Leysen, Senne
125 Oldani, Stefano
127 Keirsbulck, Guillaume Van
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
131 Amézqueta, Julen
132 Aular, Orluis
133 Cepeda, Jefferson Alveiro
134 Cuadros, Alvaro
135 González, David
136 Martín, Sergio
137 Barrenetxea, Jon
TotalEnergies
141 Bonifazio, Niccolò
144 Gestel, Dries Van
145 Rodríguez, Cristian
146 Sagan, Juraj
Euskaltel - Euskadi
151 Maté, Luis Angel
152 Azurmendi, Ibai
153 Bizkarra, Mikel
154 Isasa, Xabier
155 Iturria, Mikel
156 Martin, Gotzon
157 Soto, Antonio Jesús
Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise
161 Vylder, Lindsay De
162 Herregodts, Rune
163 Berckmoes, Jenno
164 Pestel, Sander De
165 Ghys, Robbe
166 Vanhoof, Ward
167 Bonneu, Kamiel
Equipo Kern Pharma
171 Agirre, Jon
172 Carretero, Héctor
173 García, Raúl
174 Galván, Kiko
175 Lopez, Diego
176 Parra, José Félix
177 Repa, Vojtěch
Gazprom - RusVelo
181 Cherkasov, Nikolai
182 Diaz, José Manuel
184 Fedeli, Alessandro
185 Chernetskii, Sergei
186 Nych, Artem
Burgos - BH
192 Lopez-Cózar, Juan Antonio
193 Moreno, Adrià
194 Navarro, Dani
195 Okamika, Ander
196 Sanchez, Pelayo
197 Orts, Felipe
EOLO - Kometa Cycling Team
201 Albanese, Vincenzo
202 Christian, Mark
203 Fortunato, Lorenzo
204 Ropero, Alejandro
205 Gavazzi, Francesco
206 Sevilla, Diego Pablo
207 Rosa, Diego
Human Powered Health
211 Mannion, Gavin
212 Bassett, Stephen
213 Brown, Nate
214 Haga, Chad
216 King, Ben
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