PREVIEW | Vuelta a Andalucia 2024 stage 1 - Tim Wellens a big contender for tough first day
CyclingTuesday, 13 February 2024 at 18:33
Preview stage 1. From the 14 to the 18 of February the peloton tackles the Vuelta a Andalucia. Last year Tadej Pogacar took the victory, the Spanish race hosts big names every single year with exciting racing.
The opening day of the race is incredibly tricky. 3700 meters of climbing, however this is not a day that features any big climb. The riders do go from sea level to 1500 meters of altitude slowly mid-stage, but come-down. It is in Cádiar that the stage ends with a downhill finale, however this comes after a 3.3-kilometer ascent at 7.6% that finishes with 2 kilometers to go.
Stage 1: La Herradura (Almuñécar) - Cádiar, 163.4 kilometers
Prediction Vuelta a Andalucia 2024 stage 1:
*** Tim Wellens, Santiago Buitrago
** Juan Ayuso, Gonzalo Serrano, Axel Laurance
* Alessandro Covi, Marc Soler, Rafal Majka, Wout Poels, Jack Haig, Ruben Guerreiro, Timo Kielich, Felix Gall, Maxim van Gils, Milan Menten
** Juan Ayuso, Gonzalo Serrano, Axel Laurance
* Alessandro Covi, Marc Soler, Rafal Majka, Wout Poels, Jack Haig, Ruben Guerreiro, Timo Kielich, Felix Gall, Maxim van Gils, Milan Menten
Pick: Tim Wellens
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Preview written by Rúben Silva.
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leedorney23-05-2025 - Very true, the strongest should and will win, in the moment - I know what I would do...leedorney23-05-2025
- Lets not forget it's a 3 week race and Del Toro doesn't have a track record of doing these long GTs. All it takes it one bad moment on a climb to blow up.frieders323-05-2025
- I like this young man, if he is feeling good he should go for it on the next mountain stage.awp23-05-2025
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Barney23-05-2025 - Tom retired instead of signing another contract. Visma offered him a contract renewal, he decided to retire which shocked everyone because he is such a strong cyclist.awp23-05-2025
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