The second day of racing is one of the very few team time-trials of the year. It is 13.1 kilometers long, not too long so that it doesn't create huge differences in the overall classification but big enough to create gaps. Interestingly, the finale is not flat, into Poza de la Sal the riders find a slight rise which is around 2 kilometers at 5%.
Stage 3 of the race is a tricky but very difficult one. The arrival into Villarcayo is not too difficult but the first section of the day features several explosive ascents, and the day is headlined by the climb to Picón Blanco which is 7.8 kilometers at 9%, is a regular on this race and a climb where serious differences can be made.
Stage 1: Villalba de Duero - Burgos, 160.7 kilometers
Stage 2 (TTT): Oña - Poza de la Sal, 13.1 kilometers
Stage 3: Sargentes de la Lora - Villarcayo, 182.8 kilometers
A hilly day in the fourth stage of the race. A day for breakaway specialists to hunt, but for puncheurs to also test their sharpness. It's a day where massive watts can be expected at both it's start and end. The finale itself in Pradoluengo is 2 .1 kilometers long at 5.4%, not a climb to set differences between the GC favourites but we can expect them to be trying to capitalize on the difficult terrain the day has to offer.
As always, the race reaches Lagunas de Neila. Wrapping up this year's edition once again, the final day of the Vuelta a Burgos is mostly flat but with the brutal summit finish. The 161-kilometer stage ends with the climb that features 7 kilometers at 8.7%, however the second half of the climb is considerably steeper and less constant.
Stage 4: Santa Gadea del Cid - Pradoluengo, 154.9 kilometers
Stage 5: Golmayo (Soria) - Lagunas de Neila, 161.1 kilometers
Prediction Vuelta a Burgos 2023 overall classification:
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Primoz Roglic**
Adam Yates,
Aleksandr Vlasov* Attila Valter, Einer Rubio, Jay Vine, Santiago Buitrago, Damiano Caruso, Lennard Kämna, Jefferson Alexander Cepeda
Pick: Primoz Roglic