Preview stage 2. On the 26th and 27th of July takes place the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, a race which serves as the final warm-up for the Clásica San Sebastián and is one of the many Spanish races that take place in the run-up to the Vuelta a Espana.
The second and final day of racing is another very tricky and open one. Slightly longer, the 186 kilometers from Coca to Segovia again see two long but not overly hard climbs where the race can be attacked. The roads are then mostly downhill and flat into the line, so the two ascents (8.4Km; 6.7% and 11.3Km at 5.7%) might prove key to the decision of the race.
Stage 2: Coca - Segovia, 186.1 kilometers
Prediction Vuelta a Castilla y Leon 2023 stage 2:
*** Alessandro Fedeli, Simone Velasco
** Felix Engelhardt, Ivan Garcia Cortina, Alessandro Covi
* Jakob Fuglsang, Jefferson Cepeda, David Jesus Peña, Rui Oliveira, Alex Molenaar, Eduardo Sepulveda
** Felix Engelhardt, Ivan Garcia Cortina, Alessandro Covi
* Jakob Fuglsang, Jefferson Cepeda, David Jesus Peña, Rui Oliveira, Alex Molenaar, Eduardo Sepulveda
Pick: Alessandro Covi
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- I had no idea about that either.
santiagobenites10-11-2026 - great analysis thanks! appreciate you posting this. I didn't realize CX had a different standard for deviation. this is even more egregious it seems.mij10-11-2026
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- Giro or not Giro, he won't win the Tour!MajorPayne10-11-2026
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¡Extraordinario @LeTour🇫🇷que hemos vivido este año! Hasta 9 equipos de los que han protagonizado la ronda gala estarán presentes en la #VueltaCyL2023, lo que habla del gran trabajo que desde Organización se ha realizado para brindar el mejor espectáculo con los mejores equipos.
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