Vuelta a Andalucia presents new three-day race course following farmer protests

The farmer protests present in Andalucia this week have made it that the Vuelta a Andalucía could not have the members of the civil guard necessary to ensure the safety of the first two stages of the race. The race has been completely changed following these disruptions.

Thus, the organization has been forced to pull originality and propose an alternative final route to save the race. Finally 3 stages will be disputed between Friday and Sunday that we summarize below:

"Due to the impossibility to count on the members of the state security, the organization of the race has had to reduce the race to 3 stages modifying, in part, the route of the same", commented from the organization.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16

- STAGE 1 - Time trial of 5 kilometers in the town of Alcaudete, Jaén.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17

- STAGE 2 - Circuit in the Cordoba town of Lucena. A total of 100 kilometers will be covered with 2,000 meters of accumulated elevation gain and a visit to the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Araceli (where Alejandro Valverde won in the Vuelta a España 2013).

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18

- STAGE 3. - Stage between Benahavís (Málaga) and La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz). It is expected that it can be disputed with the original route planned before the race, although there is an option B in case the minimum security measures cannot be taken.