The ski resort of Formigal and the new arrival in Mas Costa in Lucena del Cid (Castellón) which includes ramps of up to 22%, will complete ten summit finishes in the Vuelta a Espana that will be presented next Saturday.
There aren't many secrets left about the route of the 2016 Vuelta. The Castellón Council has revealed that Mas de Costa will host the finish of stage 17 and sports daily AS reports that Formigal Aramón will host another uphill finish in the 15th stage.
It has been announced that the race will include 10 summit finishes which are now all known: Mirador de Ézaro (3rd), San André de Teixido (Cedeira) (4th), La Camperona (8th), Naranco (9th), Lagos de Covadonga (10th), Peña Cabarga (11th), Aubisque (14th), Formigal (15th), Mas Costa (17th) and Aitana (20th). There will will be two time trials, the opening 28km team time trial in Ourense and an individual test between Javea and Calpe in the final week.
The finish at the Formigal ski resort will be on a Sunday, one day after the finish on the Col d'Aubisque Aubisque, according to the report in AS. It is a gentle ascent of 15.8 kilometers and with an average gradient of 4% and a maximum of 10%. In 2013, Warren Barguil beat Rigoberto Uran from a breakaway at just 21 years of age.
The Castellón Council has confirmed that it will host three days of the Vuelta, from the 5th to the 7th of September, with two stages and a rest day: the finish in Peníscola and a full stage between Castellon and the new summit finish at Mas Costa.
The Spanish round will reach Peníscola on September 5 at the end of stage 16 which will start in Alcaniz. The next day the caravan will rest in the province. Stage 17 will start the final part of the 2016 Vuelta and will bring the riders from Castellon to Mas Costa, a final climb of just four kilometers with gradients of more than 22%. There will be another three climbs, Desierto de las Palmas, Coma and Serratella.
The Vuelta will be presented on Saturday from 13:00 in Santiago de Compostela. Fabio Aru, Joaquim Rodriguez and Rafal Majka made up the podium in 2015.
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