While waiting to possibly return to a stage race format in the future, the 2017 Vuelta a Murcia will be quite similar to this year's edition. On Tuesday, the organizers of the event announced that the route between San Javier and Murcia will be the same. 

Hence, the riders will tackle 199 kilometers and three climbs; Aledo, Collado Bermejo and Cresta del Gallo, the last climb of the day 13km from the finish. The race should again suit Ardennes specialist as was the case this year with the success of Philippe Gilbert who on the sprint the sprint from a small group ahead of Alejandro Valverde, Ilnur Zakarin and Luis Leon Sanchez. 

Having become a one-day race in 2013 as a result of financial problems, the organizers still to return to the old format.