The ninth stage of the 2016 Tour de France, finishing in Andorra-Arcalis, is very similar to the one that ended in the Principality at the last Vuelta a Espana. That pleases the Spanish race organizer Javier Guillen.

"I'm happy if we could inspire the stage to Andorra. It was good enough for the world of cycling to enjoy it, so I am glad that the Tour has included a stage in Andorra. We all know it will be a magnificent spectacle," Guillen told EFE in Paris where he attended the presentation of the course for 2016.

The next edition of the Tour de France will be decided with a stage that finishes in Morzine but doesn't have an uphill finish. That's similar to the spectacular stage 20 of this year's Vuelta.

"We all want that stage races are decided on the last day. That is what we hope for. For us in the Vuelta, we also work on other issues. I hope that the Tour does so too," said the Vuelta boss.

Guillen described the route of the French race as "very intense with many mountain stages and with many possibilities that things can happen every day.

"Last year there was hardly a time trial. This year there are two but not for specialists, especially not the second. The first has no flat at all. Furthermore, after the time trials, the climbers have terrain to take back time," he claimed. "Although a priori it seems more favorable for Froome, I'm sure Froome had still wanted more time trials to take time on Nairo," he said.

Guillen said is inspired by the Tour, but not for the next edition of the Vuelta "that is already at an advanced stage" and ready for presentation in January.