The 34th Castile and León Cycling Tour will follow the Camino de Santiago over a 517-kilometer route / Burgos News

La Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León se disputará del 25 al 27 de abril en su edición de 2019 y su recorrido estará asociado al Camino de Santiago a su paso por la Comunidad, con un itinerario de 516,9 kilómetros entre Belorado (Burgos) y Villafranca del Bierzo (León).

La consejera de Cultura y Turismo, María Josefa García Cirac, acompañada del presidente del Club Ciclista Cadalsa y director general de la carrera, Laudelino Cubino, ha presentado hoy la XXXIV Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León, que se disputará entre el 25 y el 27 de abril y discurrirá por el Camino de Santiago a su paso por Castilla y León. García Cirac ha destacado que el Gobierno autonómico «ha estado, está y estará siempre impulsando y apoyando estas grandes competiciones deportivas, por su valor deportivo, turístico y económico y social».

For this reason, the organization, with the support of the Regional Government, has linked the route of this race in many editions to various cultural, heritage, and tourism events and resources in the region, such as the Ages of Man, the World Heritage Cities, the Northern Romanesque, the Silver Route, the Teresian Jubilee Year, and the mining basins, as they are a factor in the development of these territories.

This tourism potential is fully realized in this year's edition, as the three stages will follow one of the region's greatest tourist attractions: the Camino de Santiago. Cyclists will ride alongside pilgrims, highlighting the monuments along this route, the towns they pass through, their history, and the spirituality they embody.

The starting and finishing municipalities for each of this year's three stages are: Belorado and Castrojeriz, in Burgos, on April 25, covering 181 kilometers; Frómista and Villada, in Palencia, on April 26, covering 170.3 kilometers; and León and Villafranca del Bierzo, on Saturday, April 27, covering 165.6 kilometers. A total of 17 teams from Spain, Portugal, France, Israel, the USA, Colombia, Norway, Japan, and Russia will participate.