The Vuelta a Castilla y León is seeking sponsorship to grow.

Valladolid Day

The tour, which will be held on July 26 and 27 with two stages, Numancia-Soria and Coca-Segovia, aims to recover the five days of the past

The 37th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Castilla y León will be held on July 26 and 27. It will consist of just two stages, having been reduced by three days due to the pandemic. However, it is seeking private sponsors to expand its presence with the goal of recovering the five stages from the previous edition.

This was confirmed in Valladolid this Monday at the presentation of this edition by the Regional Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Sport, Gonzalo Santonja, and the director of this event, Laudelino Cubino, who celebrated that, although reduced to two stages, the Vuelta a Castilla y León has survived the pandemic, something that "many events of this type cannot say," the director stated. For his part, Santonja highlighted, as reported by Efe, the importance of sport, both for health, through its practice, and for the development of the region.

For the Regional Government of Castile and León, the Vuelta a la Comunidad (Return to the Community) is "a prominent ambassador" for cultural and natural heritage. "Cultural, natural, and landscape heritage, as well as the Spanish language, are strategic sectors for Castile and León, as key elements of identity, social cohesion, and economic development," Santonja emphasized.

The stages

The first stage, 169 kilometers long, of this 37th Vuelta a Castilla y León will start at the archaeological site of Numancia and finish in Soria, a historic city with architectural highlights such as the Church of San Juan and the Hermitage of San Saturio.

The second stage, 186 kilometers long, will run between the Segovian town of Coca, home to the prehistoric remains of the Cinco Caños, as well as its Gothic-Mudejar castle, and the monumental city of Segovia, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

A competition that, unlike last year's, will be "very open to all types of cyclists" and not just "good climbers," as was the case last year, which will make this edition "a little easier, but also much more competitive," said professional cyclist Diego Rubio at the event.

A total of 19 teams will participate in this edition, nine of which have participated in the current Tour de France, and of those nine, six of them from the "top international category," with cyclists such as Juan Ayuso, Luis León Sánchez, and the Russian Gleb Syritsa, the organizers emphasized.