The Castilian-Leonese round, which was not held in 2020, returns to the calendar on July 29 with a 182-kilometer stage starting in León and finishing in Ponferrada.
The Cycling Tour of Castile and León, After the forced suspension in 2020 due to the pandemic, returns this year with a single stage on July 29 between León and Ponferrada, with a route of 182.2 kilometers, sources from the organization reported this Tuesday.
The route for 2021 will coincide with the Camino de Santiago in the jubilee year. to disseminate the heritage, natural, historical and artistic wealth of Castile and León.
The race will start from the capital of León at 1:30 p.m. and the runners will meet the first intermediate sprint in La Bañeza. (kilometer 44), before crossing Astorga and Santa Colomba de Somoza (kilometer 93) where the ascent to Alto de Foncebadón (1,520 meters) begins, The only mountainous difficulty of this edition, classified as second category, which will be crowned after 13 kilometers of ascent.
A first pass through the finish line (kilometer 134), located in front of the Hotel Ciudad de Ponferrada, will serve as a second flying finish line. of the day before facing the final part of the race, to find out who succeeds Davide Cimolai (Israel Cycling Academy) as the current winner.
The Castilian and Leonese round has in its a list of winners with prestigious names such as Miguel Indurain, Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde, among others.
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