It is reduced to two stages focused on the provinces of Soria and Segovia, and Councilor Gonzalo Santonja acknowledges that the objective was "not to disappear."
The presence of Juan Ayuso, one of the most promising riders in Spanish cycling, along with Carlos Rodríguez, is the main attraction of the XXXVII International Cycling Tour of Castilla y León which will be held on July 26 and 27, with a medium-mountain route that will pass through the provinces of Soria and Segovia.
The regional round, which was presented this Monday in Valladolid, will have the participation of 19 teamsTen of them from the top category, ten from UCI Pro Teams, and three from UCI Continental teams. With registration still to be finalized, the young UAE Team Emirates rider will be the one to watch, although the course isn't as tough as in previous editions.
Thus, the first stage will unite will begin in Garray, opposite the Numancia archaeological sites, The 168.9-kilometer route will include a foray of just over 25 kilometers through the Riojan region. The Piqueras and Santa Inés mountain passes will be the main mountain challenges of this opening day, far from the finish line in the capital of Soria.
The second and final stage will be 186.2 kilometers long, covering just over 36 kilometers through the Community of Madrid. The start will be at the archaeological site of Los Cinco Caños in the town of Coca, Segovia, and the finish will be in Segovia. The mountain peaks of Navacerrada and Navafría will be the highlights of the day, although they will also be far from the finish line in the city of the Aqueduct.
"It's wonderful to combine heritage with sport, as is happening this time, where the tour begins at the archaeological sites of Numancia, visits Coca, with one of the most interesting and mysterious castles in the world, and ends in a city like Segovia, which is a World Heritage Site, a title that is not given away," said the Regional Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sport, Gonzalo Santonja, emphasizing that sport is one of the "core axes" of the Ministry and the return allows it to be combined with others such as natural heritage and food and wine tourism.
The councilor insisted that the important thing about the Vuelta a Castilla y León, despite the reduced number of stages, was "not to disappear," and that he hoped to repeat the "amazing" experience he had last year following one of the stages.
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