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Stage 5: Sierra Nevada → Valdepeñas de Jaén
Date: Wednesday, August 24
Distance: 187 km

Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 11:30 CEST (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sierra Nevada, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:15 CEST (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Valdepeñas de Jaén, Spain

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Stage 5 preview: Sierra Nevada → Valdepeñas de Jaén, 187 km (hilly)


Stage 5 will feature a beautiful course with the same grueling finish in Valdepeñas de Jaén as last year. Here's Igor Anton winning the 27% grade finish in 2010. (more photos from 2010)



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August 23 post: Stage 5 will be a hilly stage through the beautiful Granada and Jaén regions before the very difficult cat 2 finishing climb in Valdepeñas de Jaén. The finish is the same as last year's Stage 4 including the 27% wall just 500m from the line. Euskaltel Euskadi's Igor Antón won this stage last year, but he just lost 1:36 on the stage 4 finish at Sierra Nevada on Tuesday so he isn't likely to repeat. Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha, 3rd last year) is safe pick for this type of finish. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) should like it as well. — Steve

Big Photos last year's Stage 4 finish in Valdepeñas de Jaén — sirotti/reuters