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Stage 5 Preview
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Stage 5: Logroño → Logroño
Date: Wednesday, August 22
Distance: 172 km

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Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 13:38 CEST (11:38:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Logroño, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:55 CEST (3:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Logroño, Spain

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Stage 5 preview: Logroño → Logroño, 172 km (rolling circuit)


A panorama of Logroño, site of the stage 5 circuit race (photo credit: Miguel Ortiz)

August 21 update: Stage 5 will be circuit race featuring eight laps around Logroño, the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja. This is the 16th time Logroño is hosting a Vuelta stage.

The route will mostly flat with a long final stretch towards the finish line which sets up for a mass sprint. — Steve