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![]() Vuelta a Andalucía aka Ruta del Sol ("Route of the Sun"): a spring tune-up in one of the most picturesque areas of Spain. 2017 race details are posted below. |
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1 | Wednesday, February 15 | 155 km | ||||||||||
Rincón de la Victoria → Granada | ||||||||||||
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2 | Thursday, February 16 | 178 km | ||||||||||
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3 | Friday, February 17 | 11.9 km | ||||||||||
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4 | Saturday, February 18 | 179 km | ||||||||||
La Campana → Sevilla | ||||||||||||
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5 | Sunday, February 19 | 152 km | ||||||||||
Setenil de las Bodegas → Coín | ||||||||||||
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Total Distance | 676 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Vuelta a Andalucía 2017
Also, live starting Wednesday, 2017 Volta ao Algarve Live (2.HC POR): race info, startlist, preview, broadcastersStage 5 Post-Race Coverage 


Stage 5 Results 1 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 3:58:31 2 CLARKE, Simon (CDT) 3 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (TLJ) 4 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) 5 NOVAK, Domen (TBM) 6 VAN DER LIJKE, Nick (RNL) 7 MINNAARD, Marco (WGG) + 1:34 8 SAEZ BENITO, Hector (CJR) + 1:45 9 GARCIA CORTINA, Ivan (TBM) 10 Hofstetter Hugo (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) Final General Classification 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 17:12:23 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) + 1 3 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 6 4 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 21 5 ROSA, Diego (SKY) + 45 6 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 48 7 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 52 8 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) + 1:29 9 CINK, Ondrej (TBM) + 1:48 10 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (TBM) + 1:50Full Official Stage 5 Results and Final General Classification — vuelta-a-andalucia
Wellens wins rainy final stage — cyclingnews
Alberto Contador Post Race Interview (01:27 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Thibaut Pinot Post Race Interview (00:56 French) — CyclingProNet
Valverde celebrates 100th career win at Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Contador fails to dislodge Valverde from lead in Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Last 20 Km of Stage 5 (25:30 English) — eurosport
Overall Winner's Interview (01:44 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (1:11:03 Spanish) — atv
Resumen: Stage 5 Report (01:00 Spanish, restricted to Latin America) — espn
Alejandro Valverde sigue haciendo historia: 5ª Vuelta a Andalucía, victoria número 100 (00:54 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Stage 5 preview: Setenil de las Bodegas → Coín, 152 km (hilly)
February 19 update: Stage 5 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 12:45 CET (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:32 CET (3:32:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Coín, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage 
Tour d'Andalousie: Coquard s'impose à Séville https://t.co/hX2w5ZMK1a pic.twitter.com/RMu6TobPO3
— Matchs Actus (@matchActus) February 18, 2017
Stage 4 Results 1 COQUARD, Bryan (DEN) 4:10:33 2 HOELGAARD, Daniel (FDJ) 3 Hofstetter Hugo (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) 4 HOFLAND, Moreno (LTS) 5 KREDER, Raymond (RNL) 6 RÄIM, Mihkel (ICA) 7 MAIKIN, Roman (GAZ) 8 NOVAK, Domen (TBM) 9 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) 10 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (CJR) 11 GARCIA CORTINA, Ivan (TBM) 12 GARCIA CORTINA, Ivan (TBM) 13 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (TBM) 14 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 15 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN) 16 PREIDLER, Georg (SUN) 17 VAN WINDEN, Dennis (ICA) 18 LOPEZ PARADA Daniel (BURGOS BH) 19 SALAS ZORROZUA, Ibai (BBH) 20 KRUOPIS Aidis (VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN) General Classification after Stage 4 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 13:12:07 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) + 1 3 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 6 4 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 21 5 ROSA, Diego (SKY) + 45 6 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 48 7 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 52 8 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) + 1:29 9 CINK, Ondrej (TBM) + 1:48 10 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (TBM) + 1:50Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — vuelta-a-andalucia
Coquard wins stage 4 — cyclingnews
Valverde predicts battle with Contador will come down to last metre of Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Last 23 Km of Stage 4 (27:47 English) — eurosport
Last 14 Km of Stage 4 (20:04 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (02:11 French) — CyclingProNet
Overall Race Leaders Interview from Stage 4 (02:25 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Broadcast (45:20 Spanish) — atv
Stage 4 preview: La Campana → Sevilla, 179 km (hilly/flat)
February 17 update: Stage 4 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 12:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for La Campana, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:42 CET (3:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sevilla, Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage 
#63RdS. Sale Alejandro Valverde. @Movistar_Team Vamos Bala!!! pic.twitter.com/7exfc0OrFA
— Vuelta a Andalucía (@VCANDALUCIA) February 17, 2017
Stage 3 Results 1 CAMPENAERTS, Victor (TLJ) 14:55 2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 1 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) + 7 4 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 9 5 FELLINE, Fabio (TFS) 6 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 16 7 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) + 20 8 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 21 9 LUDVIGSSON, Tobias (FDJ) + 25 10 BRÄNDLE, Matthias (TFS) + 28 11 HAGA, Chad (SUN) + 32 12 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 13 KEIZER, Martijn (TLJ) + 35 14 DE LA PARTE GONZALEZ, Victor (MOV) + 37 15 CINK, Ondrej (TBM) + 39 16 LE BON, Johan (FDJ) 17 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (TBM) + 41 18 CLEMENT, Stef (TLJ) + 42 19 SOLER GIMENEZ, Marc (MOV) 20 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) 21 PREIDLER, Georg (SUN) + 43 22 DE BUYST, Jasper (LTS) 23 GROSSSCHARTNER Felix (CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE) + 44 24 ROSA, Diego (SKY) 25 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) + 46 26 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) 27 OOMEN, Sam (SUN) + 48 28 BIALOBLOCKI, Marcin (CCC) + 49 29 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz (LTS) + 50 30 VOROBYEV, Anton (GAZ) 31 KOREN, Kristijan (CDT) + 51 32 WEENING, Pieter (RNL) + 55 33 MORABITO, Steve (FDJ) + 56 34 DE VRIES, Berden (RNL) 35 SICARD, Romain (DEN) 36 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 57 37 CLARKE, Simon (CDT) 38 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFS) + 58 39 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 40 LOPEZ GARCIA, David (SKY) + 59 General Classification after Stage 3 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 9:01:34 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) + 1 3 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 6 4 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 21 5 ROSA, Diego (SKY) + 45 6 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 48 7 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 52 8 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) + 1:29 9 CINK, Ondrej (TBM) + 1:48 10 HOFLAND, Moreno (LTS) + 1:50Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — vuelta-a-andalucia
Valverde reclaims Ruta del Sol GC lead from Contador on stage 3 — cyclingnews
Ruta del Sol set for thrilling final stages as Valverde takes lead by 1s — cyclingweekly
No fractures for Izagirre after Ruta del Sol crash — cyclingnews
Thibaut Pinot - Interview d'arrivée - 3e étape (01:35 French) — CyclingProNet
Dogs in road caused Contador to brake early on in time trial — cyclingnews
Valverde preaches caution after regaining lead in Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Final Riders from the Stage 3 ITT (38:08 English) — eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (01:16 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (01:57 English) — CyclingProNet
Overall Race Leader's Interview after Stage 3 (03:34 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Stage 3 Highlights (02:03 Spanish) — canalsur
Stage 3 One-Minute Highlights (01:01 Spanish, restricted to Latin America) — espn
Stage 3 preview: Lucena, 11.9 km (TT)
February 16 update: Stage 3 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 14:15 CET (1:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lucena, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:45 CET (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lucena, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage 
Thibaut Pinot (@EquipeFDJ) vencedor de la 2ª Etapa de la #63RdS, por delante de Contador que se coloca líder de la General (@TrekSegafredo) pic.twitter.com/7KHrpMdOlh
— Vuelta a Andalucía (@VCANDALUCIA) February 16, 2017

Stage 2 Results 1 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) 4:44:03 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) + 2 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 7 4 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM) 5 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 9 6 ROSA, Diego (SKY) 7 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 13 8 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 28 9 WEENING, Pieter (RNL) + 46 10 DE TIER, Floris (TLJ) 11 CINK, Ondrej (TBM) 12 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (TBM) 13 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) 14 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (SKY) 15 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN) + 1:05 16 ARANBURU DEVA, Alexander (CJR) 17 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (CJR) + 1:18 18 FIRSANOV, Sergey (GAZ) 19 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 20 OOMEN, Sam (SUN) General Classification after Stage 2 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) 8:46:33 2 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 3 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 5 4 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM) 5 ROSA, Diego (SKY) + 7 6 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 11 7 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 12 8 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 26 9 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) + 49 10 WEENING, Pieter (RNL) + 1:08Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — vuelta-a-andalucia
Pinot beats Contador to win stage 2 of Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Contador moves into Ruta de Sol lead but misses out on stage win — cyclingnews
Valverde: I don't feel like I've lost the Ruta today — cyclingnews
Alejandro Valverde Post Stage 2 Interview (00:59 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Alberto Contador Post Stage 2 Interview (02:36 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Last Km of Stage 2 (02:28 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 5 Km of Stage 2 (13:34 English) — eurosport
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:49 French) — CyclingProNet
Last 14 Km of Stage 2 (29:52 English) — eurosport
Stage 2 Highlights (02:41 Spanish) — espn
On-Demand Stage 2 Broadcast (57:54 Spanish) — atv
Stage 2 Highlights (01:18 Spanish) — canalsur
Stage 2 preview: Torredonjimeno → Mancha Real, 178 km (Mountain)
February 15 update: Stage 2 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Alberto Contador Pre-Stage 2 Interview (00:48 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 12:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Torredonjimeno, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:44 CET (3:44:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mancha Real, Spain
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage 
Alejandro Valverde (@Movistar_Team) vencedor de la 1ª Etapa de la Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia y se pone Líder una vez mas de la #63RdS pic.twitter.com/cFjs3O8o2g
— Vuelta a Andalucía (@VCANDALUCIA) February 15, 2017

Stage 1 Results 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 4:02:28 2 POELS, Wout (SKY) 3 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 4 ROSA, Diego (SKY) 5 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM) 6 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) 7 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 5 8 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) 9 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) 10 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN) 11 WEENING, Pieter (RNL) + 24 12 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 31 13 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (TBM) 14 CINK, Ondrej (TBM) 15 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 51 16 DUIJN, Huub (VWC) + 1:49 17 RIESEBEEK, Oscar (RNL) 18 OOMEN, Sam (SUN) 19 SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre (SUNWEB) 20 DE TIER, Floris (TLJ) General Classification after Stage 1 1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 4:02:28 2 POELS, Wout (SKY) 3 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) 4 ROSA, Diego (SKY) 5 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (TBM) 6 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) 7 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 5 8 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) 9 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) 10 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN)Full Official Stage 1 Results — vuelta-a-andalucia
Valverde claims opening stage — cyclingnews
Alberto Contador’s fully customised Trek Émonda is a thing of beauty — cyclingweekly
Last 10 Km of Stage 1 (13:22 English) — eurosport
Last 18 Km of Stage 1 (19:56 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 1 (00:49 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:36 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (02:43 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Stage 1 Photos — vueltaandalucia.es
Stage 1 preview: Rincón de la Victoria → Granada, 155 km (hilly)
February 13 update: Stage 1 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Alberto Contador Interview Pre-Stage 1 (00:25 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Thibaut Pinot Interview Pre-Stage 1 (00:58 French) — CyclingProNet
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 12:45 CET (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Rincón de la Victoria, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:35 CET (2:35:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:50 CET (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Granada, Spain
2017 Vuelta a Andalucía Preview 

February 15 update:
Pinot hoping to kick start his season at Ruta del Sol after early illness — cyclingnews
February 14 update:
Valverde, Contador heat up Ruta del Sol — velonews
Overall Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
February 13 update:
Preview: Can Valverde make it five out of six? — cyclingnews
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
February 9 update:
Contador's road to Tour de France bid starts at Ruta del Sol — cyclingnews
Route Flythrough (02:14 Music) — RutadelSol
February 8 update:
Valverde e Izagirre calientan para la Vuelta a Andalucía — ciclismo.as
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage 
February 9 update: A work in progress for 2017 Vuelta a Andalucía live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve
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2017 Vuelta a Andalucía Route Map 
No overall route map availableStage maps are posted in the race summary table.
Route Flythrough (02:14 Music) — RutadelSol