La Vuelta of Spain 2015 fulfills 80 years

USPA NEWS - Since 1935 La Vuelta of Spain, whose new edition begins Saturday, have played 69 editions. The official start of Puerto Banus is given will have begun what will be the 70th edition. So far the runner has risen more times on the podium as winner was Roberto Heras, four times.

This year the race will begin in the province of Malaga and Madrid will end in parentheses after 2014, when Santiago de Compostela hosted the final stage. Alberto Contador, winner of La Vuelta current not take the start, so be sure to repeat last ten years without winning in two consecutive editions. The last thing he did was Roberto Heras in 2004 and 2005.

Despite the absence of Contador, this year's edition is one of the most important for the participation of the greatest number of first figures of world cycling. They will be starting in Puerto Banus, among others, the recent winner of the Tour of France 2015, Chris Froome; Spaniards Alejandro Valverde and Joaquin Rodriguez, and the Colombian Nairo Quintana, second in the French race.

The organization of La Vuelta has decided that on his 80th birthday one of its most characteristic points, arrivals up, go down in history. For this reason nine summit finishes editing 2015 will be unprecedented: Caminito del Rey, Vejer de la Frontera, Cazorla, Capileira, Benitatxell, Cortals D'Encamp, Fuente del Chivo, Sotres-Cabrales and Ermita de Alba. None of these late stage has never hosted a stage finish of the Tour and this 70th edition will join the history of the race. It will therefore be a year full of news on that mountain again have a special role.

The peloton of La Vuelta in 2015 will have to overcome one of the toughest stages I've ever had its route. It will be the day 11 Andorra la Vella - Cortals d'Encamp. Stage 16, Luarca - Ermita de Alba, the accumulated difference, also can end up being decisive. In the first, the tour includes a port of special category four First Category and one Second Category. The second will be seven ports, three of Third Category, two Second Category, one First Category and one Special Category. Stage in the Andorran slope is 4,800 meters, but in the second stage Asturian squad will have to overcome a height of 5,100 meters.