The Tour of Spain starts this weekend and while not too many people get excited about it its my favorite tour, I'm probably a bit biased though. The stages aren't quite as long. I've seen a handful that were only about 3 1/2 hours long, but everything is quick and punchy and you have to pay attention and thats the way this year's race is. It has like 10 summit finishes, which I think is a record, and I think they said like 4 are in the first week. I also like La Vuelta because while most of the big teams are there, they also include a lot of the smaller division teams from around Spain and that gives opportunity for a lot of unknown riders to shine for a day, or perhaps longer. And the last reason I like La Vuelta so much more than the others is because the trophy girls are so much more fun. ;)
Viva Espana!
I would have to disagree with you on this one, i must say the Giro is my favorite of the Big Tours.
ReplyDeleteI can live with that. The Giro is as good as grand tours get but I'm a little biased toward la Vuelta because I just love the country of Spain, but then I've never been to Italy either. I think I could get along just fine anywhere within the Mediterranean region, and a bike makes it all just that much better.
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