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Top Andalusian cycle race rolls onto Costa del Sol this February

The Alhaurín de la Torre start of the last Vuelta a Andalucía. File photograph.
The Alhaurín de la Torre start of the last Vuelta a Andalucía. File photograph. / EFE

  • The town of Mijas will be the starting point of the last stage in the next edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía cycling event

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Organisers have announced the dates and full official route for the next Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalucía) professional cycle race around the region’s roads.

The 67th edition of the cycling event will be held from 17 – 21 February and will cover a total of 819.5 kilometres distributed over five days.

The starting point on this occasion will be the Almeria town of Vera , while the finish line will be located in Zahara de la Sierra (Cádiz).

The first day will take place entirely in Almería, ending in Pulpi (140.4 kilometres); the second will start in Baza (Granada ) and ends in Alcalá la Real (Jaén) a total of 183.2 kilometres; the third stage will take place in Jaén, starting in Beas de Segura and ending in Villarodrigo (191.1 kilometres); The fourth will start in Iznájar (Córdoba) and finish in Cúllar Vega (Granada) with 153.8 kilometres, and the last stage will start in the Malaga town of Mijas following a 151-kilometre route, until it reaches Zahara de la Sierra.

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