The stages of La Vuelta 2019, Hire a rental bike during your winter training!
Meanwhile, the 74th edition of the Tour of Spain, La Vuelta de España, will start in 2019!
On Saturday August 24 this big and well-known heavy round will start in the Costa Blanca. In this case, a flat team time trial of 18 kilometers starts. From Torrevieja in the south of the Costa Blanca the professional cyclists will have to start together. This year´s program will be havier than ever. With 8 stages of which the finish ends up, it will be different than other years. Therefore, a lot is expected from the all-round cyclists. If you want to compete and ride (one of) the stages of the Vuelta, hire a rental bike during your winter training.
Stage 2 of the Vuelta 2019 Benidorm – Calpe
A stage over 193 kilometers that mainly consists of hilly terrain. With that, everyone has a chance of winning. Although there are a few mean climbs in it, the Puig Llorença is the worst. As part of the Cumbre del Sol, where Tom Dumoulin was the winner in 2015, it is a tough climb.
Because of the mild (micro) climate, the area around Calpe and more south are popular among cycling teams as a training camp.
Winter training
For most cyclists from the North of Europe, winter is the absolute low season. When it is slippery, cold or wet and the days get shorter, it is often difficult or dangerous to train. Cycling with snow is even heavier. Moreover, it is often less fun and there is an increased risk of injuries due to accidents or muscle problems.
Winter cold does not really motivate to cycle outside. An alternative option is to continue your training with your bike on the tacx or roller bench. This gives you practically the same training options as outside. Yet many riders feel that this is less challenging.
Finding a challenge in exploring the 2nd stage of the Vuelta 2019
A number of professional cycling teams very consciously choose to do their winter training on the Costa Blanca. There must be a good reason for this. The weather on one side, but also the pre-discovery of the routes on the other side. Besides the described stage, there are more some beautiful mountains to climb. As mentioned before, the Aitana, De Port de Tudons or the Coll de Rates is a real challenge.
Hire a rental bike
Everyone who is training for something special wants to continue this. Whether for a particular race or an ascent later in the year, or purely for itself. Do you not want to interrupt this training because of the cold? Then a training camp in the Costa Blanca is the solution. Book now a few days of vacation around Calpe – Benidorm. For this you rent a quality road bike fit to your size at Allure Bike Rental. Bike rental for the region Villajoyosa up to Calpe.