Urán Captains EF Education First Pro Cycling Vuelta Team

Urán Captains EF Education First Pro Cycling Vuelta Team

EF Education First Pro Cycling (Spain) - Press Release: Carthy, Craddock, Docker, Higuita, Martínez, Owen and van Garderen round out roster for season’s final Grand Tour.

It is not long now until the final Grand Tour of the season, la Vuelta a España, will be upon us. Once again the Spanish race organisers have created a parcours that will have fans sizzling with as much excitement as the sun-baked asphalt along the Costa Blanca, where the race starts. 

“This is the spirit of the Vuelta,” EF Education First Pro Cycling sport director Juanma Garate says. “It’s such happiness, because the Spanish people are still on their summer holidays in August, so the first eight stages are along the coast of the Mediterranean and there are so many people there. In fact, they make you feel a bit jealous because they are on the beach enjoying themselves, watching the race and everyone is happy.”

Our EF Education First crew heads in with high hopes — a high general classification showing for Uran, and hunting stages with a number of riders. The Vuelta is always exciting — that much we know.

The 74th edition of the race starts in Torrevieja on Saturday with a team time trial then continues to wind around Spain, Andorra and France over 3,290 kilometers, with the final stage once again held in Madrid.

This race is renowned for its steep climbs, but Garate says the organizers have cut back on some of the overly harsh pitches. Still, he thinks it's one of the hardest Vueltas he’s seen on paper in years.

“I think this year’s race is one of the hardest we’ve had in the last 10 years, because we have so many climbs every day. It’s going to be really tough. There are less big mountain climbs, but we have more climbs in general,” Garate explains. Below, hear from each of our Vuelta riders.

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