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In 2005, La Vuelta Ciclista a España was moved in the calendar to August, after years of being held in September. A week before the start of La Vuelta, the Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa, Spain’s most important one-day race, also takes place. However, these are not the only two races hosted in the country this month, as starting next Monday, the Vuelta a Burgos, a .Pro category race, will be the ideal terrain for riders to prepare both WorldTour events.

Route

The 2024 Vuelta a Burgos features a five-stage route with profiles for everyone. The first and last stages are the ones most likely to end in some kind of sprint, but they are not completely flat and could deliver surprises. The second stage offers a finish for punchers at Ojo Guareña (1.3 km at 4.3%), while the general classification will likely be decided between the traditional final climb to Lagunas de Neila (10.6 km at 5.4%) on stage 3 and the 18-kilometer time trial on the fourth day.

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Sepp Kuss (1000), Damiano Cruso (600), Cian Uijtdebroeks (600), Antonio Tiberi (600), Ben O’Connor (800), Thymen Arensman (800), Lenny Martinez (600), Nairo Quintana (400), Rafal Majka (400), Tao Geoghegan Hart (800), Hugh John Carthy (400), Michael Storer (400), Sergio Higuita (600), Bauke Mollema (400), Max Poole (400), Lorenzo Fortunato (400), Javier Romo (200), Valentin Paret-Peintre (400), Finn Fisher-Black (400), or cousins Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (200) and Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (200) are some of the candidates for top 10 spots. Meanwhile, Australian Jay Vine (600) returns to competition in Burgos after his serious crash at the Itzulia Basque Country, and he may participate in the race simply to regain competitive rhythm and to help his teammates.

For the sprints, Caleb Ewan (600), Ivan García Cortina (400), Marius Mayhofer (400), Jon Aberasturi (200), and Orluis Aular (200) are some of the fastest on paper.

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