Posted on 26/07/2016 14:58
Starts on Saturday 20 August, with a 29km time trial, followed by about 5 days of relatively flat stages, then into the mountains. And in typical Vuelta style, there aren't an awful lot of flat roads after that!
It's too early for teams to be announced, but a number if riders have already thrown their hats into the ring.
Anyone care to chose a rider now, before all the good ones go? 
Posted on 08/09/2016 07:28
Here are the results after Wednesday's stage:
1st Nairo Quintana (IanH)
2nd Chris Froome (Kennine) at +3:37 seconds
3rd Esteban Chaves (TtDA 2) +3:57
4th Alberto Contador (TtDA) +4:02
5th Simon Yates
6th Samuel Sanchez
11th Daniel Moreno (Nellie) +9:03
16th Alejandro Valverde (Pliers) +13:48
Rtd Tejay Van Garderen (Goldie) just when he was doing so well!
Rtd Miquel Angel Lopez (Runrig)
Posted on 09/09/2016 22:56
What a chuffing race.
I wish I could watch it live tomorrow, but will have to avoid all news, web, etc and record the evening show.
Sky have to throw the kitchen sink at Movistar from the start. Let it wait for the final climb and Froome won't break Quintana.
It's going to be a long dull winter
Posted on 10/09/2016 08:20
Jeepers.....it's really all to play for now!
Froome gained more time on Quintana than Quintana was hoping for, I reckon and that is going to make for an exciting 'final' day in the mountains today.
Poor old Sammy Sanchez took a heavy fall and dislocated his shoulder, has a large contusion which is preventing him from walking and suspected concussion.......and he still finished the stage! How many other sports would you see that in?! He's had to retire from the race now though - such a shame at this late stage.
Here are the results after Friday's stage:
1st Nairo Quintana (IanH)
2nd Chris Froome (Kennine) at +1:21
3rd Alberto Contador (TtDA) +3:43
4th Esteban Chaves (TtDA 2) +4:54
5th Andrew Talansky +7:12
6th Simon Yates +7:32
8th Daniel Moreno (Nellie) +10:07
12th Samuel Sanchex +12:25
15th Alejandro Valverde (Pliers) +14:22
Rtd Tejay Van Garderen (Goldie)
Rtd Miquel Angel Lopez (Runrig)
Posted on 10/09/2016 20:37
I got to thinking......how do people feel about the huge impact that one stage - a time trial of only 37km - can have on the overall race?
Well the race, and also Le Tour, are supposed to give all types of cyclist, climbers, sprinters & time trialists a chance to win a stage. To make a time trial worth having it must be of a reasonable distance, over varied topography. Just at the moment CF is both a great climber & a better TTist than NQ. I wonder, Ian, if you'd have asked the same question if it had been the other way round? As it has turned out NQ is as equally as good a climber than CF & his team were more alert than Sky on one particular day, hence is victory in the race.
Posted on 10/09/2016 21:01
I got to thinking......how do people feel about the huge impact that one stage - a time trial of only 37km - can have on the overall race?
I think the result stands for itself.
The race was hugely exciting right to the end. The prospect of the TT galvanised the attacks from those who needed to, and the TT itself just took it to another level at the end.
The route organisers should be applauded.
A great race, a worthy winner, a gracious loser, the young charger taking the last podium place from another gracious favourite. Then a few promising prospects for the future.
Brilliant
IanH