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 21/08/2016 16:43
Whoops, nearly forgot in all the excitement......well, it started yesterday with the Team Time Trial.
Team Sky and Movistar both finished on equal best times, followed by Orica Bike Exchange and BMC.
Individual positions (although not really all that meaningful) after the first stage are:
1st Peter Kennaugh
2nd Salvatore Pucio
3rd Michal Kwiatkowski
5th Chris Froome (Kennine)
5th Alejandra Valverde (Pliers)
10th Nairo Quintana (IanH)
15th Esteban Chaves (TtDA 2)
50th Alberto Contador (TtDA)
Rodriguez, Aru and Porte are not in their respective teams......so would Goldie, Nellie and Runrig like to pick someone else, before the first stage (proper) results are announced?
Posted on 22/08/2016 15:49
I forgot too, still recovering from the Olympics.
Struggling with an alternate, Estoban Chaves would have been my second choice, but taken.
Warren Bargeil perhaps.
No, I will go with a wild card, the colombian Astana rider Miquel Angel Moreno.
Hopefully qualifies before things get going, he is currently 56th, 1m down
IanH