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 28/08/2016 09:42
Here are the standings after Saturday's stage:
1st Nairo Quintana (IanH)
2nd Alejandra Valverde (Pliers)
3rd Chris Froome (Kennine)
4th Esteban Chaves (TtDA 2)
5th Darwin Atapuma
7th Alberto Contador (TtDA)
8th Daniel Moreno (Nellie)
11th Simon Yates (despite the curse of Runrig still hanging over him)
143rd Tejay Van Garderen (Goldie) - oh dear! 
Rtd Miquel Angel Lopez (Runrig)
Too early to get the CT prize ready? I think maybe yes......
Posted on 28/08/2016 09:50
Todays stage starts with a climb up to the cat2 Puerto de San Isidro at 60km in. Then there is a long, long descent of about 50km and then the climbing starts again.
The final 50 km or so includes three cat3 and one cat2 climbs.....on already tired legs! The finish is at the top of the cat2 climb......there is no rest!!
And for the following day, they can look forward to......more climbing! With a Hors catagory mountain top finish.
Good job Tuesday is a rest day.....
Posted on 28/08/2016 21:30
Another surprise winner, David de la Cruz, who also took over the Red Jersey. The GC contenders are still where they were yesterday time wise relative to themselves. It looked as if Movistar let the stage winner have sufficient time gap to take over the Red Jersey, so that they don't have to defend it tomorrow on another hard mountain stage.
Unforunately my man has dropped away somewhat, dropping down to 12th, after losing 13 sec to Contador.
Posted on 29/08/2016 10:20
Here are the standings after Sunday's stage:
1st David De La Cruz (for one day only, I suspect!)
2nd Nairo Quintana (IanH)
3rd Alejandra Valverde (Pliers)
4th Chris Froome (Kennine)
5th Esteban Chaves (TtDA 2)
7th Alberto Contador (TtDA)
10th Samuel Sanchez (surprised there were no takers)
11th Simon Yates
12th Daniel Moreno (Nellie)
140th Tejay Van Garderen (Goldie)
Rtd Miquel Angel Lopez (Runrig)
It would seem that the GC contenders were saving themselves to today - when surely there will be some shake-up in the standings.
A cat1 climb after 148km, soon followed by a HC climb to the finish at Lagos de Covadonga. Brutal!
Posted on 29/08/2016 20:18
Think there are some 'orrible 'ills on the 'ere race! Keep looking at the drops off the side of the road.
anyone think there dont seem to be many spectators?
There's never as many as one sees for the TdF, but there's not a lot of room on some of them on the sides of the climbs. I also think that the main holidays have finished over there, so less people about in total.
Posted on 29/08/2016 20:23
A great ride by Quintana, winning the stage and back in the Red Jersey. Froome looked as if he'd missed the break but judged his climb nearly to perfection, losing only 25 secs to Quintana in the end, gaining time on all the rest of GC contenders and back to 3rd overall. Contador seems to getting back to his best as well.
IanH