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 31/08/2016 20:28
Cracking finish today.
Chaves went off on a break in the last couple of km and seemed to have taken it. But he was pulled back by the leaders, then Froome and Quintana battled it out for the win, wih Froome taking it (and well pleased he looked!).
They finished on the same time, so Froome gained 4 seconds due to the time bonuses.
The rest of the favourites didn't lose too much time, but every second is beginning to count now.
Quintana had a moan about the use of power meters and said they should try banning them. Froome disagreed.
Full results to follow. The CT prize is still up for grabs 
Posted on 31/08/2016 20:30
Now that was a proper race to the line!! The top two favourites battling it out to the finish. Froome just pipping Quintana, both finishing on the same time, and gaining a few seconds on the other main contenders. Froome now up to 2nd, at 54 secs behind Quintana, and Valverde down to 3rd.
Edit. Sorry Ian, you just did a Froome on me!
Posted on 01/09/2016 20:43
Yet another surprise winner today, Jens Keukeleire of Orica, in a sprint finish. No change in the placings or the time differences. Bit of a different approach from Sky today with 2 rider out in a breakaway for quite a lot of the day. Was it to make Movistar do more chasing than they would have liked to do today, instead of having a bit of a rest, I wonder. Another probable sprint finish tomorrow at the end of the longest stage of the event.
Posted on 02/09/2016 08:28
Here are the results after Thursday's stage:
1st Nairo Quintana (IanH)
2nd Chris Froome (Kennine) at +54 seconds
3rd Alejandro Valverde (Pliers) +1:05
4th Esteban Chaves (TtDA 2) +2:34
5th Alberto Contador (TtDA) +3.08
7th Simon Yates
10th Samuel Sanchez
12th Daniel Moreno (Nellie) +5:38
108th Tejay Van Garderen (Goldie) +1:45:30
Rtd Miquel Angel Lopez (Runrig)
Posted on 02/09/2016 08:34
Not sure that I agree that it will be a sprinter's finish today, Nellie. There are 4 categorised climbs and a number of uncategorised ones to get over.
I would say it will be a day for the break-away......question is, who will go in it today? It would have been a good day for Peter Sagan (if he were here)......Philippe Gilbert, anyone?
The run to the finish will give the GC bunch something to fight over and we may just see one of the main contenders trying to make a jump on the rest.
Posted on 02/09/2016 20:33
You were partly right Ian, but I guess no-one would have picked the winner at the start. Good win for Valerio Conti of Lampre. The main bunch were just not interested, and all came in together nearly 34mins behind the winner. And not one of the GC contenders tried to grab a sneaky few seconds. So all the same at the top of the leader board.
IanH