La Vuelta a España 2011

Running from Saturday August 20th to Sunday September 11th 2011, the 66th Vuelta a España will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,300 kilometres. These stages have the following profiles:

• 9 flat stages
• 10 mountain stages
• 1 team time-trial stage
• 1 individual time-trial stage

Distinctive aspects of the race

• 6 summit finishes
• 2 rest days
• 14 km. team time-trial
• 40 km. individual time-trial stage

New stage towns

La Nucía, Petrer, Sierra Nevada, Úbeda, Almadén, Villacastín, Sarria, Villa Romana La Olmeda (Palencia), Faustino V and Noja

New finishes

Totana, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Estación de Montaña Manzaneda, La Farrapona-Lagos de Somiedo and Noja

Today's stage begins in Benidorm.