La Vuelta a España 2009 Live Dashboard

Vuelta a España 2009 Live Video, Route, Stages, Teams, Results and Photos

Left: The downside to winning races in Spain are the goofy hats. For Vuelta 2009, sprinters like Tom Boonen (left) will have plenty of chances in the first week including three road stages in the Netherlands. Right: After that there will be six mountain stages including two in the Sierra-Nevada, formed by the collision of the African and Eurasian continental plates; now the southernmost ski resort area in Europe .

Saturday, August 29th

4.5 km

Assen, NL

Sunday, August 30th

202 km

Assen, NL → Emmen, NL

Monday, August 31st

185 km

Zutphen, NL → Venlo, NL

Tuesday, September 1st

224 km

Venlo, NL → Liège, BE

Wednesday, September 2nd

Rest day

Thursday, September 3rd

174 km

Tarragona → Vinaròs

Friday, September 4th

186 km

Xàtiva → Xàtiva

Saturday, September 5th

30 km

Valencia → Valencia

Sunday, September 6th

206 km

Alzira → Alto de Aitana

Monday, September 7th

186 km

Alcoy → Xorret de Cati

Tuesday, September 8th

162 km

Alicante → Murcia

Wednesday, September 9th

191 km

Murcia → Caravaca de la Cruz

Thursday, September 10th

Rest day

Friday, September 11th

174 km

Almería → Alto de Velefique

Saturday, September 12th

175 km

Berja → Sierra Nevada

Sunday, September 13th

157 km

Granada → Sierra de la Pandera

Monday, September 14th

168 km

Jaén → Córdoba

Tuesday, September 15th

170 km

Córdoba → Puertollano

Wednesday, September 16th

175 km

Ciudad Real → Talavera de la Reina

Thursday, September 17th

187 km

Talavera de la Reina → Ávila

Friday, September 18th

174 km

Ávila → Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja

Saturday, September 19th

26 km

Toledo → Toledo

Sunday, September 20th

110 km

Rivas-Vaciamadrid → Madrid

Total Distance

3267 km

2009 Vuelta a España Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~
Ag2r-La Mondiale Andalucía-Cajasur Astana Bouygues Telecom Caisse d’Epargne Cervélo TestTeam Cofidis Contentpolis-Ampo Euskaltel-Euskadi FDJeux Garmin-Slipstream Lampre Liquigas Quick Step Rabobank Silence-Lotto Columbia-Highroad Milram Saxo Bank Vacansoleil Xacobeo-Galicia 2009 Vuelta a Espana preliminary start list

News and Updates

August 26 update: Lots of updates coming very, very soon...

August 23 update:
Horner ready for the Vuelta a España — cyclingnews
Evans seeks redemption at Vuelta — velonews

Stage Profiles and Timetables for all stages are now posted

August 22 update: All stage profiles, timetables and stage descriptions (brief previews) are now available. Use the links from the race summary table (right) — Steve

August 13 update: 2009 Vuelta a Espana preliminary start list — cyclingnews

Universal Sports Inks Four-Year Deal to Broadcast the Vuelta a Espana

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LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2009) – Universal Sports announced today it has inked an exclusive four-year multimedia deal to broadcast the Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain), a three-week road cycling stage race that is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. Universal Sports will broadcast throughout next month’s Vuelta, beginning with the start in Assen, Holland, on August 29, and ending in Madrid, Spain, on September 22.

The Vuelta will join the Giro d’Italia in Universal Sports’ cycling schedule, giving the network two of the three Grand Tours and firmly establishing Universal Sports as the cable leader in cycling coverage. Additional cycling events on Universal Sports include the Tour of the Basque Country, the Road Cycling and Track Cycling World Championships, other UCI Road and Track events, BMX World Championships, Mountain Bike, Cyclocross and more.

“We’re thrilled to have the Vuelta as part of our growing cycling lineup, allowing us to provide viewers with more of the world’s top cycling events, including two of the three Grands,” said Carlos Silva, president and COO of Universal Sports. “Collectively between Universal Sports and UniversalSports.com, we’ll show every moment of this exciting competition, offering the most broadcast and online coverage of the Vuelta ever.”

Coverage will be led by David Michaels, executive producer of Universal Sports, who brings more than 30 years experience in producing international cycling events. Michaels produced Universal’s highly acclaimed coverage of the 2009 Giro d’Italia this past May.

Universal Sports will provide more than nine hours of Vuelta programming every day during the three-week event. Every stage will be shown LIVE at UniversalSports.com every morning and replayed on Universal Sports network. Each night, Universal Sports will show an enhanced stage replay in Primetime. Additionally, UniversalSports.com will have an online TRACKER that will show each rider’s location on the course, stage maps, and integrated videos. The site will also offer full-length videos, highlights, photos, recaps, and behind-the-scenes interviews.

2009 Teams announced

June 12 update:

Vuelta leaves Katusha, Fuji and LPR on sidelines — velonews

2009 Vuelta Teams
Ag2r-La Mondiale
Andalucía-Cajasur
Astana
Bouygues Telecom
Caisse d’Epargne
Cervélo TestTeam
Cofidis
Contentpolis-Ampo
Euskaltel-Euskadi
FDJeux
Garmin-Slipstream
Lampre
Liquigas
Quick Step
Rabobank
Silence-Lotto
Columbia-Highroad
Milram
Saxo Bank
Vacansoleil
Xacobeo-Galicia

Preview: 2009 Route Announcement

January 4 update: Just recently, the 2009 Vuelta a Espana route was announced. The first four stages will take place in the Netherlands before the race moves down the east coast of Spain through mountainous ranges such as the Sierra-Nevada. After stage 13, the race moves north towards the heart of Spain for the traditional finish in Madrid. There are six official mountain stages which is one fewer than 2007 and two fewer than last year. All the mountain stage profiles have been posted (see right). Stay tuned as more information is realized including stage maps and timetables and the latest updates. During the race, you'll find links to live coverage and post race results, photos and video. Steve

Vuelta 2009: Easy start, tough ending — cyclingnews
VUELTA '09: Presentation First Look! — pezcyclingnews
Vuelta 2009 Route Favours Climbers — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Animated route flyover from the presentation — letour.fr
December 17 update:
2009 Vuelta route as announced today — lavuelta

Vuelta a España 2009 Route Map

Enlarge Route Map — lavuelta

Enlarge Stage 1-11 Overview

Enlarge Stage 12-21 Overview