Ruta del Sol 2025
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Ruta del Sol 2025: Barrenetxea wins three-up sprint, Sivakov seals overall victory.
Door Harmen Lustig A huge breakaway forms in the mountainous opening section of the Ruta del Sol's final stage. Ultimately, the battle for the stage honours boils down to Johannes Staune-Mittet, Jon Barrenetxea, and Tobias Halland Johannessen, with the Basque rider…
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Ruta del Sol 2025: Kristoff wins from decimated peloton
Door Harmen Lustig After the climbing battles of the opening days, the Ruta del Sol serves up a rolling stage in the 3rd stage. Alexander Kristoff seizes the opportunity, winning the sprint from a reduced peloton, while Pavel Sivakov retains the overall lead.
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Ruta del Sol 2025: Pidcock wins on steep finish, Sivakov takes leader's jersey.
Door Harmen Lustig Pavel Sivakov, Clément Berthet, Brandon Smith Rivera, Tom Pidcock, and Enric Mas tackle the steep final climb in Torredelcampo together. They stay as a group until the last 50 metres, when Pidcock leaves the rest behind. Sivakov takes the overall…
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Ruta del Sol 2025: Van Gils wins three-up sprint to take GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig Maxim Van Gils beats Tim Wellens and Pavel Sivakov in the finale of the opening stage of the Ruta del Sol. The defending champion takes the first leader’s jersey straight away.
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Ruta del Sol 2025: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The route of the 2025 Vuelta a Andalucía was very mountainous, especially on the first two days. First held in 1925, the race celebrateed its centenary, starting on Wednesday, 19 February, and finishing on Sunday, the 23rd.
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Ruta del Sol 2025: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Former winner Tim Wellens returns to the Ruta del Sol – also known as the Vuelta a Andalucía – in a bid to reclaim his crown. Title holder Maxim Van Gils, Tom Pidcock, Michal Kwiatkowski, Marc Soler, Pavel Sivakov, and Enric Mas are among the…
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Ruta del Sol 2025 Route stage 1: Torrox Costa - Cueva de Nerja
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, 19 February - The 1st stage of the Ruta del Sol is a brutal race through the mountainous Axarquía region. The route runs from Torrox Costa to Cueva de Nerja, two neighbouring places, but the riders face a 162.6-kilometre journey with…
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Ruta del Sol 2025 Route stage 2: Alcaudete - Torredelcampo
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday, 20 February – Stage 2 of the Vuelta Ciclista a Andalucía Ruta del Sol is a mountainous 133.2-kilometre journey from Alcaudete to Torredelcampo. The elevation gain sums up to almost 2,500 metres.
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Ruta del Sol 2025 Route stage 3: Arjona- Pozoblanco
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, 21 February - Stage 3 of the Ruta del Sol is a 162.1-kilometre race between Arjona and Pozoblanco. The peloton passes through the Jaén countryside and the Los Pedroches Valley in Córdoba, mostly on flat to slightly undulating terrain.
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Ruta del Sol 2025 Route stage 4: Córdoba - Alhaurín de la Torre
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday, 22 February – Covering 194.3 kilometres, the 4th stage of the Ruta del Sol is the longest of this edition. The riders travel on rolling roads from Córdoba to Alhaurín de la Torre.
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Ruta del Sol 2025 Route stage 5: Benahavís - La Línea de la Concepción
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday, 23 February – The final stage of the Ruta del Sol features plenty of climbing in the first 100 kilometres, while the rest of the 168.1-kilometre route is as good as flat. The total elevation gain on the route from Benahavís to La Línea…