Vuelta 2017: Favourites

Vuelta a España 2017In 2017, Chris Froome completed the Tour de France/Vuelta a España double. He did so against a strong field featuring the likes of Vincenzo Nibali (2nd), Ilnur Zakarin (3rd), Alberto Contador, Fabio Aru, Romain Bardet, the Yates brothers, Wilco Kelderman, Esteban Chaves, and more.

Read about the overall contenders or click links in the table below for the favourites to win individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race.

Vuelta a España 2017: Favourites

Nr Date Favourites Type
1 Sa 19-8 Clash of time trial trains TTT
2 Su 20-8 Pan-flat sprint party flat
3 Mo 21-8 Climbers with descending skills mountains
4 Tu 22-8 Fast finishers in coastal town flat
5 We 23-8 Attackers or GC guys on punchy last climb summit finish
6 Th 24-8 Attackers in hilly stage hilly
7 Fr 25-8 Chance for late attackers flat
8 Sa 26-8 Strong descenders after punchy last climb mountains
9 Su 27-8 Punchers on sharp climb to the line summit finish
Mo 28-8 rest day
10 Tu 29-8 Attackers with climbing legs and descending skills mountains
11 We 30-8 Wanted – climbing legs for tough finale summit finish
12 Th 31-8 Attackers with climbing legs and descending skills hilly
13 Fr 1-9 For fast finishers with climbing legs hilly
14 Sa 2-9 For hors catégorie climbers summit finish
15 Su 3-9 For hors catégory climbers II mountains, summit finish
Mo 4-9 rest day
16 Tu 5-9 Second stage victory for Froome? ITT
17 We 6-9 Climb fest on steep Los Machucos summit finish
18 Th 7-9 Hilly race with finale for punchers hilly, summit finish
19 Fr 8-9 Punchers with descending skills and fast legs hilly, flat start
20 Sa 9-9 Demolition workers on the Angliru mountains, summit finish
21 Su 10-9 Fast finishers in Madrid flat

Vuelta 2017: Route maps, height profiles, and more

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Vuelta 2017: Map with all stages - source: lavuelta.comAll stages

Vuelta 2017: Map and schema with stagesSchema and map

Vuelta 2017 Profile 1st stage: ITT in Nîmes (fra) - source: lavuelta.comProfile 1st stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 2nd stage: Nîmes - Gruissan (fra) - source: lavuelta.comProfile 2nd stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 3rd stage: Prades - Andorra la Vella - source: lavuelta.comProfile 3rd stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 4th stage: Escaldes - Tarragona - source: lavuelta.comProfile 4th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 5th stage: Benicassim – Ermita Santa Lucia - source: lavuelta.comProfile 5th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 6th stage: Villareal – Sagunto - source: lavuelta.comProfile 6th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 7th stage: Llíria – Cuenca - source: lavuelta.comProfile 7th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 8th stage: Hellín – Xorret del Cati - source: lavuelta.comProfile 8th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 9th stage: Orihuela – Cumbre del Sol - source: lavuelta.comProfile 9th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 10th stage: Caravaca de la Cruz - Alhama de Murcía - source: lavuelta.comProfile 10th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 11th stage: Lorca – Calar Alto - source: lavuelta.comProfile 11th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 12th stage: Motril – Antequera - source: lavuelta.comProfile 12th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 13th stage: Coin – Tomares - source: lavuelta.comProfile 13th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 14th stage: Écija - La Pandera - source: lavuelta.comProfile 14th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 15th stage: Alcalá la Real – Sierra Nevada - source: lavuelta.comProfile 15th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 16th stage: Los Arcos - Logroño - source: lavuelta.comProfile 16th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 17th stage: Villadiego - Los Machucos - source: lavuelta.comProfile 17th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 18th stage: Suances – Santo Toribio de Liébana - source: lavuelta.comProfile 18th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 19th stage: Parque de Redes – Gijón - source: lavuelta.comProfile 19th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 20th stage: Corvera - Angliru - source: lavuelta.comProfile 20th stage

Vuelta 2017 Profile 21st stage: Arroyomolinos - Madrid - source: lavuelta.comProfile 21st stage

Vuelta 2017: Nîmes and Madrid at Google MapsNîmes and Madrid at Google Maps

Vuelta 2017 stage 9: Climb details Cumbre del Sol - source: lavuelta.comStage 9: Cumbre del Sol

Vuelta 2017 stage 17: Climb Los Machucos - source: lavuelta.comStage 17: Los Machucos

Vuelta 2017 stage 15: Climb details Alto Hoya de la Mora - source: lavuelta.comStage 15: Alto Hoya de la Mora

Vuelta 2017 stage 20: Climb details Alto de l'Angliru - source: lavuelta.comStage 20: Alto de l'Angliru
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