The riders pedal to the 5.8 kilometres circuit in the centre of Spain. Paseo del Prado, Paseo de Recoletos, Calle de Alcalá and the Gran Via feature prominently on the circuit before the race ends at the Plaza de Cibeles.
It’s a safe bet that we’ll see a bunch sprint in Madrid. The stage winner succeeds Pascal Ackermann (2020), Fabio Jakobsen (2019), Elia Viviani (2018), Matteo Trentin (2017), Magnus Cort (2016), John Degenkolb (2015, 2012), Michael Matthews (2013), Peter Sagan (2011), and Tyler Farrar (2010).
Last year’s Vuelta did not finish in Madrid but with an ITT into Santiago de Compostela, where Primoz Roglic took both the stage hounours and sealed his third GC victory in a row.
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Another interesting read: results 21st stage + final GC 2022 Vuelta.
Vuelta a España 2022 stage 21: route, profile, more
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