Vuelta 2017: Favourites

Vuelta a España 2017In 2017, Chris Froome completed the Tour de France/Vuelta a España double. He did so 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. (Slideshow route/profile)

Read about the overall contenders or click links in underneath scheme 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 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 1st stage Clash of time trial trains TTT
2 Su 20-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 2nd stage Pan-flat sprint party flat
3 Mo 21-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 3rd stage Climbers with descending skills mountains
4 Tu 22-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 4th stage Fast finishers in coastal town flat
5 We 23-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 5th stage Attackers or GC guys on punchy last climb summit finish
6 Th 24-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 6th stage Attackers in hilly stage hilly
7 Fr 25-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 7th stage Chance for late attackers flat
8 Sa 26-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 8th stage Strong descenders after punchy last climb mountains
9 Su 27-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 9th stage Punchers on sharp climb to the line summit finish
Mo 28-8 rest day
10 Tu 29-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 10th stage Attackers with climbing legs and descending skills mountains
11 We 30-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 11th stage Wanted – climbing legs for tough finale summit finish
12 Th 31-8 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 12th stage Attackers with climbing legs and descending skills hilly
13 Fr 1-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 13th stage For fast finishers with climbing legs hilly
14 Sa 2-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 14th stage For hors catégorie climbers summit finish
15 Su 3-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 15th stage For hors catégory climbers II mountains, summit finish
Mo 4-9 rest day
16 Tu 5-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 16th stage Second stage victory for Froome? ITT
17 We 6-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 17th stage Climb fest on steep Los Machucos summit finish
18 Th 7-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 18th stage Hilly race with finale for punchers hilly, summit finish
19 Fr 8-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 19th stage Punchers with descending skills and fast legs hilly, flat start
20 Sa 9-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 20th stage Demolition workers on the Angliru mountains, summit finish
21 Su 10-9 Vuelta 2017 Favourites 21st stage 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
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Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 1: Clash of time trial trains

bmc - Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 1:According to tradition, the Vuelta a España begins with a team time trial. This year's TTT is played out on a pan-flat route of almost 14 kilometres.
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Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 2: Pan-flat sprint party

Jean Pierre Drucker - Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage : Pan-flat sprint partyChances are the 2nd stage of the Vuelta a España will come down to a bunch sprint. The pan-flat route runs partly on the coast of the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the South of France.
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Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 3: Climbers with descending skills

Vincenzo Nibali - Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 3: Climbers with strong descentThe 3rd stage in the Vuelta is the first one in the high mountains. The riders are to crest three passes in the Pyrenees, two of which in the last 50 kilometres. The finale is a downhill into Andorra la Vella.
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Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 4: Fast finishers in coastal town

juan jose lobato - Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 4: Fast finishers in coastal townFast finishers are favourite to win the 4th stage in the Vuelta a España. The start is in the mountainous microstate Andorra before the route runs mostly downhill to Tarragona on the Catalan coast.
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Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 5: Attackers or GC guys on punchy last climb

Esteban Chaves - Vuelta 2017 Favourites stage 5: Attackers or GC guys on punchy last climbThe 5th stage of the Vuelta a España runs over five climbs to a punchy finale with a summit finish. The last climb is 3.4 kilometres at 9.7% with steepest ramps of 16.5%.
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