La Vuelta 2012
Sporting aspects
The route
Running from Saturday Agust 18th to Sunday September 9th 2012, the 67th Vuelta a España will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,300 kilometres. These stages have the following profiless:
- 6 flat stages
- 13 mountain stages
- 1 team time-trial stage
- 1 individual time-trial stage
Distinctive aspects of the race
- 6 summit finishes
- 2 rest days
- 16 km team time-trial
- 40 km individual time-trial stage
- 37 mountain passes and hills
New stage towns
Start towns: Barakaldo, Tarazona, Cambados, Vilagarcía de Aurosa, Palas de Rei, La Robla, La Faisanera Golf-Segovia 21 y Cercedilla
New finishes
Viana, Alcañiz-Motorland Aragón, Andorra-Collada de la Gallina, Sanxenxo, Dumbría-Mirador de Ézaro, Puerto de Ancares, Cuitu Negru-Valgrande-Pajares, Fuente Dé y La Lastrilla




