The only starting climb, the cat 2 “Puerto de la Chía”, should not be complicating the day too much. The speed racers looking to chalk up this stage will have to rely on the help of their teams to control possible breakaways.

A new starting point and a finshing point with a traditon over recent years. Toledo will once again be turning out in masse to greet the race prior to the 2010 Vuelta’s last great mountain stage.