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Tomorrow, August 24, the 74th edition of the Vuelta will begin, where 22 teams and 176 cyclists will participate, where they will surely not return to offer a show at the highest level. Alejandro Valverde will go out with number 1
Alejandro Valverde won La Vuelta ten years ago. This year, La Vuelta 19 will start as one of the three former winners of the round in contention for a new title, along with Fabio Aru (2015) and Nairo Quintana (2016).
After the idea of Clemente López Doriga, cyclist and Spanish journalist, in collaboration with Juan Pujol, director of the newspaper 'Information', with the idea of creating a career within our territory of the same characteristics of the Tour of Italy or the Tour de France .
It was after an epic battle with the Spanish Mariano Cañardo, who finished second. In addition, the Belgian repeated title in the next edition and, from this moment until 1941, the Tour was suspended as a result of the Civil War.
No team could wear the same color. Since that time it has gone through red, white and red, yellow, gold from 1999 and, currently, from 2010, the color is red.
He was known as "El negro de los ojos azules", and he achieved the first victory for Spain in the Vuelta a España in 1941.
From that moment until today it is celebrated between the months of August and September.
The Tour of Spain has suffered several stops throughout its history. From the editions between 1937 and 1940 due to the Civil War, through the period of 1943 to 1944, consequence of World War II, until the year 1949 and from 1951 to 1954 that were also suspended.
With a total of four crowns: 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005. They are followed by Swiss Tony Rominger with three, tied with another Spaniard, Alberto Contador, winner in the editions of 2008, 2012 and 2014.
With a total of 39, ranking at the top in the history of the race.
The difference was only 6 seconds between the winner, Eric Caritoux, compared to runner-up Alberto Fernández.
The Spaniard, Ángel Arroyo, won the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid but was later disqualified for testing positive for methylphenidate in an anti-doping control.
Specifically, he kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal, as a result of the 98 Expo.