The fifth edition of the
Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
La Vuelta Femenina (; "The Female Tour") is an elite women's professional bicycle race held in Spain. The race is organised by and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which also organises the men's Vuelta a España. It is part of the UCI Women' ...
, a women's cycling race held in
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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, will take place on 14 and 15 September 2019.
Route and organization
The race starts with and 9.3 km
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' " stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ...
in
Boadilla del Monte, followed by a 98.6 km
crit race in
Madrid
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. Stage 2 will use the finishing circuit that will also be used for stage 21 of the
2019 Vuelta.
The event was organised by
ASO, which also organises the
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
. It was the 22nd race of the
2019 UCI Women's World Tour.
Results
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See also
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2019 in women's road cycling
References
External links
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2019 UCI Women's World Tour
2019
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2019 in Spanish sport
Madrid Challenge