Published June 14, 2022 06:38AM
Vuelta a España to award special leaders jerseys for Dutch stages
The 2022 Spanish grand tour opens with three stages in the Netherlands.
Vuelta director Javier Guillén poses with the special leader's jersey to be used in the opening stages. (Photo: Unipublic/Sprint Cycling)
The race leaders of the opening stages of the 2022 Vuelta a España will wear special jerseys with Dutch-inspired motifs for the first three days in the Netherlands.
The 77th Vuelta opens with three stages in Utrecht, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, and Breda. The jerseys will see red and white motifs, lines, and blocks that are combined with the blue of the Dutch flag to create a grid on the jersey.
The race starts with three stages in The Netherlands, before returning to Spain in the Basque Country. The route pushes west across Cantabria and Asturias before transferring down to the Mediterranean coast.
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The route swings west along the coast into Andalucía before turning north across Extremadura and the final stages in and around Madrid.
