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Caravaca City Council has chosen this popular sporting event to promote the Holy Year 2010
Caravaca de la Cruz will be the final stage of forming the next Tour of Spain.
The news was made public yesterday at a ceremony held in Hotel Palace in Madrid which unveiled the route of the 64 edition of this popular event.
The citation in Caravaca with 160 cyclists participating in the Tour will be Sept. 9, just over 90 days of the opening of Holy Year 2010.
The stage will depart from Murcia, who will be attending this great event, and includes a total of 191 kilometers.
Remember that the Spanish race and came in September 2004 to Caravaca to victory for the American cyclist David Zabriskie.
The presentation of the Tour of the Councillor for Tourism, Gonzalo López Auguy said that the participation of Caravaca and final stage is a commitment by the City to promote a sporting event of this magnitude next Holy Year 2010.
"We want this back in 2009 the shuttle is the Holy Year since it will be very close to its opening.
Today we have found that memories are short tour by the organization in 2004 when the Tour was the end of one of its stages in our municipality. "
Neither the council ignored the international impact that the 2009 account of the return.
For his part, Councillor for Sports, Juan Pedro Bermúdez, invited all the bike lovers to enjoy a special day where you try to bring the figures of cycling fans.
He used the occasion to remember the work done from cycling sports schools to promote this sport.
"From the municipal sports area we want to help promote the Holy Year and what better way to bring in Caravaca an event of this magnitude."
In the special program of TVE 2 riders Alejandro Valverde or the winner of the last Tour of Spain, Alberto Contador emphasized the beauty, but also the hardness of this phase which will tour the Upper Zarzadilla-Caravaca de la Cruz, Moratalla "Alto de Moratalla - Archivel and final stage in Caravaca de la Cruz.
Among the new features this year include the international nature of the test takes its start in Holland and passing through Belgium and Germany.
In addition the pack will not rise this coming year Asturias ports or Pyrenees and enjoy a day of rest before going to Spain in Catalonia.
The competition will start on August 29 at the historic Assen circuit in Holland and end on September 20 in Madrid.
In addition, back again as the traditional routes of Murcia, also this year celebrates its 25 stake in the Vuelta.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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