image © LaVuelta 2001
Saturday July 7th - Sunday July 29th
3,462 km
21 stages :
- Race distance: 2986 kilometres (approx)
- 2 Rest days
- 9 Flat stages
- 8 Mountain stages
- 4 Individual time trials
- 7 Finishes at altitude
- 96 Km. Individual Time Trial
- 18 Kms. Mountain time trial
- 3 Special category climbs
- 10 First-category climbs
- 8 Second-category climbs
- 4 Third-category climbs
