Stage 1 - September 8: Salamanca - Salamanca, 13.4 km
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The route, the asphalt or the climatology are three of the many factors which have a great influence when predicting the possible result in a timetrial stage. This time 15 kilometres are going to be covered in Salamanca. 13,300 was the number of kilometres covered in Malaga in the past edition of Vuelta a España, being Zuelle the best rider going at an average speed of 46,576 kilometres and investing 17:08 minutes. Differencies were really short. Olano arrived 2 seconds later and Hruska just 4. Santos González 40 seconds later, Angel Casero 33 and climbers such as Heras 47, Sevilla and Botero 1:10 and Jose María Jimanez 1:44. Il Giro and LeTour started this year with even shorter distances. Being the route 7,600 kilometres long in Italy, Rik Verbrugghe used 7:44 to cover it. Isidro Nozal was the best Spanish rider using 8:02, followed by Olano and Jon Odriozola with 8:03. As regards Le Tour, there were 8,200 kilometres to ride, which were covered by Moreau in 9:20 minutes and by Igor González de Galdeano in 9:23. Armstrong (9:24), Santi Botero (9:30), Joseba Bloki (9:33), Carlos Sastre (9:34), Angel Casero (9:36) and Santos González (9:37).
Start time: 13:30
Salida primer corredor: 13:52 h.
Salida último corredor: 17:00 h.
Llegada primer corredor: 14:08 h.
Llegada último corredor: 17:15 h.
Velocidad media prevista: 48 Km/h.
Los corredores saldrán a intervalos de 1 minuto.
