Angliru a fitting stage for Vuelta's grand finale

And so it has arrived. The 12.5 kilometre Alto del Angliru in Saturday’s penultimate stage of the Vuelta a España will likely decide the outcome of the entire race - and as Spain’s most difficult climb, a showdown on the Asturian monster ascent is surely the most appropriate of places.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.