2017 Vuelta a Espana: Triple summit finishes to pepper second week

The 2017 Vuelta a España route will contain three major summit finishes in succession Spain's southernmost region, Andalusia, including an ascent to Sierra Nevada and the ultra-difficult climb of La Pandera.

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.