Barcelona to host start of the 2023 Vuelta a España

Enric Mas, Primoz Roglic and Jack Haig on the final podium of the Vuelta a Espana in 2021
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The 2023 Vuelta a España is set to start in Barcelona, the first time the Catalan city has hosted the race start since 1962.

The agreement was announced on Monday morning, with the race set to start with a team time trial and the first road stage of the race will also start and finish in the city.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.