Vuelta a Espana 2016: stage 16
By Cycling News
published Stage profile and preview
While the cat 3 Alto Morella looks like a significant obstacle, the steady ascent and equally protracted loss of altitude down to a flat, seaside finish might tempt teams of less-than-leaden sprinters – the likes of Edvald Boasson Hagen –into keeping the break on a short leash. They only have one other chance before Madrid.
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