Angliru back in 2011 Tour of Spain

Peloton, Vuelta a Espana 2010, stage 13

The Tour of Spain will return to the country's most legendary climb, the Angliru, in 2011 in a final week which will also include the race's first incursion into the Basque Country in over 30 years and a final time trial in Madrid.

According to newspaper La Nueva España, the deal between the town of Riosa, at the foot of the 12.5 kilometre climb, and the Vuelta organisers Unipublic is all but sealed.

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