70th edition of the Ruta del Sol starts on Wednesday 14 February

The 70th Edition of the Ruta del Sol starts on Wednesday 14 February and the race is set to finish on Sunday the 18th

The five-day stage race is held in Andalucia, hence its other name Vuelta a Andalucía. The Ruta del Sol takes in a mix of hilly and mountain stages alongside an occasional sprint finish.

Tadej Pogacar won last year’s edition ahead of Mikel Landa and Santiago Buitrago.

The 2024 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista del Sol kicks off with a very hilly stage in the province of Granada between Almuñecar and Cadiar, although the final categorized climb is some 50 kilometres from the finish. Stage 2 should see an uphill battle emerge on the cobbled slopes at Calatrava castle in Alcaudete, whilst stage 3's much flatter terrain could well conclude in a bunch sprint. Stage 4 features a technical finishing circuit tackled four times in the town of Lucena, while stage 5 will bring down the curtain on the 2024 edition with another flat finish in the southerly city of La Línea de la Concepción.

2024 Ruta del Sol Stages

Stage 1 14-2 Almuñécar – Cádiar 162.3 mountains  
Stage 2 15-2 Vélez Málaga – Alcaudete 192.2 hills  
Stage 3 16-2 Arjona – Pozoblanco 161.0 flat 
Stage 4 17-2 Córdoba – Lucena 166.7 hills  
Stage 5 18-2 Benahavís – La Línea de la Concepción 168.5 hills