The route of stage 5 in the Vuelta a Espana takes in four hills before the race concludes with a summit finish near Ermita Santa Lucia in Alcossebre. The closing climb is 3.4 kilometres at 9.7%.
Vuelta a Espana 2017 – stage 5 (Benicàssim – Alcossebre 157.7km) LIVESTREAM: Wednesday, 23 August, starts at 14:45 CET Europe, 08:45am U.S. Eastern, 22:45 AEDT Eastern Australia
Vuelta a Espana – stage 5 profile:
Favourites for the stage win:
***** Esteban Chaves
**** Chris Froome, Julian Alaphilippe, Romain Bardet
*** Michael Woods, Vincenzo Nibali, Adam Yates, Simon Yates, Fabio Aru, Rui Costa, Gianni Moscon
** David De La Cruz, Nicolas Roche, Bob Jungels, Daniel Moreno, Warren Barguil, Wout Poels, Sam Oomen, Luis Leon Sanchez
* Alberto Contador, Tejay Van Garderen, Carlos Betancur, Wilco Kelderman, Rafal Majka, Thomas De Gendt, Christian Odd Eiking, Igor Anton, Jetse Bol, Emanuel Buchmann
