Report: The Vuelta will return to Angliru in 2017
According to La Voz de Asturias, the Vuelta a España will return to the famously steep Angliru climb in 2017.
Ana Isabel Díaz, mayor of the Asturian municipality of Riosa that includes the ascent, told the Spanish newspaper that Angliru will be back after a three-year absence from the race. "It's an important boost for the hotel business and for the residents," she said.
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A climb of a little more than 12km with an average gradient just over 10 per cent, Angliru was first introduced to the Spanish Grand Tour in 1999, and has been the scene of several fierce battles since. It last appeared in the Vuelta as the final climb of the penultimate stage in 2013, won by FDJ's Kenny Elissonde from the breakaway.
An official announcement has not been made regarding the climb's inclusion in next year's route, with Diario AS noting that neither the organizers nor the Principality of Asturias have yet confirmed the news.
It also remains to be seen exactly where the climb would figure into the overall Vuelta parcours. The official route presentation will take place in January.
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