

A falta de 18 kilómetros, la aventura del andaluz ha llegado a su fin y los equipos de los sprinters han luchado para posicionarse en cabeza y llegar al sprint con opciones. A falta de tres kilómetros ha habido una caída. Afortunadamente los cuatro afectados han podido cruzar la línea de meta. Y en el final, Greipel ha hecho bueno el trabajo de Columbia y ha obtenido la tercera victoria en esta Vuelta.

The 17th stage will take place on Wednesday 16th September and, on paper, represents the best opportunity the GC favourites have to take it easy and recover their strength as, following the three consecutive mountain finishes in Andalucia, they still have a good deal climbing ahead of them in and around Madrid.
The 17th stage starts in Ciudad Real and finishes in Talavera de Reina, a city that is world renowned for its ceramics. The route covers a total of 193 kilometers and includes no climbs. There are only two special sprints, both located in the final kilometres of the stage.
Previous editions:
Prior to 2005, Ciudad Real had only hosted on stage start. Since then, however, the city has been a fixture in the race schedule, to the point where the race passed through the city twice in 2008. Talavera has also figured in recent editions: in 2007 it hosted the finish of a stage that also started in Ciduad Real. The winner on that ocassion was Daniele Bennati.
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