Totana will host on August 22 by the end of the third stage of the 66th Tour of Espaņa'2011, Petrel (Alicante), Totana, 164 miles, which is the only one who travels on the roads in the Region of Murcia.
The Tour of Spain is celebrated in this new edition of August 20 to September 11, and start with a trial ending in Benidorm, as is traditional in Madrid.
The third stage, finishing in the town of Totana is a time stage in the Tour of Spain, and is one of the shortest of this year.
Presents a unique third-class port in the second half of the trail, the Alto de La Santa (620 meters), located more than ten kilometers from the finish line.
The stage of Totana is the preamble to what will be the climb to Sierra Nevada in the following days, and its layout can affect the bunch sprint in a stage that is in principle conducive to a massive influx.
Cyclists will travel with this march a total of 21 stages and a distance of 3295 miles, broken in 9 flat stages, 10 mid and high mountain, a team time trial and single.
The third stage will enter the region of Murcia from the province of Alicante by Fortuna and runs through the towns of Murcia, Alhama and Totana from where the ascent, by the famous New Road La Santa in the direction of Jumer Alto, before falling back to the town of Totana, whose final will take place on Avenida Juan Carlos I, at the height of the Garden of the Red Cross, approximately.
The stage of the Tour of Spain will be televised live on Channel specialized theme "Teledeporte" of TVE.
