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Linked articleStage 17: Dos Hermanas to Sevilla | Vuelta a España 2026 Preview
Stage 17 of the Vuelta a España 2026 runs 189.2 kilometers from Dos Hermanas into Sevilla, the flattest stage of the entire route and the last clear opportunity for the sprint teams to impose their will before the race turns definitively toward Granada. This is Andalusian lowland terrain, wide roads through agricultural plains and industrial outskirts, the kind of stage where the peloton moves as a single mass unless the wind decides otherwise. Sevilla in mid-September carries heat that lingers past midday, and the approach into the city is exposed enough that crosswinds can fracture a complacent bunch. But if the air stays still, this becomes a test of organizational…
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