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LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The 2024 Vuelta a Espana will begin within the Portuguese capital Lisbon, organisers confirmed on Sunday.
Will probably be the second time the race has begun in Lisbon after it additionally hosted the depart in 1997 and the fifth time within the Vuelta’s 89-year historical past that it has began outdoors Spain.
The opening stage of the three-week race on Aug. 17 will begin in Lisbon and end in Oeiras whereas the second stage will go from the resort of Cascais and head north to Ourem.
The third stage will take the peloton from the Portuguese city of Lousa to Castello Branco.
Reporting by Martyn Herman, enhancing by Pritha Sarkar
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