Vuelta a España organisers shorten Valladolid time trial to 12.2 kilometres due to expected protests

The Vuelta a España organisers announced late on Wednesday that the stage 18 individual time trial in Valladolid will be shortened from 27.2 kilometres to just 12.2 kilometres.

The press release stated, “With the aim of ensuring greater protection for the stage, the organisers of La Vuelta, in coordination with Valladolid City Council and following consultation with the College of Commissaires, have decided that tomorrow’s time trial will be contested over a 12.2-kilometre route, with the start and finish remaining as originally planned.”