A platform in the water of Playa del Somorrostro in Barceloneta will be the starting point of the 78th Tour of Spain, with a 14.8-kilometre team time trial that will decide the name of the first cyclist to wear 'the red' the 2023 edition.
The start of the Cycling Tour of Spain in Barcelona this Saturday will affect 45 bus lines, which will see their route altered, which is why the City Council of the Catalan capital asks to move "solely and exclusively" by Metro during the hours that the event lasts .
The mobility restrictions, which will be the "most important in the history" of Barcelona, will begin at 5:00 a.m. with specific effects, and at 2:00 p.m. the entire route will be isolated to carry out official training.
The bus lines affected will be: D20, D40, D50, H8, H10, H12, H14, H16, V7, V9, V11, V13, V15, V17, V19, 21, V23, V25, V27, 6, 7, 13 , 19, 22, 24, 33, 34, 39, 46, 47, 54, 59, 62, 63, 65, 67, 79, 91, 109, 115, 136, 141, 150, 192, and the blue routes and tourist bus red.
The City Council will reinforce the Metro service on the lines that serve the affected areas, and private vehicles will not be able to circulate on the route during the hours that the competition lasts, and parking in the area will not be allowed from the day before.
In addition, the Vuelta will also affect the tram service, specifically the bus service that replaces the T4 line between 1:15 p.m. and 10 p.m.: during that time slot, there will only be service between Estació de Sant Adrià and Fluvià, leaving no service the section between Glòries and Fluvià.
La Vuelta will begin the first stage in the Catalan capital, which will be a team time trial, and will be held entirely on the streets of the city, over a 14-kilometre route.
It will leave at 7:00 p.m. on Somorrostro beach, go up Calle Marina, pass the Plaza dels Voluntaris Olímpics, continue through Marina, Ramon Turró, Sardenya, Pujades, the Pujades promenade, the Lluís Companys promenade and the Sant Joan promenade , Calle Casp, Lepant, Sancho de Ávila and Badajoz.
It will continue along Avenida Diagonal, Calle Cristóbal de Moura, Bac de Roda, Rambla Guipúscoa, Calles Aragó, Lepant, Mallorca, Roger de Llúria, Rosselló, Paseo de Gràcia, Aragó, Tarragona, Plaza d'Espanya, and will end in Queen Maria Cristina Avenue at 9:00 p.m.
The route will have a total of 78 pedestrian crossings enabled through which it will be possible to cross on foot at the moment in which the organization of the race allows it, although the consistory has asked to avoid doing so.
In Tarragona street, at Diputación street, a provisional bridge for pedestrians will be installed to facilitate passage over the route, while the restriction lasts, and to cross Espanya square, in the Llobregat-Besòs direction or vice versa, It can be done through the underground corridors of the subway.
The Guàrdia Urbana recommends that people who want to go to the circuit to see it choose a point from the entire itinerary and stay at that same point, because "all points are good".
Taking into account that the celebration of the Vuelta coincides this weekend with the return from vacation operation and 247,000 vehicles are expected to return to the Catalan capital, the City Council has asked citizens to advance their return as far as possible to avoid restrictions.
The itinerary of the circuit is not closed and to enter the city it will be possible to do through the Rondas, and the Gran Via will be open in the Llobregat-Besòs direction: "Through the tunnels of Plaza Espanya and Glòries you can cross the city", explains the Urban.
