Sixth Vuelta stage
Cycling pros experience a strange start in a supermarket
The sixth stage of the 79th Tour of Spain started in a supermarket in Jerez de la Frontera on Thursday.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen There were barriers next to rows of stores, and instead of people with shopping carts, the pros were bustling around in the corridors. Posts on social networks showed them on conveyor belts and next to a children's play area. The racers spun a few meters through the store before heading outside. The mountainous section of the route covers 185.5 km to Yunquera.
Main sponsor
The French supermarket chain announced in a press release that this was the first start of a stage at such a location "in the history of cycling". According to the company, it has been the main sponsor of the Vuelta for twelve years. Several World Tour teams have major supermarket giants as sponsors.
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