Vuelta a España 2016 route could be even tougher than this year's edition

Spanish media reports that the 2016 Vuelta a España route could include 10 summit finishes - one more than the 2015 race

The peloton on stage nine of the 2015 Tour of Spain

(Image credit: Watson)

The 2016 Vuelta a España will stay in the country's north and climb to 10 summit finishes, reports Spanish newspaper AS. The whopping double digit number is one more than 2015's edition and tops what the other grand tours, the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, are offering.

Mark Cavendish may have called the 2015 edition 'stupid' with its high number of climbs, but race director Javier Guillen does not seem to care, going one more for 2016 - if AS is correct.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.