FUENTES del VINO SUR

Port of Herrera, the "fearsome" kilometer 12%. (Cicloturista Vitoria 2016)

After the harvest.

Port of Herrera, the "a little less fearsome" kilometre to 11%. (Cicloturista Vitoria 2016). We are not in the Picos de Europa, we are in La Rioja.

The village of Mansilla returns to light after years under water. PLUS option.

Scenes of the route on the banks of the Ebro.

Just a few kilometres away from Logroño, the Ebro is already a solitary River.

Past Vinuesa, in the province of Soria, the river Duero is the boss. -Option PLUS-

If the stage is short, in Villoslada de Cameros we can extend it to the singular Hermitage of Lomos de Orios. A soft port of 8.5 kilometers which introduces us even more in the Sierra Cebollera.

Sierra de Cameros, descending the Port of Montenegro towards Viniegras de arriba.

We arrived to Quintanar de la Sierra, our PUNTO BIKE in Burgos. Wild pines monopolize the landscape. -Option PLUS-

Sierra de Cantabria, nearly ubiquitous decorated in FUENTES del VINO SUR.

The route goes deep into the Sierra de Camero Viejo.

Road patched during the ascent to Sancho Leza. Climbing up no matter.

Reaching the top of the port of Santa Ines in the middle of Iberian Range, 1753 meters, the roof of today if we follow the PLUS option.

Sierra de Cantabria and Davalillo Castle in the vicinity of San Vicente de la Sonsierra. -Option PLUS-

Ascending to the Laguna Negra de Neila, a myth of the Spanish cycling and, of course, the "bone" of today's stage. The port begins practically in the same Quintanar de la Sierra. -Option PLUS-

13 km with demanding ramps that occasionally bite up to 17%.

Laguna Negra de Neila view from the top of the port. 1872 metres above sea level.

Medieval bridge over the Ebro as it passes through San Vicente de la Sonsierra in the PLUS option.

Quiet roads in the Montaña Alavesa.

Panoramic view over the Montaña Alavesa seen from the Paso del Toro in the Sierra de Cantabria. In first plane Lagrán and Villaverde, points of passage of the first stage Fuentes del Vino Sur, in the background the natural park of Izki.

Section 5-star between San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Tolosa.

Sometimes drought retrieves the past. Pantano de Mansilla. -Option PLUS-

Rain over the peloton in San Millán de la Cogolla.
Vuelta a La Rioja 2017

Sierra de Cameros, descending the port of Montenegro towards Viniegras de arriba.

Monasterio de Yuso -San Millán de la Cogolla- World Heritage site, third and last stage of FUENTES del VINO SUR.

San Millán de la Cogolla, Monastery of Suso "on top", 1500 years of history.

Daily scene in the harvest season.

Laguardia from Elciego, end of the third stage. In the foreground wineries of Marqués de Riscal.

The "balcony of La Rioja" excellent vantage point located close to the top of the puerto de Herrera.

Winter vineyards of Macán Wineries - Rothschild Vega-Sicilia - under the Sierra de Cantabria.

Laguardia La Nuit, beginning and end of the route.