For those of you that are interested in cycling...... 'La Vuelta a españa' - Spain's equivalent of 'the tour de france' is coming very close to our resort this year. The race runs from 29th August to 20th September, and stage 11 (9th Sept) passes through Alhama de Murcia. It doesn't often come down this way. La Vuelta attracts big name riders such as Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, Carlos Sastre, Alejendro Valverde .....
Check it out on lavuelta.com
If you're going to be out there at that time... go along and watch it.. Even if your not so interested in cycling, the quick 'flash' of approx 160 riders cycling by at around 35 miles an hour and all of the parade of support vehicles etc, and big crowds can be exciting.
They have a big climb (cat 1) immediately after Alhama de Murcia of approx 1000m - into Sierra de Espuña. So, for the more dedicated cycle fan, it could be good to spend the day up there.
Could be interesting for people looking to rent appartments????
Enjoy... Hasta Luego....
This message was last edited by disneyscott on 3/26/2009.