it's almost vuelta time

la vuelta a espana starts in just four days.  it's the last grand tour of the summer.  as i said before, i feel like it's kind of the forgotten grand tour.  most cyclists give their all for the tour de france.    it's not uncommon to see key cyclists sit out the vuelta.   that being said, i love the vuelta.
one of the best parts of the european grand tours is the scenery.  spain is a beautiful country .  with 39 mountain passes, you can be sure that the vuelta won't disappoint.
i am looking forward to seeing a lot of good come out of some of the spanish riders.  most notably are joaquim rodriguez and alejandro val verde.  you can see the full start list here.
hope everyone has a happy day this sunday with the start of the vuelta.