{"id":179961,"date":"2020-10-19T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=179961"},"modified":"2020-10-22T09:56:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T09:56:33","slug":"how-is-skoda-helping-to-make-la-vuelta-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/10\/19\/how-is-skoda-helping-to-make-la-vuelta-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"How Is \u0160koda Helping to Make La Vuelta Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the three Grand Tours, the iconic Spanish La Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, celebrates three-quarters of a century this year and the 2020 edition is historic for multiple reasons. Originally scheduled to start in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the delayed 75th edition of the race will launch in Basque Country tomorrow, on 20th October, conclude in Madrid on 8th November and cover a total distance of 2882,8 kilometres over 18 stages. The last time La Vuelta featured fewer than 21 stages was in 1985 but the pandemic made the organizers re-evaluate and shorten the course. For the entire duration of the race, all the difficult, hilly, mountainous and flat sprint stages alike, a fleet of about 70 \u0160koda cars will have the riders\u2019 backs no matter what. Let\u2019s take a closer look at the vehicles below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u0160koda has been the official sponsor of La Vuelta since 2011 and each year since then, it supplies the most prominent vehicle of the race \u2013 the director\u2019s car. It was the \u0160koda SUPERB model which debuted back in 2011 and stayed there until it was announced the plug-in hybrid \u0160koda SUPERB iV should replace it in 2020. This stays partially true but the honours will be also shared with the all-new fully electric \u0160koda ENYAQ iV.<\/p>\n

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After making the rounds in the press, TV and social media earlier after debuting and appearing as the leading car of the Tour de France, the velvet red \u0160koda ENYAQ iV will shine at another prestigious road cycling race thanks to its special adaptations such as a two-way radio and a sizeable retractable sunroof. The leading car\u2019s role is irreplaceable. It serves as the mobile control centre and captain\u2019s bridge of race director Javier Guill\u00e9n and allows him to keep ahead of all occurrences. The \u201cred\u201d ENYAQ iV will make an appearance, and will launch and oversee stages 13, 17 and 18 of the La Vuelta, the rest will be covered by SUPERB iV.<\/p>\n

What differs the ENYAQ iV model from other \u0160koda and race leading cars is the modular electrification toolkit (MEB) with the battery pack ranging from 55 kWh to 82 kWh and a single charge of up to 510 km, operating the vehicle in perfect silence and smoothness so it could weave seamlessly among other cars and riders.<\/p>\n

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The all-new fully electric \u0160koda ENYAQ iV will lead the peloton in stages 13, 17 and 18.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n