{"id":190430,"date":"2022-08-19T12:36:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T12:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=190430"},"modified":"2022-09-07T12:14:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T12:14:12","slug":"why-skoda-cars-are-integral-to-la-vuelta-a-espana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2022\/08\/19\/why-skoda-cars-are-integral-to-la-vuelta-a-espana\/","title":{"rendered":"Why \u0160koda Cars Are Integral to La Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a few bumpy rides since 2020, the famed La Vuelta is once again taking place in Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands, this time between 19th August and 11th September 2022. As the last Grand Tour of this season, the 77th<\/sup> year of this historic road race is poised to bring spectacular action we all learned to look forward to. If you will be watching the approximately 190 riders gather at the starting line in Utrecht on the day of the race\u2019s launch, you might notice the sheer magnitude of the event \u2013 all the team, management and organisational crews, supported by a large fleet of \u0160koda vehicles. Let\u2019s recap the cars\u2019 roles in La Vuelta.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Excellent logistics are vital due to the challenging parkour (seven mountain stages, four hilly stages, two stages with high-altitude finishes, and so on) as the riders are bound to need someone to watch their backs \u2013 and to keep pace with them while doing it. All in all, approximately 87 \u0160koda cars will service the Vuelta this year, either directly on the parkour or as supply or sponsor vehicles covering every need imaginable. The models one could encounter are mostly the \u0160koda ENYAQ iV, the SUPERB Berline L&K, the OCTAVIA Combi Business and Style, and a few others.<\/p>\n

The Race Director\u2019s Red Car<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The fully electric Velvet Red \u0160koda ENYAQ iV is the Leading Car at the 2022 La Vuelta. This honoured role previously belonged to the \u0160koda SUPERB iV, a reliable model that will still be present at this year\u2019s race in great numbers. Obviously, this particular car\u2019s role is absolutely essential for the safe unfolding of the race, as it carries Race Director Javier Guill\u00e9n,<\/a> who uses it as a mobile command centre. Thanks to this ENYAQ iV\u2019s special adaptations such as a two-way radio connected to six outside antennas and a sizeable retractable sunroof, Guill\u00e9n is able to keep ahead of all occurrences, brief his Race Marshals and communicate with all team cars.<\/p>\n

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La Vuelta\u2019s race director Javier Guill\u00e9n overlooking La Vuelta from \u0160koda ENYAQ iV. \u00a9\ufe0fBaixauliStudio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n