2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11
The 2013 Vuelta a España began on 24 August, and stage 11 occurred on 4 September. The 2013 edition began with a team time trial stage – where each member of a team started together racing against the clock – in Vilanova de Arousa with the second stage unusually a mountain stage. The eleventh stage, after the first rest day, is the only individual time trial of the race. Stage 1. For the fourth year in succession, the Vuelta began with a team time trial. 2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage